hang with
phrasal verb
hung with; hanging with; hangs with
US, informal
1
: to spend time with (someone)
He's just been hanging with his friends.
2
: to stay close to (someone) : to keep up with (someone)
He hung with the leaders for the first half of the race, but then he began to fall behind.
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The house, though rustic, also radiates a sense of the refined with walls hung with rich tapestries and old masters’ paintings.
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Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Downstairs, the lobby was hung with brooding, Caravaggio-esque paintings, and orchids grew from silver planters with swan’s necks for handles.
—Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
Had the pleasure of traveling, talking, crying, arguing, eating and hanging with this guy all over the globe ...
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Now they’re being asked to hang with a Vegas team that’s deeper, more structured, and absolutely manhandled them this season, outscoring them 9-2 in the last two meetings.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Downstairs, the lobby was hung with brooding, Caravaggio-esque paintings, and orchids grew from silver planters with swan’s necks for handles.
—Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
Had the pleasure of traveling, talking, crying, arguing, eating and hanging with this guy all over the globe ...
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Now they’re being asked to hang with a Vegas team that’s deeper, more structured, and absolutely manhandled them this season, outscoring them 9-2 in the last two meetings.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Hang with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20with. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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