socializing

2 definitions • 4 examples

the activity of spending time when you are not working with friends or with other people in order to enjoy yourself:

I work 50 hours a week, so there's not much time for socializing.

Some students care more about socializing than school.

the process of learning or training people or animals to behave in a way that is acceptable in a group :

Working as a team reinforces socializing, learning how to share, and taking turns.

The breed makes a good family pet, but needs plenty of socializing and must know its boundaries.