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social in English:

1. society


a building society
Human society is a function of all humanity, those who profit most from it should pay the most for the benefit they gain, of course being greedy, they just want more.
The same energy of character which renders a man a daring villain would have rendered him useful to society, had that society been well organized.
Although the fork entered society on the tables of rich people, many members of royalty, such as Elizabeth I of England and Louis XIV of France, ate with their fingers.
In fact history does not belong to us but rather we to it. Long before we understand ourselves through the process of self-examination, we understand ourselves in a self-evident way in the family, society, and state in which we live.
Science and technology have come to pervade every aspect of our lives and, as a result, society is changing at a speed which is quite unprecedented.
развитие общества|development of society
For a long time society was strongly hierarchal and unequal, primarily composed of peasants. The most backward, impoverished population, were crushed by the weight of the taxes, wars, and famines.

2. relating to society



English word "social"(relating to society) occurs in sets:

Most common adjectives 1 - 53

3. social networking


Can you explain to me what social networking is?
Are you a member of any social networking websites?

4. antisocial


He's antisocial.
I may be antisocial, but it doesn't mean I don't talk to people.
children’s antisocial behaviour
Vandalism, especially breaking public property, is very antisocial behaviour.
It’s not dangerous where I live but there is a lot of antisocial behaviour.
Harold was very antisocial and never went out to meet new people.
Harold was very antisocial and never went out to meet new people. understaffed
I don't mean to be antisocial, but I'm tired.
Yumi's boyfriend is a bit antisocial.

5. socialism


He abandoned socialism.
Socialism or barbarism.
What? Pharamp asked. "Nothing," Sysko lied, "we were talking about the effect of Confucianism on modern Chinese socialism."

6. socialising


and socialising with other wealthy people