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# football

noun (football, footballs)

«football» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Football is a game where two teams try to kick a ball into the other team's goal; in the USA and Australia this game is called soccer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/football/#m1)
2. In the USA, football means American football, played with an oval ball that is carried and thrown. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/football/#m2)
3. In Australia, football can mean Australian rules football (footy) or rugby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/football/#m3)
4. A football is also the ball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/football/#m4)

### In the lessons

In school maths: a game with teams, goals, scores and matches; footballs bought or counted; points tables. In PE and everyday life: playing football at break, football clubs, cheering at a match. Phrases: «play football», «football match», «football pitch» or «field», «football team», «football boots».

### Examples

- The football team scored 3 goals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/football/#x1)
- A football costs 12 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/football/#x2)
- 22 players are on the field in a football match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/football/#x3)
- 15 children play football. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/football/#x4)
- We play football at lunchtime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/football/#x5)
- In America, football is played with an oval ball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/football/#x6)
- The football pitch was muddy after the rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/football/#x7)
- He kicked the football over the fence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/football/#x8)
- Far and near he would go to any meetings, as football play or the like. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/football/#x9)

### Note

Game: uncountable («play football», not «play a football»); ball: countable («a football»). The word means different games in different countries. Maths: the thing counted (balls, players, goals). Trap: a football team has 11 players on the field; the problem may expect you to know it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «football» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/football/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«football» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/football.html) on Mova free.