socialise


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socialise


Past participle: socialised
Gerund: socialising

Imperative
socialise
socialise
Present
I socialise
you socialise
he/she/it socialises
we socialise
you socialise
they socialise
Preterite
I socialised
you socialised
he/she/it socialised
we socialised
you socialised
they socialised
Present Continuous
I am socialising
you are socialising
he/she/it is socialising
we are socialising
you are socialising
they are socialising
Present Perfect
I have socialised
you have socialised
he/she/it has socialised
we have socialised
you have socialised
they have socialised
Past Continuous
I was socialising
you were socialising
he/she/it was socialising
we were socialising
you were socialising
they were socialising
Past Perfect
I had socialised
you had socialised
he/she/it had socialised
we had socialised
you had socialised
they had socialised
Future
I will socialise
you will socialise
he/she/it will socialise
we will socialise
you will socialise
they will socialise
Future Perfect
I will have socialised
you will have socialised
he/she/it will have socialised
we will have socialised
you will have socialised
they will have socialised
Future Continuous
I will be socialising
you will be socialising
he/she/it will be socialising
we will be socialising
you will be socialising
they will be socialising
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been socialising
you have been socialising
he/she/it has been socialising
we have been socialising
you have been socialising
they have been socialising
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been socialising
you will have been socialising
he/she/it will have been socialising
we will have been socialising
you will have been socialising
they will have been socialising
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been socialising
you had been socialising
he/she/it had been socialising
we had been socialising
you had been socialising
they had been socialising
Conditional
I would socialise
you would socialise
he/she/it would socialise
we would socialise
you would socialise
they would socialise
Past Conditional
I would have socialised
you would have socialised
he/she/it would have socialised
we would have socialised
you would have socialised
they would have socialised
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.socialise - take part in social activities; interact with others; "He never socializes with his colleagues"; "The old man hates to socialize"
interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"
get around, swing - be a social swinger; socialize a lot
fraternise, fraternize - be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
hobnob - rub elbows with; "He hobnobs with the best of society"
entertain - provide entertainment for
2.socialise - train for a social environment; "The children must be properly socialized"
educate - give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"
3.socialise - prepare for social life; "Children have to be socialized in school"
gear up, prepare, ready, set, fix, set up - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
4.socialise - make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies; "Health care should be socialized!"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
يَخْتَلِط إجْتِماعِيّاً
blanda geîi viî
社交往来社会化

social

(ˈsəuʃəl) adjective
1. concerning or belonging to the way of life and welfare of people in a community. social problems.
2. concerning the system by which such a community is organized. social class.
3. living in communities. Ants are social insects.
4. concerning the gathering together of people for the purposes of recreation or amusement. a social club; His reasons for calling were purely social.
ˈsocialism noun
the belief or theory that a country's wealth (its land, mines, industries, railways etc) should belong to the people as a whole, not to private owners.
ˈsocialist noun
a person who believes in and/or practises socialism.
adjective
of or concerning socialism. socialist policies/governments.
ˈsocialize, ˈsocialise verb
to mix socially (eg with guests at a party etc).
ˈsocially adverb
in a social way. I've seen him at various conferences, but we've never met socially.
social work work which deals with the care of people in a community, especially of the poor, under-privileged etc ( noun social worker)
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
References in periodicals archive ?
"It prevents people feeling isolated or from marginalised communities because we offer the opportunity to come together and socialise like this."
Magnum and Manish both personify this melange and show us how to socialise like the stars at the prestigious Cannes.
THREE-QUARTERS of home buyers describe their street as friendly and more than half socialise with their neighbours, a survey has found.
Brit professionals spend more time in the office than ever before, yet don't find the time to socialise with colleagues, which could impact on our work happiness, productivity and career progression.
For decades, pubs were seen as the place where you would meet friends and socialise with a pint and a cigarette, cigar or, as Mr Rowlands points out, a pipe.
However, pubs are places to meet people in and socialise, but I have friends elsewhere - Iain Houston, 37, unemployed, of Loftus.
Friends and family, and a wider focus on who you socialise with and how and when, was the top interest among the students.
If that doesn't work, socialise separately, but that won't work if much of the socialising is done in your home.
The latest trend is "sofalising", in which you socialise alone and from your own sofa, via the internet.