To hang out something (or hang something out) is to suspend it outside for drying or airing. Informal.
Examples of use:
1. It’s a lovely sunny day. I think I will hang the rugs out to air.
2. Can you hang out the washing, please?
To hang out of a window, or other opening, is to lean out of it with part of your body inside and part of it outside.
Example of use
1. Don’t hang out of the window. You might fall.
To hang out is to spend a lot of time in a place or spend a lot of time with somebody, especially socially (with friends) and in a leisurely way.
Examples of use:
1. Shall we go and hang out on the beach?
2. Where have they gone? They’re hanging out at John’s house.
| infinitive |
hang out |
| present simple |
hang out and hangs out |
| -ing form |
hanging out |
| past simple |
hung out |
| past participle |
hung out |
Can you think of any ways to use the phrasal verb ‘hang out‘ in a sentence?
Who do you hang out with?
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