soccer

soccer - English

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Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈsɒk.ə/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈsɑk.ɚ/

Noun

soccer (uncountable)

  1. (historically slang, now standard) association football.

Usage notes

  • football (soccer) is more commonly used in the UK, India and many other places in the world, with the exception of the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland and some other countries (see here).

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Verb

soccer (third-person singular simple present soccers, present participle soccering, simple past and past participle soccered)

  1. (Australian rules football) To kick the football directly off the ground, without using one's hands.

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soccer - French

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /sɔ.kœʁ/
  • (Quebec) IPA: [sɔ.kɚ], [sɔ.kœ˞], [sɔ.kaœ̯ʁ]

Noun

soccer m (uncountable)

  1. (Canada, Quebec, Louisiana) soccer (association football)

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Meaning and Definition of soccer
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