soccer

noun/ˈsɒkə/CEFR A2

ফুটবল (আমেরিকান নাম)

Meaning

The game played with a round ball and eleven players a side — the usual American name for football.

Example sentences

  • She plays soccer at college.কলেজে সে ফুটবল খেলে।
  • The soccer season starts in August.ফুটবল মৌসুম শুরু হয় আগস্টে।

Common phrases with “soccer”

  • play soccerফুটবল খেলা
  • a soccer fieldফুটবল মাঠ
  • the soccer World Cupফুটবল বিশ্বকাপ

A common mistake

Soccer is an American word invented to annoy the English.→Soccer is a British word — from association football.

It was coined at Oxford in the 1880s to separate association football from rugby football, and Britain used it happily for a century. America kept it; Britain drifted back to football, which is why it now sounds American.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: football

Similar words, and what each means

  • football

    ফুটবল

    A game played by two teams who kick a ball to score goals.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “soccer” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • ছোট সুগন্ধি ফুলের তোড়া
    • • পুতুল
    • • ফুটবল (আমেরিকান নাম)
    • • কনডেন্সড মিল্ক (ঘন চিনিমিশ্রিত দুধ)
    Show the answer

    ফুটবল (আমেরিকান নাম) — soccer (noun) — ফুটবল (আমেরিকান নাম). The game played with a round ball and eleven players a side — the usual American name for football.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “soccer”?

    • • minstrel
    • • football
    • • marriage proposal
    • • hypothesis
    Show the answer

    football — football — ফুটবল. A game played by two teams who kick a ball to score goals.

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