football
/ˈfʊtbɔːl/noun
उच्चारण फ़ुट्बॉल
फ़ुटबॉल
Basic word
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[U] BrE
a game played by two teams of eleven players, using a round ball that players kick up and down the playing field (American soccer); the ball used in this game
फ़ुटबॉल
- They play football every evening.
- Football is very popular in Kolkata.
- The boys are playing football in the park.
+ 1 more example
- He supports a football club in Goa.
Synonyms soccer association football the beautiful game
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
play football (no article)
With the game, use play football without a or the. The word is uncountable when it names the sport.
खेल के अर्थ में 'play football' बिना 'a' या 'the' के आता है; खेल का नाम होने पर यह अगणनीय है।
- Radhika's brother plays football every evening.
- Football is more popular than hockey in Kolkata.
a football (countable noun)
When football means the ball itself, it is countable.
जब 'football' का अर्थ गेंद हो, तब यह गणनीय है।
- He kicked the football over the school wall.
- The club bought six new footballs.
football + noun
Football often forms compounds: football match, football team, football ground and football fan.
'Football' से football match, football team, football ground और football fan जैसे compound बनते हैं।
- The football match was postponed because of rain.
British and American usage
In British English football means soccer. In American English football usually means American football, a different game.
British English में football का अर्थ soccer है। American English में football प्रायः American football होता है, जो अलग खेल है।
- In the UK, fans call it football, while Americans call it soccer.
political football
A political football is an issue that different groups argue about for their own gain.
'Political football' ऐसा मुद्दा है जिस पर विभिन्न दल अपने लाभ के लिए बहस करते हैं।
- Fuel prices became a political football before the election.
+Collocations 5
verb + football
playwatchfollowcoachrefereekick
- The boys play football on the village ground.
football + noun
matchteamclubfanpitchboots
- She bought new football boots for the inter-school tournament.
type of football
professionalamateurstreetyouthschoolclub
- Street football is popular among the children of Goa.
adjective + football
beautifulattackingdefensiveexcitingdull
- The Argentine team played beautiful football in the final.
football + event
World Cupleaguetournamentseasonfinal
- Kolkata has a long tradition of football tournaments.
“More examples 5
- Radhika watched the football final on the big screen with her cousins.
राधिका ने अपने चचेरे भाई-बहनों के साथ बड़ी स्क्रीन पर football का फ़ाइनल देखा।
- Football is the most widely played sport in the world.
Football दुनिया में सबसे अधिक खेला जाने वाला खेल है।
- He pumped air into the football before the match began.
मैच शुरू होने से पहले उसने football में हवा भरी।
- The school football team won the district championship this winter.
स्कूल की football टीम ने इस सर्दी में ज़िला चैंपियनशिप जीती।
- Football fans in Kerala wake up at night to watch European leagues.
केरल के football प्रशंसक यूरोपीय लीग देखने के लिए रात में जागते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She plays the football every Sunday.
✓ She plays football every Sunday.
Do not use the before the name of a sport.
खेल के नाम से पहले 'the' नहीं लगता।
✗ Football are my favourite game.
✓ Football is my favourite game.
The name of a game takes a singular verb.
खेल के नाम के साथ एकवचन क्रिया आती है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
soccer association football the beautiful game
§Grammar and usage
British and American English: football (British) and soccer (American; in the USA, 'football' means American football).
British और American English में football (British) और soccer (American; अमेरिका में 'football' का अर्थ American football है)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A political football (a problem that politicians argue about to gain an advantage instead of solving it).
Idiom 'a political football' (ऐसी समस्या जिसे सुलझाने के बजाय नेता लाभ के लिए उस पर बहस करते हैं)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
FIFA (1904) governs world football; Kolkata's Mohun Bagan won the IFA Shield in 1911, beating a British team; the Durand Cup (1888) is Asia's oldest football tournament; Sunil Chhetri is India's top international goal-scorer.
FIFA (1904) विश्व फ़ुटबॉल का संचालन करता है; कोलकाता के मोहन बागान ने 1911 में ब्रिटिश टीम को हराकर IFA शील्ड जीती; डूरंड कप (1888) एशिया का सबसे पुराना फ़ुटबॉल टूर्नामेंट है; सुनील छेत्री भारत के सबसे अधिक अंतर्राष्ट्रीय गोल करने वाले खिलाड़ी हैं।