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theatergoing

theatergoing

1 3.8
Going to the theater to see plays
  • noun
  • /ˈθiːətərˌɡoʊɪŋ/
  • US
: asistencia al teatro
  • Though many have tried, no one has truly mastered the movie that brings this story of an unhappily married woman named Anna Karenina and her doomed affair with the dashing Count Vronsky to theatergoing audiences.
  • theatergoing public
  • theatergoing experience

Examples

  • The excitement of theatergoing brings people together to enjoy live performances.

  • Considering the multiple decades of my theatergoing, dismayingly few have been memorable.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • That question popped into my mind as summer drew to a close, and I realized that although I did not have all that much time off, I utilized the time I did have to indulge in one of my great passions: that of theatergoing.

    Blog text (22)

  • Many enjoy theatergoing as a way to experience unique stories told on stage.

  • Theatergoing allows audiences to engage with dramatic art in a communal setting.

Synonyms

playgoing
vstheatergoing
1 4.9

The habit of going to plays for fun

is attending plays or performances as an activity rather than a regular habit

How Regular

theatergoing
  • US
1 3.8
playgoing
1 6.2

Surface Forms

theatergoing singular
theatergoings plural
theatregoings plural
theatregoing singular

Morphology

theatergoing = theater + going (transparent) = theater + going

The noun denotes the activity of attending the theater and is a direct compound of 'theater' + 'going'.

Etymology

Theatergoing names the activity of going to plays. It comes from theater, a place for watching plays, and going, meaning 'attending', so it simply means 'the act of going to the theater'.