hang around

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to stay in a place without doing much or having an obvious purpose

   Phrasal verb · Intransitive

   hang around

   Usage: Informal: remain somewhere without a clear purpose. A place phrase may follow.

   The teenagers often hang around outside the station while waiting for their friends.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   The teenagers often hang around outside the station while waiting for their friends.

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