Meaning
- Saat selesai berbicara dengan teman di telepon, jangan lupa untuk hang up.
- Jika ada gangguan selama panggilan, lebih baik hang up dan coba hubungi kembali nanti.
Today's Sentences
01
She got angry and hung up on me.
Situation
Have you talked to your girlfriend yet?
I called last night.
Did you talk it over and apologize?
Well, she got angry and hung up on me.
02
The shipment was hung up at customs.
Situation
I need a location on the package.
Well, I know that the shipment was hung up at customs.
And you can’t track it right now?
No, I haven’t got any new updates on the logistics.
Writer's Note
The phrasal verb "hang up" is intransitive, transitive and separable. Let’s look at the characteristics of this phrasal verb.
- Intransitive - Intransitive verbs don't need an object to make sense – they have meaning on their own.
Example 1 - She was so annoyed that she hung up without saying goodbye.
Example 2 - I called him, but he hung up after a few seconds. - Transitive - A verb is transitive when the action of the verb passes from the subject to the direct object.
Example 1 - She hung up her coat as soon as she got home.
Example 2 - She hung up the phone before I could say goodbye. - Separable - Separable phrasal verbs can be broken up by other words.
Example 1 - He hung the phone up and walked away.
Example 2 - She hung the decorations up before the guests arrived.
Contoh 1 - Dia sangat kesal sehingga dia hung up tanpa mengucapkan selamat tinggal.
Contoh 2 - Saya menelepon dia, tetapi dia hung up setelah beberapa detik.
Example 1 - Dia hung up mantelnya segera setelah dia sampai di rumah.
Example 2 - Dia hung up telepon sebelum saya bisa mengucapkan selamat tinggal.
Example 1 - Dia hung telepon up dan berjalan pergi.
Example 2 - Dia hung dekorasi up sebelum tamu datang.
Related Words that mean disconnecting a call: Cut off, end the call, disconnect, put down the phone, terminate the call.
Related Words for suspending sth: suspend, place on a hanger, put on a hook.
Related Words for causing delay for sth: Delay, hold up, hinder, obstruct, stall
