Hang around
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Definition
To stay or loiter in a place without a specific purpose
Example sentence
They hung around the mall after school.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
Common pattern: hang around + (a place)
hang around the house
hang around the office
hang around waiting
hang around for a while
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
We hung around the house all day. ✅ (Correct)
We hung the house around all day. ❌ (Incorrect — "around" cannot be separated from "hang")