(originated, late 19th C, now often US, Australia, Ireland, Philippines, and other countries; see usage notes) Association football.
Used in a Sentence
soccer
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for soccer.
Editorial note
Kinda like wanting to join a soccer team without liking soccer too much.
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Definitions2
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Quick take
(originated, late 19th C, now often US, Australia, Ireland, Philippines, and other countries; see usage notes) Association football.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of soccer gathered in one view.
(Australian rules football) To kick the football directly off the ground, without using one's hands.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for soccer.
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.
Example sentences
Kinda like wanting to join a soccer team without liking soccer too much.
Some even included Portuguese narration, in some cases the sound was just ripped from live TV soccer games.
A bunch of students visiting from California for some academic thing ran out to the soccer field to watch.
Most outdoor sports with balls in rapid motion (soccer, backyard baseball or football or basketball, etc.) pretty much ensure this.
A couple of years ago the entire national soccer team of Sudan died that way.
Even if I was an avid soccer player and drinker, I'd still find the whole concept pretty horrifying.
This makes me want to chant USA a lot more than the soccer game.
It's not that we lack the capability, it's that soccer moms don't want to see that shit on CNN.
It's soccer with rocket powered acrobatic race cars and it's super fun!
You could have been sewing soccer balls since the age of nine.
And strange there have been so few convinctions for doping in soccer.
Absolute allows no opportunity to assess intent, and the intent of a right of panorama is obviously not to allow rebroadcasting of soccer matches.
Quote examples
Maybe the problem is having your friend base being based around "work" instead of around a healthy shared interest, like cycling, a rock climbing gym, soccer, etc.?
> "How can I be at the office and dropping Timmy off at soccer practice at the same time?" Palo Alto resident here.
I remember various hacks for "Winning Eleven/Pro Evolution Soccer" (a game that was much more popular here in Brazil them "Fifa", at least until the PS3/Xbox 360 era).
I remember than when I left, Vincenzetti told me that it was a shame, I was a very talented programmer in his opinion, and I would finish in my little town in Sicily writing "soccer bet programs".
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use soccer in a sentence?
Kinda like wanting to join a soccer team without liking soccer too much.
What does soccer mean?
(originated, late 19th C, now often US, Australia, Ireland, Philippines, and other countries; see usage notes) Association football.
What part of speech is soccer?
soccer is commonly used as noun, verb.