'He likes to hang out with his friends!'
You will be happy to know that there are not many phrasal verbs using hang, but the ones we use are very useful for you to know.
Let's take a look at seven hang phrasal verbs and some example sentences. Remember:
hang is the simple present tense.
hung is the simple past tense and the past participle.
The verb hang means to stay in a place. Most of these phrasal verbs are related to this.
To spend time in a place doing nothing.
'There's always a group of teenagers hanging about at the top of my street.'
To wait. A similar, more formal, expression is just a moment or another phrasal verb with the same meaning is hold on.
'Hang on! Don’t go. I'll be there in a minute.'
To keep something.
'Hang onto this receipt. You might need it in the future.'
To spend time with friends relaxing.
To put something up on the wall. This phrasal verb can be split by the noun. The meaning is the same.
'You can hang up your coat on the back of the door.'
(You can hang your coat up on the back of the door.)
'I'm going to hang up the painting you gave me on my bedroom wall.'
To put down the telephone at the end of a call.
'My girlfriend was so angry that she hung up on me during our phone call!'
'It's no surprise you have a hangover. You drank more beer than anyone else!'
