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Example Sentences
Following the sunshine this weekend, sunny skies are set hang around for much of this coming week, meaning outdoor fun comes without the need of a rain jacket.
One of the perks of hanging around an NFL locker room was meeting the players.
But the poisonous plant is expected to be hanging around when they reopen.
The rain, expected to begin late Sunday, will subside by Monday afternoon, but below-average temperatures will hang around all week, according to the National Weather Service.
Foster has known Sunseri since Sunseri was a teenager hanging around the Carolina Panthers with his father, Sal, who was the team’s defensive line coach when Foster played running back for the Panthers.
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More About Hang Around
does hang around mean?
Hang around means to lounge or linger or to spend time with someone.
If you are hanging around a place, you’re passing time there without doing much, as in My job as a mall security guard meant I spent most of my time hanging around the mall.
If you are hanging around another person, you are keeping them company, as in I like to hang around with my friends on the weekend.
Example: We spent most of our summer vacation hanging around the lake and relaxing.
Where does hang around come from?
The first records of hang around come from the mid-1800s. It combines the words hang, meaning “to attach to allow free movement,” and around, meaning “somewhere near or about.”
Sometimes, hang around implies that a person is unwelcome, is up to no good, or is a trespasser. For example, someone might say I saw some suspicious men hanging around the bank.
A similar negative sense is implied when a person uses hang around in reference to people or a group they don’t like, as in Son, I don’t want you hanging around those slick business types. You can’t trust them!
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How is hang around used in real life?
Hang around is a common phrase that means to spend time somewhere or with someone.
Getting paid to hang around the mall for six hours. There's no one here!
— Tyler Thompson (@curseofmight)
Started running the vacuum this morning and the dog went upstairs and back to bed. She's been hanging around the kids too long.
— Vicki (@Vyckster)
Great win tonight!! Thanks to everybody who hung around after to hang out with me!
— Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons)
Try using hang around!
True or False?
If you are hanging around with your sister, you are avoiding each other.
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