hang about
hang about · hangs about · hung about · hanging about
встречаться, дружить, тусоваться
rumhängen, herumhängen
To linger, loiter, or stayTo linger, loiter, or stay.
» Don't care a hang about it.
Meaning
2 senses(informal)To linger, loiter, or stay.
If you hang about after the show, you can meet the cast.
(informal)Especially in the form to hang about with (someone): to spend time or be friends with.
My daughter likes to hang about with older kids after school.
Examples
6 sentencesDon't care a hang about it.
She's got a hang-up about me being perfect.
You don't hang about.
deDu verlierst keine Zeit. — kolonjano
It is not appropriate for us to hang about or gossip here while we are waiting for the master.
I saw her little calico dress, her little brown bare feet, the ringlets of yellow hair hung about her cheeks.
Forms
hangs about, hanging about, hung about, hung about| Base form | hang about · to hang about |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hangs about |
| Present participle | hanging about |
| Past simple | hung about |
| Past participle | hung about |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
12 phrasal verbs- hang upповісити, вішатиTo put up to hang.
- hang outрозслабитися, розслаблятисяTo spend time with somebody; to regularly meet with somebody.
- hang onутримувати, триматиTo wait a moment.
- hang inборотися, витримуватиTo remain in a particular place or status; to survive, maintain, persist, persevere; to resist.
- hang backпереслідувати, тягтиTo wait; to falter; to avoid proceeding through reluctance.
- hang aroundховатися, таїтисяTo stay, linger, or loiter.
- hang offTo hold back; to resist moving forward with something despite pressure or intention to do so; to delay, wait or stay behind.
- hang overTo be threatening, to be imminent.
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb