Meaning

5 senses
  1. Being extroverted or outgoing.

    James is a very social guy; he knows lots of people.

    kontaktfreudig, gesellig, leutselig

    общи́тельныйobščítelʹnyj

    товари́ськийtovarýsʹkyj

  2. Of or relating to society.

    Teresa feels uncomfortable in certain social situations.

    Unemployment is a social problem.

    sozial, Sozial-, gesellschaftlich

    социа́льныйsociálʹnyj, обще́ственныйobščéstvennyj

    соціа́льнийsociálʹnyj, суспі́льнийsuspílʹnyj, грома́дськийhromádsʹkyj

    relating to human society and its members

  3. (Internet)Relating to social media or social networks.

    social gaming

  4. (rare)Relating to a nation's allies.

    the Social War

  5. Cooperating or growing in groups.

    a social insect

Examples

932 sentences
  1. I'm a social worker.

    Я соціальний працівник.

    ruЯ социальный работник.

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  2. Tom is a social worker.

    Том - соціальний працівник.

    ruТом - социальный работник.

    deTom ist Sozialarbeiter.

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  3. It's a social problem.

    Це соціальна проблема.

    ruЭто социальная проблема.

    deEs ist ein soziales Problem.

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  4. Social customs vary from country to country.

    Соціальні традиції у різних країнах різні.

    ruОбщественные нормы варьируют от страны к стране.

    deDie sozialen Gepflogenheiten variieren von Land zu Land.

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  5. Rabbits are social animals.

    Кролики — соціальні тварини.

    ruКролики – общественные животные.

    deKaninchen sind Gruppentiere.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
extroverted or outgoing:
relating to society:
Русский
By meaning 2
extroverted or outgoing:
relating to society:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
extroverted or outgoing:
relating to society:

Origin

From Middle French social, from Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion or compani

From Middle French social, from Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion or companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, fellow, partner, associate, ally”), from sequor (“follow”). Cognate with English seg (“man, companion, fellow”). More at seg.

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Forms

more social, most social
Comparativemore social Lesson
Superlativemost social Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • relating to human society and its members:societal

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

198 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • a social worker
  • social worker
  • social media
  • is a social

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
social — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto