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hang around with sb
( UK also hang about with sb )
to spend time with someone
• I got into drugs because I was hanging around with the wrong people., hang together
SEEM TRUE
2. If the parts of something hang together, they are well organized or they seem to be true or correct
• Somehow her story doesn't quite hang together., hang up
to end a telephone conversation
• He started shouting so I hung up ( on him).
• Let me speak to Melanie before you hang up., hang on/upon sth
GIVE ATTENTION
1. to give careful attention to something, especially something that someone says
• He hangs on her every word as if she were some sort of goddess., hang sth on sb
informal
to blame someone for something, especially something they did not do
• I wasn't anywhere near the house when the window was broken, so you can't hang that on me!, hang onto sth
to keep something
• You should hang onto that painting - it might be valuable., hang over sth
If a threat or doubt hangs over a place or a situation, it exists
• Uncertainty again hangs over the project., hang on/upon sth
DEPEND ON
2. to depend on something
• The safety of air travel hangs partly on the thoroughness of baggage checking., hang around (somewhere )
( UK also hang about )
to wait or spend time somewhere, usually for no particular reason
• I spent most of my youth hanging around the bars of Dublin.
• I thought I'd hang around for a while and see if she comes., hang around
( UK also hang about ) informal
to move or do things slowly
• Go and pack but don't hang around - we have to go in an hour., hang on
WAIT
1. informal to wait for a short time
• Sally's on the other phone - would you like to hang on?
• Do you need the toilet right now or can you hang on for a while?
• Hang on a minute - I'll be with you in a moment!, hang out
informal
to spend a lot of time in a place or with someone
• You still hang out at the pool hall?
• I've been hanging out backstage with the band., hang sth up
[ M ]
to stop using and needing something because you have given up the sport or activity it is used for
• So when did you hang up your boxing gloves/golfclubs/ballet shoes?, hang together
STAY TOGETHER
1. If people hang together, they help each other and work together to achieve something
• If the opposition party can hang together over the next six months, they might just stand a chance of being elected., hang on
HOLD
2. to hold or continue holding onto something
• Hang on tight - it's going to be a very bumpy ride., hang back
to be slow to do something, often because of fear or having no confidence
• There's no need to hang back - you can sing as well as anyone.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb ADV. limply, loosely He had lost weight and the suit hung loosely on him. | uselessly Her injured arm hung uselessly at her side. | upside down The sloth spends most of its time hanging upside down from the branches. | down Large leaves hung down from the branches of the trees. PREP. by The monkey was hanging by its tail from the beams overhead. | from Banners hung from every window. PHRASAL VERBS hang on keep hold of sth ADV. tight Hang on tight?we're off. VERB + HANG try to PREP. for She hung on for dear life. | to Hang on to (= keep) those old photographs?they may be valuable. | with Martin tried to hold on with his toes as well as his feet. wait ADV. a minute Hang on a minute?I'll just see if he's here.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary