soccer

«soccer» in Mova's school dictionary: A game played by two teams of eleven players who kick a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (soccer — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

A game played by two teams of eleven players who kick a round ball and try to score goals; players other than the goalkeeper may not use their hands. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the USA, Canada, Australia and Ireland the game is often called "soccer"; in the UK and much of the world it is called "football". In PE lessons, soccer teaches passing, teamwork and fair play. In maths, problems use soccer scores, goals and league points. Phrases: play soccer, soccer ball, soccer team, soccer field, soccer practice.

examples

• I play soccer every Saturday. tree →
• Pass the soccer ball to me! tree →
• Our soccer team won 3–1. tree →
• We have soccer practice after school. tree →
• In soccer only the goalkeeper can use their hands. tree →
• Wear shin guards when you play soccer. tree →
• "After all," they said, "soccer is a dangerous game, and perhaps it is wise to discourage it." tree →

note

Uncountable: "play soccer", not "a soccer". Trap: in the UK and Ireland "football" means soccer; in the USA "football" means American football; in Australia "football" or "footy" can mean Australian rules or rugby league. In maths, a win often gives 3 points and a draw 1 point.

In the corpora

• In the UK, Ireland and most of the world, football means soccer.
• The Scottish girl means soccer, and the American girl means American football; each sport has its own rules.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «soccer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.