A1verb · intransitive · common

soccer

soccer · soccers · soccered · soccering

To kick the football directly off the ground, without using one's handsTo kick the football directly off the ground, without using one's hands.

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UK/ˈsɒk.ə/US/ˈsɑk.ɚ/

» I enjoy watching soccer on TV.

Я люблю смотреть футбол по телевизору.

Я люблю дивитися футбол по телевізору.

Meaning

1 senses

To kick the football directly off the ground, without using one's hands.

Examples

879 sentences

I enjoy watching soccer on TV.
Я люблю дивитися футбол по телевізору. — deniko
ruЯ люблю смотреть футбол по телевизору. — sharptoothed
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How long have you played soccer?
Скільки ти вже граєш у футбол? — deniko
ruДавно играешь в футбол? — Lathean
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I often play soccer after school.
Я часто граю у футбол після школи. — deniko
ruЯ часто играю в футбол после школы. — Balamax
deNach dem Unterricht spiele ich häufig Fußball. — SeeVogel
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We will play soccer after school.
Ми зіграємо у футбол після уроків. — deniko
ruПосле школы мы будем играть в футбол. — sharptoothed
deWir werden nach der Schule Fußball spielen. — mayabe
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All of my friends like soccer.
Всі мої друзі люблять футбол. — deniko
ruФутбол нравится всем моим друзьям. — las
deAlle meine Freunde mögen Fußball. — samueldora
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Origin

Originally British English; as an abbreviation for association football, via abbreviation

Originally British English; as an abbreviation for association football, via abbreviation assoc. + -er (suffix); earlier socker (1885), also socca (1889), with soccer attested 1888.

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Forms

soccers, soccering, soccered, soccered

Base form	soccer · to soccer
3rd person singular	soccers
Present participle	soccering
Past simple	soccered
Past participle	soccered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	soccer
he, she, it	soccers

Past simpleLesson

all persons

soccered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have soccered
he, she, it	has soccered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will soccer

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

12 patterns

play soccer
playing soccer
good soccer player
soccer player
to play soccer
are playing soccer
soccer team
soccer game
soccer ball
a soccer game
a soccer ball
the soccer team