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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The Jayhawks struggled to hang with the Cyclones all afternoon.
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2026
In his free time, Jonathan enjoys coaching youth basketball, trying new restaurants and hanging with friends.
—Jonathan M. Alexander, Houston Chronicle, 12 Feb. 2026
This isn’t just about the win against Arizona, either, although that proved definitively that KU can hang with anyone.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Best actor nominee Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent) hung with Telluride Film Festival director Julie Huntsinger.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Feb. 2026
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2026
In his free time, Jonathan enjoys coaching youth basketball, trying new restaurants and hanging with friends.
—Jonathan M. Alexander, Houston Chronicle, 12 Feb. 2026
This isn’t just about the win against Arizona, either, although that proved definitively that KU can hang with anyone.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Best actor nominee Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent) hung with Telluride Film Festival director Julie Huntsinger.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Hang with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20with. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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