collocation · informal
go shopping
UK/ɡəʊ ˈʃɒpɪŋ/US/ɡoʊ ˈʃɑːpɪŋ/go SHOP·ping
Band 4-5speaking
to go out to buy things, for example clothes or groceries
Examples
“We usually go shopping on Saturdays because the shops are open longer.”
“I need to go shopping for some new shoes.”
“Do you want to go shopping this afternoon?”
Band 8 sentence
“I usually go shopping at the local market because the prices are better and the produce is fresher.”
Collocations
- go grocery shopping
- go clothes shopping
Word family
shop verb/nounshopping noun/gerund
Common mistakes
make shopping→go shopping
do a shopping→go shopping
Say it for a higher band
5do shopping→6do the shopping→7+go shopping
Synonyms
do the shopping
Easily confused
do the shopping
“I need to do the shopping before the weekend — we’re out of milk.”
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