Hang Around (Verb)
Meaning
Be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The teenagers tend to hang around the local arcade on weekends.
- Strangers who hang around the office building at night make the employees nervous.
- Who is that kid that keeps hanging around the neighborhood park.
- Can you tell me what that guy is doing hanging around our construction site.
- Some suspicious individuals like to hang around near the airport terminals.