pal around

pæl əˈraʊnd

palled aroundpalling around

Definition of pal around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

friendship

spend time with someone as a friend

They like to pal around after school.

associate

hang out

fraternize

Rare

associate with someone secretly or objectionably

Rare

He tends to pal around with the wrong crowd.

fraternize

mingle

socialize

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Expressions with pal

pal up

become friends with someone

They pal up quickly during the trip.

pen pal

someone with whom one exchanges letters regularly

She wrote a letter to her pen pal in Spain.

gal pal

female friend in a casual setting

I went shopping with my gal pal.

Examples of pal around in a sentence

We used to pal around during summer vacations.
They would often pal around after school.
She was warned not to pal around with them.

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French:traîner ensemble, fricoter avec, ...
German:abhängen, fraternisieren, ...
Italian:fare amicizia, frequentare, ...
Spanish:pasar el rato, juntarse, ...
Portuguese:andar juntos, fraternizar, ...
Chinese:一起玩耍, 交往, ...
Japanese:一緒に過ごす, 親しくする, ...
Arabic:صاحَبَ, خالَطَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִסְתּוֹבֵב עִם, לְהִתְרוֹעֵעַ עִם, ...
Russian:тусоваться, водиться, ...
Ukrainian:проводити час разом, спілкуватися, ...
Hindi:घुलना-मिलना, मेलजोल करना, ...
Bengali:বন্ধুর মতো মেলামেশা করা, মেলামেশা করা, ...
Catalan:anar amb, fraternitzar, ...
Czech:kamarádit se, tahat se s, ...
Danish:hænge ud, omgås, ...
Dutch:rondhangen, omgaan met, ...
Greek:κάνω παρέα, συνδέομαι μυστικά, ...
Hungarian:barátkozni, összejárni, ...
Khmer:រាប់អានគ្នា, សេពគប់, ...
Korean:어울리다, 비밀스럽게 어울리다, ...
Persian:با کسی وقت گذراندن, دوستی کرد, ...
Polish:spędzać czas razem, zadawać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):andar junto, andar com, ...
Romanian:a sta împreună, a se asocia, ...
Swedish:hänga, umgås, ...
Thai:เที่ยวเล่นด้วยกัน, คบค้าสมาคม, ...
Turkish:takılmak, dostluk kurmak, ...
Vietnamese:đi chơi với nhau, kết giao với, ...

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