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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Richard Obert, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025
The space is relaxed and beautiful, hung with works by local artists.
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At the end of the first trial, the jury was hung with no verdict.
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Richard Obert, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025
The space is relaxed and beautiful, hung with works by local artists.
—Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
At the end of the first trial, the jury was hung with no verdict.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Warm, gauzy photographs depict a rustic kitchen hung with antique baskets and gleaming copper pots; militantly tidy arrangements of canapés; and a radiant young Stewart in a spotless white dress.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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 14 Nov. 2025.
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