{
    "term": "soccer",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "image": "data/images/sp/sports_team.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a game played by two teams of 11 players, using a round ball which players kick up and down the playing field. Teams try to kick the ball into the other team’s goal.",
            "labels": "North American EnglishBritish EnglishBritish English",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I **played soccer** when I was younger."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **soccer team/club/player/fan**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **soccer match/game**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **soccer field**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a soccer pitch/stadium"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were watching a game of soccer on TV."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He played on the Irish junior soccer team."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was wearing a yellow Brazil soccer jersey."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The kids are at soccer practice."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["amateur", "pro", "professional"],
                "… of soccer": ["game"],
                "verb + soccer": ["play", "watch"],
                "soccer + noun": ["ball", "field", "ground"],
                "phrases": ["be on the soccer team"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɒkə(r)/",
                "audio": "so/soccer/soccer__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɑːkər/",
                "audio": "so/soccer/soccer__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 19th cent.: shortening of Assoc. + -er."
}