nachhängen

German

Etymology

nach- + hängen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnaːxˌhɛŋən]
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  • Hyphenation: nach‧hän‧gen

Verb

nachhängen (weak, third-person singular present hängt nach, past tense hängte nach, past participle nachgehängt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to dwell on
  2. to yearn for (something in one's past)
    Es hat keinen Sinn, den alten Zeiten nachzuhängen.
    There's no point yearning for the past.
  3. (an experience, reputation) to stay with (somebody)
  4. (colloquial) to fall behind (in school)

Conjugation

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