socialising

socialising — noun

1. the activity of spending time with friends, colleagues, or other people in order

1.名詞B1
釋義

the activity of spending time with friends, colleagues, or other people in order to relax and enjoy yourself, especially when you are not working

例句

Élise finds it hard to balance work commitments and socialising with her university friends.

uncountable noun: 'socialising with + [people]'

The new job involves a lot of socialising at conferences and industry dinners.

involves + socialising + prepositional phrase

同義詞
反義詞
  • isolation

    the state of being alone, away from other people

  • solitude

    being alone by choice, not necessarily negative

用法筆記

Commonly follows verbs like 'enjoy', 'avoid', 'prefer', 'involve', and prepositions like 'with' to indicate the people involved.

常見錯誤

❌I like socialise with friends.
✅I like socialising with friends.
💡after 'like', 'enjoy', 'avoid', use the gerund (-ing form).

2. the process of teaching a person or an animal to behave in a way that their grou

2.名詞B2
釋義

the process of teaching a person or an animal to behave in a way that their group or society considers to be normal and acceptable

例句

The early socialising of puppies helps them become calm, confident adult dogs.

noun + of + [animals]: socialising of puppies

Kindergartens play a key role in the socialising of young children.

同義詞
  • socialisation

    the more formal noun form, preferred in academic and professional writing

  • training

    broader; can refer to any skill, not just social behaviour

  • integration

    focuses on becoming part of a group

用法筆記

This sense is often used with the preposition 'of' to specify who or what is being trained (e.g. 'socialising of children', 'socialising of dogs'). Also common in passive constructions where the subject is the person being trained.

常見錯誤

❌The socialising of the new staff was done by the manager.' (ambiguous - could mean partying)
✅The socialisation of new staff was handled by the manager.
💡use 'socialisation' instead of 'socialising' for the training sense in formal written English to avoid confusion with the social sense.