window-shop
To engage in window-shoppingTo engage in window-shopping; to browse the windows of shops with no intention of buying anything.
Translations
2 languagesMeaning
2 senses(intransitive)To engage in window-shopping; to browse the windows of shops with no intention of buying anything.
(intransitive, uncommon)To browse for romantic partners by meeting new people without any intention of having a long-term relationship.
- examine the shop windows; shop with the eyes only
Origin
Back-formation from window-shopping.Back-formation from window-shopping.
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Forms
window-shops, window-shopping, window-shopped, window-shoppedregular · Lesson
| Base form | window-shop · to window-shop |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | window-shops |
| Present participle | window-shopping |
| Past simple | window-shopped |
| Past participle | window-shopped |
Tenses
window-shop · window-shopped · will window-shop · have window-shoppedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.