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PRONUNCIATION OF WINDOW-SHOP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WINDOW-SHOP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Window-Shop is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb window-shop in English.

WHAT DOES WINDOW-SHOP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of window-shop in the English dictionary

The definition of window-shop in the dictionary is to look at goods in shop windows without buying them.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WINDOW-SHOP

PRESENT

Present
I window-shop
you window-shop
he/she/it window-shops
we window-shop
you window-shop
they window-shop
Present continuous
I am window-shopping
you are window-shopping
he/she/it is window-shopping
we are window-shopping
you are window-shopping
they are window-shopping
Present perfect
I have window-shopped
you have window-shopped
he/she/it has window-shopped
we have window-shopped
you have window-shopped
they have window-shopped
Present perfect continuous
I have been window-shopping
you have been window-shopping
he/she/it has been window-shopping
we have been window-shopping
you have been window-shopping
they have been window-shopping
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I window-shopped
you window-shopped
he/she/it window-shopped
we window-shopped
you window-shopped
they window-shopped
Past continuous
I was window-shopping
you were window-shopping
he/she/it was window-shopping
we were window-shopping
you were window-shopping
they were window-shopping
Past perfect
I had window-shopped
you had window-shopped
he/she/it had window-shopped
we had window-shopped
you had window-shopped
they had window-shopped
Past perfect continuous
I had been window-shopping
you had been window-shopping
he/she/it had been window-shopping
we had been window-shopping
you had been window-shopping
they had been window-shopping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will window-shop
you will window-shop
he/she/it will window-shop
we will window-shop
you will window-shop
they will window-shop
Future continuous
I will be window-shopping
you will be window-shopping
he/she/it will be window-shopping
we will be window-shopping
you will be window-shopping
they will be window-shopping
Future perfect
I will have window-shopped
you will have window-shopped
he/she/it will have window-shopped
we will have window-shopped
you will have window-shopped
they will have window-shopped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been window-shopping
you will have been window-shopping
he/she/it will have been window-shopping
we will have been window-shopping
you will have been window-shopping
they will have been window-shopping
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would window-shop
you would window-shop
he/she/it would window-shop
we would window-shop
you would window-shop
they would window-shop
Conditional continuous
I would be window-shopping
you would be window-shopping
he/she/it would be window-shopping
we would be window-shopping
you would be window-shopping
they would be window-shopping
Conditional perfect
I would have window-shop
you would have window-shop
he/she/it would have window-shop
we would have window-shop
you would have window-shop
they would have window-shop
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been window-shopping
you would have been window-shopping
he/she/it would have been window-shopping
we would have been window-shopping
you would have been window-shopping
they would have been window-shopping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you window-shop
we let´s window-shop
you window-shop
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to window-shop
Past participle
window-shopped
Present Participle
window-shopping
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WINDOW-SHOP

window ledge
window of opportunity
window pane
window sash
window seat
window shade
window shell
window tax
window winder
window-cleaning
window-dresser
window-dressing
window-shopped
window-shopper
window-shopping
windowless
windowpane
windows
windowsill
windowy

WORDS THAT END LIKE WINDOW-SHOP

a bull in a china shop
all over the shop
bishop
body repair shop
body shop
bookshop
coffee shop
cop-shop
flower shop
gift shop
knocking-shop
one-stop shop
op-shop
pet shop
Photoshop
repair shop
sex shop
shop
shut up shop
workshop

Synonyms and antonyms of window-shop in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «window-shop» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WINDOW-SHOP

Find out the translation of window-shop to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of window-shop from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «window-shop» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

逛街
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escaparates
570 millions of speakers

English

window-shop
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खिड़की की दुकान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نافذة متجر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Окно - магазин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

window -shop
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছোট দোকান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lèche-vitrine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kedai tingkap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fenster - Shop
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウィンドウショップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

창 상점
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jendhela-toko
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cửa sổ cửa hàng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜன்னல்-கடை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खिडकीवरील दुकाना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pencere mağazası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vetrine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sklep okno
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Вікно - магазин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fereastră -shop
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παράθυρο - shop
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

venster - winkel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

window -shop
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vindu -shop
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of window-shop

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WINDOW-SHOP»

The term «window-shop» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.287 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WINDOW-SHOP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «window-shop» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «window-shop» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about window-shop

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WINDOW-SHOP»

Discover the use of window-shop in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to window-shop and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Window Shop: Safe Harbor for Refugees
"By the time the Window Shop moved to 56 Brattle Street in 1947, it had become a favorite haunt for the diverse community of European intellectuals who fled to Cambridge, such as architect Walter Gropius.
Ellen Miller, 2006
2
Window Shopping: Cinema and the Postmodern
Charles Eckert, Jeanne Allen, Mary Ann Doane, and Jane Gaines have all invoked "window- shopping" as an apt paradigm for film spectatorship.81 " Window-shop- ping" implies a mode of consumer contemplation; a speculative regard 66 ...
Anne Friedberg, 1993
3
Water Leakage Through Building Facades
(3 mm) thick. The perimeter sealant contractor evidently did not have access to the window shop drawings, and he did recess the sealant behind the back edge of the reglets. He installed the sealant flush with the face of the window frames.
Robert J. Kudder, Jeffrey L. Erdly
4
Guide to African American and African Primary Sources at ...
AUTHOR: TITLE: DESCRIPTION: HISTORY NOTE SUMMARY: SUBJECTS: HOLLIS: LOCATION: Window Shop (Cambridge, Mass.) Records, 1939-1992 ( inclusive) 13.5 linear ft. The Window Shop opened in Cambridge, Mass., in 1939 to ...
Barbara A. Burg, Richard Newman, Elizabeth E. Sandager, 2000
5
From Hardtack to Homefries: An Uncommon History of American ...
With an expanded restaurant and a bigger gift shop, the Window Shop started to become profitable enough to pay its debts and fulfill its mission of employing more refugees. Between December 1942 and December 1946, before Ulich began ...
Barbara Haber, 2010
6
Awakening Souls: Poetry and the Word: Don't Window Shop Your ...
Minister Hopkins's inspirational, motivating, spiritual words are to the soulwhat caffeine is to the mortal body.
Minister Omar Hopkins, 2011
7
Why We Shop: Emotional Rewards and Retail Strategies
The fact that people will window-shop at all says volumes about the psychology and mindset of shopping. Why do people want to look at inventory even when they cannot buy it? First and most simply, it is just a form of entertainment. People  ...
James A. Pooler, Jim Pooler, 2003
8
Window Treatments and Slipcovers For Dummies
... most home decorating fabrics, giving you a lot to work with. Sometimes a twin sheet cut in half to create two panels is enough to treat a small window. Shop for sheets just as you would unroll a bolt of fabric at the store. For window treatments  ...
Mark Montano, Carly Sommerstein, 2011
9
Idiom Attack 1 - Everyday Living - Chinese Edition /
window shop to view items in store window displays without buying.随便逛逛;只 能逛不能买珊卓被迫只好window shop因为她没钱。 Sandra was forced to window shop because she did not have any money.班杰明的父亲提醒他,买车前要 shop ...
Peter Nicholas Liptak, Peter Nicholas Liptak / Matthew Douma / Jay Douma, Matthew Douma, 2010
10
イディオムアタック: Everyday Living
Gone Shopping 買い物に出掛けた 07 window shop to view items in store window displays without buying.ウィンドーショッピングをする;店の棚やショーウィンドーに並ん でいる商品を見るだけで買わない。サンドラはお金がなかったから window shopする ...
Peter/ Nicholas Liptak, Matthew Dauma, Jay Dauma, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WINDOW-SHOP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term window-shop is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Introducing Sweet Couch: Now, Window-Shop from your …
Window-shopping is considered everyone's guilty pleasure. Now, what if we say it is possible to window-shop from the comfort of your home? It must sound ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jun 15»
2
Window-shop from comfort of your own home with new Google tool
The leisurely window-shopper might be forgiven for feeling rather ambivalent towards Christmas, a time of lavish shop-displays – and of crowds of people ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 14»
3
Vincent Hogan: Stevie G's Reds will go again while United window
Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City will, undeniably, be big challengers again too. But United? They window-shop while awaiting some odd brand of magic ... «Irish Independent, Aug 14»
4
LIN Media LLC Announces Completion of “Window-Shop” Period
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LIN Media LLC (“LIN Media” or the “Company”) today announced that the “window-shop” period provided for in the merger ... «Business Wire, Apr 14»
5
Don't Let Firms Window-Shop Your Résumé And Book Of Business
The firms with PPP above $1.5 million tend to window-shop three times as often as the firms that generate less profit per partner. The top firms can and should be ... «Above the Law, Feb 14»
6
Wealth Adviser: Brokers Window-Shop for New Firms, But Aren't …
A morning briefing on coverage of special interest to wealth managers, financial planners and other advisers. Please send tips and comments to ... «Wall Street Journal, Dec 13»
7
People window-shop on their iPhones, but actually buy things on …
Americans spent $3 billion shopping online on Thanksgiving and Black Friday, and a quarter of those sales were made with smartphones and tablets, according ... «Quartz, Nov 13»
8
Window-shop for health insurance now, buy later
The best advice, insurance industry insiders say, is to put down the computer. Window-shop for a couple of weeks, but don't even think about buying a plan right ... «Reuters, Oct 13»
9
Fashion App Lets Users Window-Shop Around The World In Real …
Fashion App Lets Users Window-Shop Around The World In Real-Time. Fashion App Lets Users Window-Shop Around The World In Real-Time. Technology. «PSFK, Sep 13»
10
Kate Spade Touch-Screen Storefronts Let Us Window-Shop New …
Saturday's not just our favorite day of the week anymore -- it's our favorite new designer line. Kate Spade's cute capsule collection is poised to upset ... «Huffington Post, Jun 13»

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