hang together

verb

hung together; hanging together; hangs together

intransitive verb

1
: to remain united : stand by one another
2
: to have unity : form a consistent or coherent whole

Examples of hang together in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Instead of information and context, the viewer encounters beautiful works hung together in ways that keep the histories between them as abstract as most of the art itself. K. L. H. Wells, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024 Much like on the processing tests, the 14th Gen 18-inch laptops hung together, and the Legion impressed despite its smaller size and lower price. PCMAG, 24 July 2024 At the gallery, they have been hung together in one piece, measuring seventeen feet high by sixty-eight feet long. Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024 If your argument hangs together logically, your interpretation can appear in the journal Nature Physics. Timothy Morton, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hang together 

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Word History

First Known Use

1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of hang together was in 1551

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“Hang together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20together. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.

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