socialize

verb/ˈsəʊʃəlaɪz/CEFR B2

মেলামেশা করা

Meaning

To spend time with other people in a friendly, unhurried way.

Example sentences

  • He rarely socializes after work.কাজ শেষে সে খুব কমই মেলামেশা করে।
  • The trip helped the new students socialize.ভ্রমণটি নতুন শিক্ষার্থীদের মিশতে সাহায্য করেছিল।

Word forms

past tense
socialized
-ing form
socializing

A common mistake

I socialized my colleagues at the party.→I socialized with my colleagues at the party.

The verb takes with and no direct object in this sense. There is a second, technical sense in sociology — children are socialized into a culture — and only that one takes an object. Britain also writes socialise.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: hang out, mingle

Antonyms: withdraw

Similar words, and what each means

  • hang out

    সময় কাটানো, আড্ডা দেওয়া

    To spend time relaxing in a place or with people.

  • mingle

    মেলামেশা করা, মিশে যাওয়া

    To move around and talk to many people at a social event.

  • hang out

    সময় কাটানো, আড্ডা দেওয়া

    To spend time relaxing in a place or with people.

Other English words for “মেলামেশা করা”

  • mingle

    To move around and talk to many people at a social event.

  • associate

    To spend time with a particular person or group.

Opposite words

  • withdraw

    টাকা তোলা

    To take money out of a bank account.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “socialize” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • কচকচ করে চিবিয়ে খাওয়া
    • • সম্পূর্ণ জীবাণুমুক্ত করা
    • • মেলামেশা করা
    • • ধার দেওয়া, ঋণ দেওয়া
    Show the answer

    মেলামেশা করা — socialize (verb) — মেলামেশা করা. To spend time with other people in a friendly, unhurried way.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “socialize”?

    • • chat
    • • arrange
    • • attribute
    • • hang out
    Show the answer

    hang out — hang out — সময় কাটানো, আড্ডা দেওয়া. To spend time relaxing in a place or with people.

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