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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Thus, the ceilings soar above the dining room, hung with huge chandeliers of bronze and seeded glass and centered by two huge sculptural trees amidst polished wood and beveled mirror panels.
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John Mariani, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
A lot of the guys respected her because of her intensity and her ability to hang with the boys.
—Dave Melton, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Irving and Thompson are dangerous scorers, but the Mavs would likely need massive nights by both -- plus an outstanding collective defensive effort against Doncic and James -- to hang with the Lakers at crypto.com Arena.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The ad brought back the days of seeing the memorable basketball shoe commercials on television, from Spike Lee playing the role of Mars Blackmon and hanging with Michael Jordan to Allen Iverson being in a cameo with rapper Jadakiss.
—Jason Jones, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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John Mariani, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
A lot of the guys respected her because of her intensity and her ability to hang with the boys.
—Dave Melton, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Irving and Thompson are dangerous scorers, but the Mavs would likely need massive nights by both -- plus an outstanding collective defensive effort against Doncic and James -- to hang with the Lakers at crypto.com Arena.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The ad brought back the days of seeing the memorable basketball shoe commercials on television, from Spike Lee playing the role of Mars Blackmon and hanging with Michael Jordan to Allen Iverson being in a cameo with rapper Jadakiss.
—Jason Jones, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Hang with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20with. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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