Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

social

social, public/sosiˈɑːl/

Meaning

social; public

In Swedish: som har att göra med samhället och människors samspel

Forms

Forms of social
Basic form	social	with en-words
Neuter	socialt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	sociala	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	mer social	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	mest social	“-est”, “most …”

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What does social mean?

social in a sentence

sociala normer
social standards
sociala problem
social problems
social bakgrund
social background
sociala reformer
social reforms

Words built with social

socialpolitisk sociopolitical
socialpolitik social policy
socialutgift social expenditure

Questions

What does social mean in English?

social means “social, public”.

Similar words

sällskaplig

Nearby common words

social is number 2,705 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,699andetag breath
2,701minska diminish, reduce
2,702drunkna drown
2,704gryning dawn
2,706tung heavy, major
2,707process process, lawsuit
2,710byrå chest of drawers, office
2,711skilsmässa a divorce

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary