ophangen

Meaning

1. (transitive) to hang up (to append or suspend)
2. (transitive) to hang, to execute by hanging
3. (intransitive,transitive) to hang up (a telephone), to end a telephone conversation

Concepts

hang

suspend

hang up

sling

dangle

hang out

scrag

gibbet

go and see

fix

Hyphenated as

op‧han‧gen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔpˌɦɑ.ŋə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ophangen. Equivalent to op + hangen.

Sentences

Nadat we de kerstboom hadden gehaald zijn we de hele middag bezig geweest met het ophangen van de kerstballen en de kerstverlichting .

After we had taken out the Christmas tree, we spent the entire afternoon hanging the baubles and the Christmas lights.