Meaning

2 senses
  1. (intransitive)To go grocery shopping.

  2. (transitive)To furnish with groceries.

Examples

335 sentences
  1. They sell carrots at the grocery store.

    У продуктовому магазині продається морква.

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  2. Tom has offered to help pay for the groceries.

    Том запропонував допомогти з оплатою за продукти.

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  3. Tom decided that he would have to help Mary buy some groceries.

    Том вирішив, що він повинен буде допомогти Мері зробити покупки.

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  4. I go grocery shopping every morning.

    Я ходжу у продуктовий магазин щоранку.

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  5. This grocery store only sells organic food.

    У цьому продовольчому магазині продається лише органічна їжа.

    ruВ этом продуктовом магазине продаются лишь натуральные продукты.

    deIn diesem Lebensmittelladen gibt es nur Biokost.

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Origin

From Middle English grocerye, equivalent to grocer + -y. Compare gross. Doublet of groceri

From Middle English grocerye, equivalent to grocer + -y. Compare gross. Doublet of groceria.

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Forms

groceries, grocerying, groceried, groceried
Base formgrocery · to grocery
3rd person singulargroceries
Present participlegrocerying
Past simplegroceried
Past participlegroceried

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygrocery
he, she, itgroceries

Past simpleLesson

all personsgroceried

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave groceried
he, she, ithas groceried

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill grocery

Collocations

9 patterns
  • grocery store
  • the grocery store
  • buy some groceries
  • a grocery store
  • to the grocery
  • grocery shopping
  • some groceries
  • buy groceries
  • get groceries

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
grocery — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto