[Phrasal Verb] HANG UP - Learn When to End Conversations Effectively!
Hang up
/hæŋ ʌp/
End a phone call.
Hang up" refers to the action of ending a telephone conversation. In the days of landline phones, this literally involved placing the handset back on the cradle. Today, it simply means to end the call by pressing a button on the mobile phone. For example, after finishing a call, you might say, "It was great talking to you, I've got to hang up now.
Example Sentences
Please hang up the phone, we're done talking.
End the phone call, we are done talking.
She had to hang up because the meeting was starting.
She had to end the call because her meeting was starting.
After the long call, he hung up and sighed deeply.
After the long call, he ended the call and sighed deeply.