hängenlassen

== German == === Alternative forms === hängen lassen === Etymology === hängen +‎ lassen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛŋənˌlasn̩/ === Verb === hängenlassen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present lässt hängen, past tense ließ hängen, past participle hängengelassen or (with an infinitive) hängenlassen, auxiliary haben) (transitive, figurative) to leave someone high and dry, to hang out to dry, to let someone down Synonyms: im Regen stehen lassen, im Stich lassen (reflexive, also figurative) to loosen up, to lose control or self-discipline Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hängen,‎ lassen. ==== Usage notes ==== The spelling hängenlassen was deprecated in 1996 in the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). The spelling hängenlassen has been an optional spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform) as of 2006. Duden now recommends the spelling hängen lassen regardless of literal or figurative use. ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “hängenlassen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “hängen lassen” in Duden online