Shopping / A1

SHOP-ing/ˈʃɒpɪŋ/

Buying things in shops is shopping. Go shopping (for fun or clothes) / do the shopping (the food you need). Shopping is uncountable as an activity. Shop is the place or the verb; shopping is the activity name.

Meaning

The activity of buying things in shops.

Examples

• “They went shopping in town.”
• “I hate shopping when it is crowded.”
• “She did the shopping after work.”

Good to know

go shopping / do the shopping. Uncountable activity. Place: a shop.

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