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Grammar fix

hang out

spend relaxed time with someone

to spend time relaxing or socializing with someone, usually without any special plan or activity.

phrasal verbB1common

Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • I usually hang out with my friends at the park after school.daily life
  • In my free time, I like to hang out with my classmates at a café. It helps me relax and catch up with them.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: hang out (with someone)

WrongWe hung out together with friends.

RightWe hung out with friends.

'Hang out WITH someone' — 'together' is redundant.

Patternhang out (with someone)

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff We enjoy spending leisure time together socially.

Natural We just like hanging out.

'Hang out' is the natural casual verb for relaxed socialising. The formal version is stilted.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • hang out + with
    with matesat his placeall daytogether

Don't confuse it

'Hang out' is more casual than 'meet up', and does not always mean going to a specific place.

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