esl #english #idioms #informal #verb

hang around {v.}, {informal}

1. To pass time or stay near without any real purpose or aim; loaf near or in.

The principal warned the students not to hang around the corner drugstore after school.

Compare: HANG OUT (1).

1. To spend time or associate.

Jim hangs around with some boys who live in his neighborhood. Categories: hang time {informal} {v.}