Nowadays, it is common to hear "a lot of social lately" or to describe a person as "very social" or "very unsocial", but in fact, this usage is wrong in English.
social adj.Social; Social format.
Social Events: Social events
Social gatherings
lots of social events gatherings: lots of social events, social gatherings
a busy social calendar
An Active Social Life:
there're lots of social gatherings around chinese new year.
It's almost the Spring Festival, and there are a lot of social gatherings.
Descriptive: sociable Verb: socialize
someone is sociable.
i'm not a very sociable person.
I'm not very sociable.
he's super sociable.
He's a social cow.
i used to love to socialize, but i don’t like doing too much socializing now.
I used to be very sociable, but not so much now.
Entertainment. entertain v.Entertainment, entertainment
entertainment n.Entertainment
entertain guests clients: entertain guests, entertain customers.
i need to do a lot of entertaining for my job.
I often have to entertain people at work.
Eat and drink. wine red wine; v.Drink dine vDine; Meals
wining and dining
to wine and dine
there’s a lot of wining and dining at the end of the year.
At the end of the year, there was a lot of eating, drinking, and socializing.
to wine and dine clients.
Entertain customers. don't forget to wine and dine your friends.
Don't forget to treat your friends to a good meal.
Meetups, form rounds.
gather: v.Gatherings, gatherings
gathering: n.Gatherings, dinners
to gather with friends
end-of-year gatherings
Going to a gathering
Family Gathering: Family gatherings, family dinners
i look forward to family gatherings this chinese new year.
I look forward to reuniting with my family during the Chinese New Year.
Meet meet up
i'm meeting a couple of coworkers for drinks later.
I'll go out for a few drinks with a few colleagues later.
it's been too long. we should meet up!
It's been a long time since we've seen each other, we should see each other!
i met up with some old college friends last week.
I met with my old college classmates last week.
Business, work and entertainment function n
i h**e a bunch of work functions next month.
I have several jobs to socialize next month.
the restaurant is closed to public due to a private function.
The hotel is closed today due to private banquets.