socialize

socialize
intransitive verb
geselligen Umgang pflegen

socialize with somebody — (chat) sich mit jemandem unterhalten

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verb (to mix socially (eg with guests at a party etc).) gesellig machen
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so·cial·ize
[ˈsəʊʃəlaɪz, AM ˈsoʊʃəl-]
I. vi unter Leuten sein
Adrian seems to spend most of his time socializing Adrian scheint ja ein ziemlich reges gesellschaftliches Leben zu haben
to \socialize with sb mit jdm gesellschaftlich verkehren
II. vt
1. SOCIOL, BIOL
to \socialize sb jdn sozialisieren
to \socialize an offender einen Straftäter/eine Straftäterin [re]sozialisieren
to \socialize an animal ein Tier zähmen [o an den Menschen gewöhnen
2. POL
to \socialize sth etw sozialistisch machen; (nationalize) etw verstaatlichen [o vergesellschaften]
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['səʊʃəlaɪz]
1. vt
sozialisieren; means of production vergesellschaften
2. vi

I don't socialize much these days — ich komme zurzeit nicht viel unter die Leute

she socializes a lot — sie hat ein reges gesellschaftliches Leben

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socialize
A v/t
1. auf das Leben (in der Gesellschaft) vorbereiten
2. WIRTSCH, POL sozialisieren, verstaatlichen, vergesellschaften:
socialized medicine US verstaatlichtes Gesundheitswesen
3. SOZIOL, PSYCH sozialisieren (in die Gesellschaft hineinwachsen lassen)
4. SCHULE eine Aufgabe etc gemeinsam erarbeiten (lassen):
socialize a recitation
B v/i gesellschaftlich verkehren (with mit)
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intransitive verb
geselligen Umgang pflegen

socialize with somebody — (chat) sich mit jemandem unterhalten


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