social (ˈsəʊʃəl
)
Definitions
Alternative Forms
ˈsocially adverb ˈsocialness nounWord Origin
C16: from Latin sociālis companionable, from socius a comradeTranslations
- British English:
social
Social means relating to society....unemployment, low pay and other social problems.ˈsəʊʃəl ADJECTIVE ...unemployment, low pay and other social problems.
- Spanish:
social
adj
- French:
social
adj
- German:
sozial
adj
- Chinese: 社会的 adj
- Arabic: اجْتِمَاعِيّ adj
- Portuguese: social adj
- Russian: социальный adj социальная
- Croatian: socijalan adj socijalna
- Czech: pospolitý adj
- Danish: social adj
- Dutch: sociaal adj
- Finnish: sosiaalinen adj
- Greek: κοινωνικός adj κοινωνική
- Italian: sociale adj
- Japanese: 社会の no_posp
- Korean: 사회적인 adj
- Norwegian: sosial adj
- Polish: społeczny adj społeczna
- Brazilian Portuguese: social adj
- European Spanish:
social
adj
- Swedish: social adj socialt
- Thai: อยู่ร่วมกันในสังคม adj
- Turkish: sosyal adj
- Vietnamese: có tính tập thể adj
Usage examples
I bet they'd not thought fast enough to get out of the little social events of the Grove.
, KICK BACK (2002)Some of the extra money will fund an extra 10,000 social rented homes a year to help tackle homelessness.
Country Life (2004)The new members join 299 others drawn from the sciences, humanities and social sciences.
Irish Times (2002)And all in the name of scientific progress and social improvement.
Glasgow Herald (2001)To understand a machine you do not have to consider its social situation.
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)
adjective