Shop

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1 Noun 1.1 Synonyms 1.2 Translations 2 Intransitive verb 3 Translations 4 Transitive verb

Noun

shop (shops )

1. An establishment which sells goods to the public.
2. A place where things are crafted, a workshop.
3. Workplace , office. (Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk , closed shop and shop floor .)
4. online shop , a website capable of selling goods in online transactions.

Synonyms

• store

Translations

• Breton: stal f -ioù pl (1), stal-labour f (2)
• Chinese: 商店 (1)
• Dutch: winkel m
• French: boutique f (1), magasin m (1), boutique en ligne f (4), magasin virtuel m (4)
• German: Laden m
• Hungarian: bolt (1), műhely (2), munkahely (3)
• Polish: sklep m (1), warsztat m (2), sklep internetowy m (4)
• Portuguese: loja f
• Romanian: magazin n (1), magazin virtual (4)
• Spanish: tienda f
• Italian: negozio m (1), esercizio commerciale m (2)
• Welsh: siop f

Intransitive verb

to shop (shops , shopped , shopping )

1. To visit shops; to look around shops with the intention of buying something (I went shopping; he's shopping for clothes).
2. (with around) To search (She's shopping around for a new boyfriend.).

Translations

• Dutch: winkelen , inkopen doen , shoppen
• French: faire les magasins , faire du shopping , faire des courses, faire des achats
• German: einkaufen
• Hungarian: vásárol
• Polish: kupować , robić zakupy
• Romanain: merge la cumpărături
• Italian: andare per negozi

Transitive verb

to shop (shops , shopped , shopping )

1. To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of (a suspect) to the police.