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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

window-shop en · VERB

Etymology

Back-formation from window-shopping.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To engage in window-shopping; to browse the windows of shops with no intention of buying anything.
  2. (intransitive, uncommon) To browse for romantic partners by meeting new people without any intention of having a long-term relationship.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
window-shopped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
window-shopped Tense=Past lexicographic
window-shopping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
window-shops Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

window-shopper

Relateds

window-shopping

Translations (7)

sh gledati izloge (browse shops with no intention of buying) · fr faire du lèche-vitrine (browse shops with no intention of buying) · es jironear (browse shops with no intention of buying) · hu kirakatot/kirakatokat nézeget (browse shops with no intention of buying) · cmn 逛商店 (browse shops with no intention of buying) · fi olla ikkunaostoksilla (browse shops with no intention of buying) · cmn 逛街 (browse shops with no intention of buying)