socialize

🇺🇸 /ˈsəʊʃəlaɪz/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsəʊʃəlaɪz/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000CEFR-B2
intransitive verb
R

to spend time with others in a friendly way

I like to socialize with my friends at parties.

R

to teach people how to behave in society

Parents help socialize their children to follow rules.

R

to organize based on socialist ideas

The government decided to socialize healthcare for all citizens.

translation

vi. to spend time with others in a friendly way; to teach people how to behave in society; to organize based on socialist ideas

Word Forms

3rd Present socializes
Past socialized
Perfect socialized
Progressive socializing