hang around

Idioms  

1. Spend time idly, loiter, as in Every afternoon they could be found hanging around the mall . [Mid-1800s] Also see hang out , def. 4.

2. Keep company or consort with someone, as in The younger campers loved to hang around the older ones . [Mid-1800s] Also see hang out , def. 5.

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Example Sentences

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hang around

When he does, he doesn’t plan to hang around very long.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

Somehow he managed to hang around the New York hip-hop scene without taking to heart the message conveyed in Run-DMC’s “You Talk Too Much.”

From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026

For one thing, Powell may now be emboldened to hang around the Fed as a non-chair governor for much longer than planned.

From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026

The kind of people I like to hang around are the people that hang out in that space.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025

Next Sunday, at a special Thanksgiving service, the garlands would hang around the thick neck of Chief Omenka and the smaller necks of his family members.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie