collocation · informal
hang out with friends
UK/hæŋ aʊt wɪð frendz/US/hæŋ aʊt wɪθ frɛndz/HANG OUT with FRIENDS
Band 4-5speaking
to spend time relaxing or socializing with friends
Examples
“On Saturday we usually hang out with friends at the café.”
“Do you want to hang out with friends after class?”
“They often hang out together at the shopping mall.”
Band 8 sentence
“I usually hang out with friends at the student union after lectures; it’s a good way to relax and exchange ideas.”
Collocations
- hang out with classmates
- hang out at the café
Word family
hang out phrasal verbfriend noun
Common mistakes
stay out with friends→hang out with friends
go with friends→hang out with friends
Say it for a higher band
5go with friends→6hang around with friends→7+hang out with friends
Synonyms
chill with friends
Easily confused
hang around
“They like to hang around the park in the evenings.”
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