hang together

verb

hung together; hanging together; hangs together

intransitive verb

1

: to remain united : stand by one another

hung together during the crisis

2

: to have unity : form a consistent or coherent whole

The movie doesn't hang together after the first hour.

Examples of hang together in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That explanation of river network geometry hangs together for me, though geomorphologists still have many questions. — Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026

The set of three decorative signs can be hung together or scattered about the bathroom for a unique aesthetic. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

Everyone is having a good hang together. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 June 2026

And despite two years of hanging together and chopping it up about music, a studio date between the two fell apart at the last minute. — Andy Beta, Pitchfork, 31 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for hang together

• altogether
• aether
• gether
• heather
• leather
• nether
• tether
• weather
• wether
• whether