soccer
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A team sport in which players kick a ball to score goals; called football in many countries.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
sahkerSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsɑkɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
(originated, late 19th C, now often US, Australia, Ireland, Philippines, and other countries; see usage notes) Association football.
verb
Australian rules football
To kick the football directly off the ground, without using one's hands.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: (Australian rules football) To kick the football directly off the ground, without using one's hands.
Used this way, soccer is a word tied to one variety of English that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a sporting use: familiar to anyone who follows the game, and puzzling to anyone who does not.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Regional
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Uncommon in everyday speech
Where it naturally appears
- Sports
- News/reporting
- Everyday conversation
Usage note
Mainly used in Australian English, so it may read as unusual elsewhere.
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More ways to use soccer
- “My children play soccer every Saturday morning in the park.”verb
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