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hangs together

hangs together is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hang together.

Meaning of hang together

Verb

hang together (third-person singular simple present hangs together, present participle hanging together, simple past and past participle hung together)

  1. (idiomatic) To be connected.
  2. (idiomatic) To correspond or fit well.
  3. (idiomatic) To be in a romantic relationship.
    Synonyms:
    step out
  4. (idiomatic) To be united in defiance.
  5. To remain united; to stand by one another.
    • […]we are all of a piece; we hang together.1681, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar: Or, the Double Discovery. […], London: […] Richard Tonson and Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act IV, page 45
  6. (plan or scheme) To be self-consistent and make sense; to seem plausible.
    • The story does not hang together.

Questions about hangs together

What is hangs together the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hangs together is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hang together.

Words near hangs together in the dictionary

  1. hangs over someone's head
  2. hangs round
  3. hangs ten
  4. hangs the moon
  5. hangs to
  6. hangs together
  7. hangs tough
  8. hangs up
  9. hangs up one's boots
  10. hangs up one's fiddle
  11. hangs up one's hat

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