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socializing

socializing

14 2.1
Spending time with other people to enjoy their company and make friends
  • noun
  • /ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪzɪŋ/
  • US
translation icon : convivencia
  • For instance, one guidebook discusses in detail the role of cleaning activities in socializing students.
  • socializing with peers
  • socializing and boredom
  • socializing and boredom avoidance

And then after dinner is either chill socialising or content creation.

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Examples

  • You know, I've sort of found a good balance now between work and, and family life and, you know, socializing and whatever else.

  • The activities she once found pleasure in, like cheerleading and socializing, no longer hold the same appeal.

    Academic text (2013)
  • School plays an important socializing function.

  • All the conventions and the socializing and being the center of attention.

  • A greater focus on socializing may be another cause for gender differences.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Apart from the family, the church serves as one of the strongest socializing agents in the African American community.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The piazza is an important place for socializing and for the creation of a sense of community.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Choir practice and concerts were acceptable forms of socializing and entertainment.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Being in social spaces, getting to meet new friends, socializing with people you already know, finding your stride socially again.

  • Spending time at the coffee shop is a great way of socializing with friends after work.

Synonyms

social interaction
vssocializing
18 2.8

People talk, act, and respond to each other

is the planned activity of meeting and spending time for pleasure
mingling
vssocializing
8 3.2

To move around and talk to different people at a social event

is broader focusing on meeting and spending time to build bonds
socialization
vssocializing
  • US
7 3.3

Spending time with other people for fun and friendship

is about meeting to enjoy company and strengthen relationships
social activity
vssocializing
3 2.1

A thing people do together to meet and talk for fun

is the intentional meeting and spending of time to strengthen ties

Antonyms

172 3.7

A state of being alone and cut off from other people physically or emotionally

12 6.0

Becoming quiet and less involved with other people

How Social

to party
  • Informal
298 3.0
socializing
  • US
14 2.1
to going out
188 1.4
small talk
  • Informal
65 2.1

Surface Forms

socializing singular
socializings plural

Morphology

socializing = socialize (transparent) = social + ize + ing

The verb 'socialize' meaning 'to engage in social activity' is clearly the base, and adding '-ing' yields the activity/gerund meaning.

Etymology

The word socializing comes from social, which comes from the old Latin root socius meaning 'companion' or 'friend' and the same root is in society. So, to socialize is to spend time with others and make friends.