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Collocation

go shopping

verb + gerund verb + gerund

to go to shops (in person or online) to buy things

go shopping: to go to shops (in person or online) to buy things

Definition

'go shopping' is a common English collocation. to go to shops (in person or online) to buy things

go + shopping

“I usually go shopping on Saturday mornings.”

Examples

  • We go shopping after work on Fridays.
  • I went shopping for a new pair of shoes yesterday.
  • She is going shopping with her sister this afternoon.
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  • They have gone shopping already, so they will be home soon.
  • Let’s go shopping early to avoid the crowds.
  • We decided to go shopping online because it was raining.
  • He hates going shopping for clothes, but he needed a suit.
  • If you go shopping at the weekend, expect long lines at the checkout.
  • By the time I arrived, my roommates had gone shopping and emptied the fridge list.