Dictionary

hang out en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈhæŋ ˈaʊt/
• (Australia) audio

Meanings

1. (idiomatic, intransitive, often, slang, with with) To spend time with somebody; to regularly meet with somebody.
   • He hung out with his friends all day yesterday.
   • After the film, do you want to go hang out?
   • The sisters, and their cousin Thomas Cummins, had gone onto the bridge that night to see a poem Julie Kerry had painted on it, and as they did so they bumped into Clemons and three other young men who were hanging out there. 2012 August 21, Ed Pilkington, “Death penalty on trial: should Reggie Clemons live or die?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Apr 2025:
   • "I promise to take care of myself. Yes; I won't take any risks. Not a single blessed risk. Of course not. I mean to hang out. Don't worry. Jove! I feel as though nothing could touch me. Why! this is luck from the word Go." 1900, Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, page xxiii. 177:
2. (idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To lodge or reside; to exist.
   • Mr Bob Sawyer... inquired: I say, old boy, where do you hang out? Mr. Pickwick replied that he was at present suspended at the George and Vulture. 1836-37, Charles Dickens, chapter 30, in The Pickwick Papers:
3. (dated, informal) To be unyielding; to hold out.
   • The juryman hangs out against an agreement.
4. (informal) To crave or desperately want (something).
5. (informal) To endure or delay.
6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, out.
   • When a dog pants, its tongue often hangs out of its mouth.

Forms

Deriveds

hangout

Relateds

hang out one's shingle · hang with · hang around · hang out to dry

Synonyms

relax · socialize · hang with · roll with · lepak

Translations (59)

it oziare (to do nothing in particular) · cmn 聚 (to do nothing in particular) · cs lelkovat (to do nothing in particular) · fi hengailla (to do nothing in particular) · pt sair (to do nothing in particular) · fi maleksia (to do nothing in particular) · ru окола́чиваться (to do nothing in particular) · ko 놀다 (to do nothing in particular) · cmn 玩兒 /玩儿 (to do nothing in particular) · ca passar l'estona (to do nothing in particular) · ru зави́снуть (to do nothing in particular) · cmn 玩耍 (to do nothing in particular) · cs bavit se (to socialize) · pl zadawać się (to socialize) · ru зависа́ть (to do nothing in particular) · fi notkua (to do nothing in particular) · ja 遊ぶ (to do nothing in particular) · es pasar el rato (to do nothing in particular) · es andar con (to do nothing in particular) · ru болта́ться (to do nothing in particular) · he בִּלָּה (to do nothing in particular) · es hanguear (to do nothing in particular) · it passare il tempo (to do nothing in particular) · ga bheith ag crochadh thart (to do nothing in particular) · cs potloukat se (to do nothing in particular) · cs vegetovat (to do nothing in particular) · id pergi nongkrong (to do nothing in particular) · pl spędzić czas (to socialize) · tr takılmak (to do nothing in particular) · ru тусова́ться (to do nothing in particular) · cs nedělat nic (to do nothing in particular) · es andar en (to do nothing in particular) · fi lorvia (to do nothing in particular) · pl przesiadywać (to do nothing in particular) · de abhängen (to do nothing in particular) · fi roikkua (to do nothing in particular) · cs stýkat se (to socialize) · pt andar com (to do nothing in particular) · cy tin-droi (to do nothing in particular) · cs trávit čas (s kým) (to socialize) · acw أتمشى (to do nothing in particular) · fi vetelehtiä (to do nothing in particular) · es janguear (to do nothing in particular) · cmn 在某个地方逛 (to do nothing in particular) · cmn 跟某人一起玩 (to do nothing in particular) · nl rondhangen (to do nothing in particular) · it ciondolare (to do nothing in particular) · ne डुल्नु (to do nothing in particular) · cmn 閒逛 /闲逛 (to do nothing in particular) · id jalan-jalan (to do nothing in particular) · es pavear (to do nothing in particular) · pl spędzać czas (to socialize) · ar تَسَكَّعَ (to do nothing in particular) · cs flákat se (to do nothing in particular) · es pasar el tiempo (to do nothing in particular) · id cuci mata (to do nothing in particular) · de herumhängen (to do nothing in particular) · fr traîner (to do nothing in particular) · fi oleilla (to do nothing in particular)