to hang back
01
dröja kvar, tveka
to delay leaving or staying in a place after everyone else has departed
Intransitive: to hang back | to hang back somewhere
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
frasalt
handlingsverb
regelbundet
oskiljbar
partikel
back
grundverb
hang
presens
hang back
3:e person singular
hangs back
presens particip
hanging back
enkelt preteritum
hung back
perfekt particip
hung back
Exempel
She decided to hang back at the office to finish some work after her colleagues had gone home.
Hon bestämde sig för att stanna kvar på kontoret för att avsluta lite arbete efter att hennes kollegor hade gått hem.
02
tveka, hålla sig tillbaka
to hesitate to do or say something, often due to uncertainty or shyness
Intransitive: to hang back | to hang back from sth
Exempel
He tends to hang back in social situations, observing rather than participating.
Han tenderar att hålla sig tillbaka i sociala situationer, observerar snarare än att delta.
