Socializing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of meeting for social purposes

take part in social activities; interact with others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈoʊʃəlˌaɪzɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈəʊʃəlˌaɪzɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈəʊʃəlˌaɪzɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /sˈoʊʃəlˌaɪzɪŋ/.

Examples

there was too much socialization with the enlisted men
He never socializes with his colleagues
The old man hates to socialize

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

socialization socialize socialisation socialise socialising

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of meeting for social purposes “there was too much socialization with the enlisted men”
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

socialize	verb	take part in social activities; interact with others
socialise	verb	take part in social activities; interact with others
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

Geselligkeit

der Akt des Treffens zu sozialen Zwecken

🇫🇷French

socialiser

l'acte de se réunir à des fins sociales

🇪🇸Spanish

socializar

el acto de reunirse con fines sociales

🇮🇹Italian

socializzare

l’atto di incontrarsi per scopi sociali

🇳🇱Dutch

socialiseren

de handeling van het bijeenkomen voor sociale doeleinden

🇵🇹Portuguese

socializar

o ato de reunião para fins sociais

🇷🇺Russian

общение

акт встречи в общественных целях

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सामाजिकता

सामाजिक उद्देश्यों के लिए मिलने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

সামাজিকীকরণ

সামাজিক উদ্দেশ্যে মিটিংয়ের কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

சமூகமயமாக்கல்

சமூக நோக்கங்களுக்காக சந்திக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

సాంఘికీకరణ

సామాజిక ప్రయోజనాల కోసం కలిసే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

समाजीकरण

सामाजिक उद्देशांसाठी बैठकीची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સામાજિકકરણ

સામાજિક હેતુઓ માટે મીટિંગનું કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆರೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ

ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಉದ್ದೇಶಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಸಭೆಯ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാമൂഹികവൽക്കരിക്കുന്നു

സാമൂഹിക ആവശ്യങ്ങൾക്കായി യോഗം ചേരുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਾਜੀਕਰਨ

ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਉਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਲਈ ਮਿਲਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

سماجی کرنا

سماجی مقاصد کے لیے ملاقات کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

社交

出于社交目的的聚会行为

🇯🇵Japanese

社交

社交的な目的で会う行為

🇰🇷Korean

사교

사회적 목적으로 모임을 갖는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giao tiếp xã hội

hành động gặp gỡ vì mục đích xã hội

🇹🇭Thai

การเข้าสังคม

การประชุมเพื่อวัตถุประสงค์ทางสังคม

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersosialisasi

tindakan pertemuan untuk tujuan sosial

🇵🇭Filipino

pakikisalamuha

ang pagkilos ng pagpupulong para sa mga layuning panlipunan

🇲🇾Malay

bersosial

perbuatan bertemu untuk tujuan sosial

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التنشئة الاجتماعية

فعل الاجتماع لأغراض اجتماعية

🇮🇷Persian

اجتماعی شدن

عمل ملاقات برای اهداف اجتماعی

🇹🇷Turkish

sosyalleşme

sosyal amaçlı buluşma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

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