Socialize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

take part in social activities; interact with others

train for a social environment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈoʊʃəlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈəʊʃəlˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈəʊʃəlˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈoʊʃəlˌaɪz/.

Examples

He never socializes with his colleagues
The old man hates to socialize
The children must be properly socialized

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

socialise

Parts of Speech

verb	take part in social activities; interact with others “He never socializes with his colleagues”
verb	train for a social environment “The children must be properly socialized”
verb	prepare for social life “Children have to be socialized in school”
verb	make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies “Health care should be socialized!”

Word Forms

socialization	noun	the act of meeting for social purposes
socializer	noun	a person who takes part in social activities
socializing	noun	the act of meeting for social purposes
socialisation	noun	the act of meeting for social purposes
socialiser	noun	a person who takes part in social activities
socialising	noun	the act of meeting for social purposes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sozialisieren

an sozialen Aktivitäten teilnehmen; mit anderen interagieren

🇫🇷French

socialiser

participer à des activités sociales; interagir avec les autres

🇪🇸Spanish

socializar

participar en actividades sociales; interactuar con otros

🇮🇹Italian

socializzare

prendere parte ad attività sociali; interagire con gli altri

🇳🇱Dutch

socialiseren

deelnemen aan sociale activiteiten; omgaan met anderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

socializar

participar de atividades sociais; interagir com outras pessoas

🇷🇺Russian

общаться

принимать участие в общественной деятельности; взаимодействовать с другими

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सामूहीकरण

सामाजिक गतिविधियों में भाग लें; दूसरों के साथ बातचीत करें

🇧🇩Bengali

সামাজিকীকরণ

সামাজিক কার্যক্রমে অংশ নিন; অন্যদের সাথে যোগাযোগ

🇮🇳Tamil

பழகவும்

சமூக நடவடிக்கைகளில் பங்கேற்க; மற்றவர்களுடன் பழக

🇮🇳Telugu

సాంఘికీకరించు

సామాజిక కార్యకలాపాలలో పాల్గొనండి; ఇతరులతో సంభాషించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

समाजीकरण

सामाजिक उपक्रमांमध्ये भाग घ्या; इतरांशी संवाद साधा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમાજીકરણ

સામાજિક પ્રવૃત્તિઓમાં ભાગ લેવો; અન્ય લોકો સાથે સંપર્ક કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆರೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿ; ಇತರರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂವಹನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാമൂഹ്യവൽക്കരിക്കുക

സാമൂഹിക പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങളിൽ പങ്കെടുക്കുക; മറ്റുള്ളവരുമായി ഇടപഴകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਾਜੀਕਰਨ

ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਲੈਣਾ; ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

سماجی کرنا

سماجی سرگرمیوں میں حصہ لیں؛ دوسروں کے ساتھ بات چیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

社交

参加社交活动；与他人互动

🇯🇵Japanese

社交する

社会活動に参加する。他の人と交流する

🇰🇷Korean

사교하다

사회 활동에 참여합니다. 다른 사람들과 교류하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giao tiếp xã hội

tham gia các hoạt động xã hội; tương tác với người khác

🇹🇭Thai

เข้าสังคม

มีส่วนร่วมในกิจกรรมทางสังคม โต้ตอบกับผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

mensosialisasikan

ikut serta dalam kegiatan sosial; berinteraksi dengan orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

makihalubilo

makilahok sa mga aktibidad sa lipunan; makipag-ugnayan sa iba

🇲🇾Malay

bersosial

mengambil bahagian dalam aktiviti sosial; berinteraksi dengan orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاختلاط

المشاركة في الأنشطة الاجتماعية؛ التفاعل مع الآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

اجتماعی شدن

شرکت در فعالیت های اجتماعی؛ با دیگران تعامل کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

sosyalleştirmek

sosyal aktivitelere katılın; başkalarıyla etkileşime girmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתרועע

לקחת חלק בפעילויות חברתיות; אינטראקציה עם אחרים

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The primary meaning of 'socialize' is 'take part in social activities; interact with others'.

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Using 'socialize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'socialize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'socialize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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