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- [hang out]
- /hæŋ aʊt/
- /hæŋ ˈaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hang out]
- /hæŋ aʊt/
Definitions of hang out words
- verb with object hang out to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend. 1
- verb with object hang out to attach or suspend so as to allow free movement: to hang a pendulum. 1
- verb with object hang out to place in position or fasten so as to allow easy or ready movement. 1
- verb with object hang out to put to death by suspending by the neck from a gallows, gibbet, yardarm, or the like. 1
- verb with object hang out to suspend (oneself) by the neck until dead: He hanged himself from a beam in the attic. 1
- verb with object hang out to fasten to a cross; crucify. 1
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Origin of hang out
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; fusion of 3 verbs: (1) Middle English, Old English hōn to hang (transitive), cognate with Gothic hāhan, orig. *haghan; (2) Middle English hang(i)en, Old English hangian to hang (intransitive), cognate with German hangen; (3) Middle English henge < Old Norse hengja (transitive), cognate with German hängen to hang
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Parts of speech for Hang out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hang out popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hang out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hang out
noun hang out
- bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
- den — A den is the home of certain types of wild animals such as lions or foxes.
- dive — to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
- haunt — to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost: to haunt a house; to haunt a person.
- hole — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
verb hang out
- abide — to tolerate; put up with
- affect — If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way.
- dally — If you dally, you act or move very slowly, wasting time.
- frequent — happening or occurring at short intervals: to make frequent trips to Tokyo.
- linger — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
Antonyms for hang out
verb hang out
- condemn — If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- despise — If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
- dispute — to engage in argument or debate.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- resist — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
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