shopping

A1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈʃɑpɪŋ/ UK /ˈʃɒpɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #2145

Meanings

1

noun
The activity of buying things from shops.

On Saturdays we usually do the shopping.
2

noun
The things that you have just bought from a shop.

I carried three heavy bags of shopping up the stairs.
3

verb
Present participle of shop: buying things from shops.

She spent the whole afternoon shopping for a new dress.

Verb forms

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Word family

Derived forms antishoppingcomparison-shoppingcybershoppingdeshoppinge-shoppingnonshoppingrelationshoppingshwoppingteleshoppingwindow-shopping

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Phrases (1)

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shopping mall
a large complex containing many shops and often restaurants

Noun + noun

Etymology

By surface analysis, shop + -ing.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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