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hang around vs be

be vs hang around

hang around and be both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hang around No No Yes No
be No No Yes No
As verbs, be is a hypernym of hang around; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than hang around:
  • hang around: be about a place without any apparent purpose
  • be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
hang around (verb) be (verb)
be about a place without any apparent purpose spend or use time
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
have an existence, be extant
have life, be alive
form or compose
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
be identical to; be someone or something
be identical or equivalent to
represent, as of a character on stage
be priced at
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
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