hangout
/ˈhæŋaʊt/noun
उच्चारण हैंगाउट
अड्डा, मिलने-बैठने की पसंदीदा जगह
Core word
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[C] informal
a place where somebody lives or likes to go often, especially with friends
अड्डा, मिलने-बैठने की पसंदीदा जगह
- The tea stall near the college is a popular student hangout.
- This café was our favourite hangout.
- The beach was their favourite hangout after school.
+ 2 more examples
- This bookshop became a hangout for young writers.
- The canteen is the main student hangout on campus.
Synonyms haunt meeting place
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
hangout (countable noun)
A hangout is a place where someone often goes to relax or meet friends. It is a noun and is written as one word.
Hangout वह जगह है जहाँ कोई अक्सर आराम करने या दोस्तों से मिलने जाता है। यह noun है और एक शब्द में लिखा जाता है।
- The cafe near college is our favourite hangout.
- The park became a popular hangout for teenagers.
hang out (phrasal verb) vs hangout (noun)
The verb is two words: hang out with friends. The noun is one word: a hangout.
Verb दो शब्दों में है: hang out with friends। Noun एक शब्द में है: a hangout।
- We hang out at the cafe after class. It is our usual hangout.
a hangout for + group / of + person
Use for for the group that goes there and of for a regular visitor's place.
वहाँ जाने वाले समूह के लिए 'for' और नियमित आगंतुक के स्थान के लिए 'of' आता है।
- The tea stall is a hangout for students.
- It was a favourite hangout of the poets.
hangout (online meeting)
In informal use a hangout can also mean a video meeting or chat with friends.
अनौपचारिक प्रयोग में hangout दोस्तों के साथ video meeting या chat भी हो सकता है।
- They organised a virtual hangout during the lockdown.
hangout + adjective clause
A relative clause can describe the place: a hangout where students meet.
Relative clause उस जगह का वर्णन कर सकता है: a hangout where students meet।
- It is a hangout where old friends meet every Sunday.
+Collocations 4
adjective + hangout
favouritepopularusuallocaltrendy
- The library canteen is a popular hangout for exam candidates.
hangout + for
studentsteenagersyoung peopleartistscricketers
- The ground is a hangout for local cricketers.
verb + hangout
findbecomevisitturn intorecommend
- The old bookshop became a hangout for writers.
noun + hangout
studentweekendeveningfamilygang
- The tea shop is a student hangout.
“More examples 7
- The roof of their house was their secret hangout.
उनके घर की छत उनका गुप्त अड्डा थी।
- Radhika and her friends found a new hangout near the lake.
राधिका और उसके मित्रों को झील के पास एक नया अड्डा मिल गया।
- The mall is a hangout for young people on weekends.
सप्ताहांत में मॉल युवाओं का अड्डा होता है।
- The tea stall used to be the hangout of local writers.
चाय की दुकान पहले स्थानीय लेखकों का अड्डा हुआ करती थी।
- The police raided a hangout of gamblers.
पुलिस ने जुआरियों के एक अड्डे पर छापा मारा।
- It is a pleasant hangout, quiet and clean.
यह एक सुखद अड्डा है, शांत और साफ़।
- The bookshop café is a quiet hangout for people preparing for exams.
किताबों की दुकान का कैफ़े परीक्षा की तैयारी करने वालों के लिए शांत अड्डा है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ We will hangout at the cafe tomorrow.
✓ We will hang out at the cafe tomorrow.
The verb is two words; hangout is the noun.
Verb दो शब्दों में है; hangout noun है।
✗ This is my favourite hang out.
✓ This is my favourite hangout.
The noun is written as one word.
Noun एक शब्द में लिखा जाता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
haunt meeting place
§Grammar and usage
Hangout is a noun, while the phrasal verb is written as two words, as in 'We used to hang out at the canteen'.
Hangout एक noun है, जबकि phrasal verb दो शब्दों में लिखा जाता है, जैसे 'We used to hang out at the canteen'।