hang with
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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Like that ’17 season that asserted CU’s ability to hang with the sport’s top programs, the ’26 campaign has also brought another revelation.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
In Game 1, the Lakers hung with the Thunder for the first half of the game.
—David Troy, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
This doubt started in our homes, how our parents saw us, how people who our parents hung with saw us.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 May 2026
After half an hour of mat stretches, Mira and two other students climbed onto Swedish ladders, hung with their backs to the wall, and did a set of leg lifts, tapping their feet against their heads.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
In Game 1, the Lakers hung with the Thunder for the first half of the game.
—David Troy, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
This doubt started in our homes, how our parents saw us, how people who our parents hung with saw us.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 May 2026
After half an hour of mat stretches, Mira and two other students climbed onto Swedish ladders, hung with their backs to the wall, and did a set of leg lifts, tapping their feet against their heads.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for hang with
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“Hang with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20with. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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