hæŋ aʊt
informal
beginner
- Base verb:
- hang
- Particle:
- out
- Separable:
- Yes
What does "hang out" mean?
- To spend time relaxing or socializing casually
- To spend time in a particular place
- To put washing outside to dry
Examples
- We should hang out sometime.
- Where do you usually hang out on weekends?
- I hung out the laundry this morning.
- They hang out at the coffee shop after class.
- Let's just hang out and watch a movie tonight.
How to use it
Very informal and common, especially among younger speakers. 'Hangout' (noun) is a place where people regularly meet. Essential casual vocabulary.
Word order
For socializing: intransitive. For laundry: separable ('hang the clothes out'). 'Hang out with' someone.
Similar expressions
spend time
socialize
relax
meet up
Opposites
work
leave
Related phrasal verbs
- hang up
To end a phone call
- hang on
To wait for a short time
- hang around
To wait or stay somewhere without any particular purpose
- hang back
To hesitate or be reluctant to act
- hang out with
To spend time casually with someone
- get out
To leave a place, room, or vehicle
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