activities with others
- [only before noun] connected with activities in which people meet each other for pleasure
- She has a busy social life.
- Team sports help to develop a child's social skills (= the ability to talk easily to other people and do things in a group).
- Social events and training days are arranged for all the staff.
- Join a social club to make new friends.
- It was a purely social visit.
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
connected with society
- [only before noun] connected with society and the way it is organized
- The film addresses serious social issues.
- The area has major social problems such as drug abuse and poverty.
- It was a period of political upheaval and social change.
- He fought for social justice and civil rights.
- the social welfare system
- the country's economic and social development
Extra Examples- Poor areas or areas with greater social problems received more help.
- Scientists should take social responsibility for the technology they develop.
Topics Social issuesb1, People in societyb1
- [only before noun] connected with your position in society
- Income differences between social classes are widening.
- A major influence on health is social status.
- social advancement (= improving your position in society)
- social mobility (= the movement of people from one social class to another)
Extra Examples- The study found that health was strongly affected by social class.
- There has been a growth in economic opportunity and social mobility.
animals
- [only before noun] (specialist) living naturally in groups, rather than alone
friendly
(also more frequent sociable)
(of people) enjoying spending time with other people Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin socialis ‘allied’, from socius ‘friend’.
See social in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee social in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
social
adjective [only before noun] connected with activities in which people meet each other for pleasure- She has a busy social life.
- Team sports help to develop a child's social skills (= the ability to talk easily to other people and do things in a group).
- Social events and training days are arranged for all the staff.
- Join a social club to make new friends.
- It was a purely social visit.
[only before noun] connected with society and the way it is organized- The film addresses serious social issues.
- The area has major social problems such as drug abuse and poverty.
- It was a period of political upheaval and social change.
- He fought for social justice and civil rights.
- the social welfare system
- the country's economic and social development
Extra Examples- Poor areas or areas with greater social problems received more help.
- Scientists should take social responsibility for the technology they develop.
Topics Social issuesb1, People in societyb1
[only before noun] connected with your position in society- Income differences between social classes are widening.
- A major influence on health is social status.
- social advancement (= improving your position in society)
- social mobility (= the movement of people from one social class to another)
Extra Examples- The study found that health was strongly affected by social class.
- There has been a growth in economic opportunity and social mobility.
- [only before noun] (specialist) living naturally in groups, rather than alone
- Apes are social animals.
(also more frequent sociable) (of people) enjoying spending time with other people Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin socialis ‘allied’, from socius ‘friend’.
See social in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee social in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishactivities with others
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
connected with society
animals
friendly