Kickoff — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score

the time at which something is supposed to begin

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɪkɔf/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɪkɒf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɪkɒf/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɪkɔf/.

Examples

they got an early start
she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
I was there with my parents at the kickoff

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

commencement first starting time outset get-go offset send-off showtime start-off beginning start

Antonyms

middle end

Parts of Speech

noun	(football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score
noun	the time at which something is supposed to begin “they got an early start”
noun	a start given to contestants “I was there with my parents at the kickoff”

Word Forms

start	verb	begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
kick off	verb	commence officially

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beginnen

(Fußball) ein Tritt aus der Spielfeldmitte, um ein Fußballspiel zu beginnen oder nach einem Spielstand fortzusetzen

🇫🇷French

démarrer

(football) coup de pied depuis le centre du terrain pour démarrer un match de football ou pour le reprendre après un score

🇪🇸Spanish

patada inicial

(fútbol) un tiro desde el centro del campo para iniciar un partido de fútbol o reanudarlo después de un marcador

🇮🇹Italian

calcio d'inizio

(calcio) un calcio da centro campo per iniziare una partita di calcio o per riprenderla dopo un punteggio

🇳🇱Dutch

aftrap

(voetbal) een trap vanuit het midden van het veld om een voetbalwedstrijd te beginnen of te hervatten na een score

🇵🇹Portuguese

começo

(futebol) um chute do centro do campo para iniciar um jogo de futebol ou para retomá-lo após um placar

🇷🇺Russian

подать мяч

(футбол) удар из центра поля для начала футбольного матча или его возобновления после счета

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शुरू करना

(फ़ुटबॉल) फ़ुटबॉल खेल शुरू करने के लिए या स्कोर के बाद इसे फिर से शुरू करने के लिए मैदान के केंद्र से एक किक

🇮🇳Tamil

கிக்ஆஃப்

(கால்பந்து) ஒரு கால்பந்து விளையாட்டைத் தொடங்க அல்லது ஒரு மதிப்பெண்ணிற்குப் பிறகு அதை மீண்டும் தொடங்க மைதானத்தின் மையத்திலிருந்து ஒரு உதை

🇮🇳Telugu

కిక్ఆఫ్

(ఫుట్‌బాల్) ఫుట్‌బాల్ గేమ్‌ను ప్రారంభించడానికి లేదా స్కోర్ తర్వాత దాన్ని తిరిగి ప్రారంభించడానికి మైదానం మధ్యలో నుండి ఒక కిక్

🇮🇳Marathi

किकऑफ

(फुटबॉल) फुटबॉल खेळ सुरू करण्यासाठी किंवा स्कोअरनंतर पुन्हा सुरू करण्यासाठी मैदानाच्या मध्यभागी एक किक

🇮🇳Gujarati

કિકઓફ

(ફૂટબોલ) ફૂટબોલની રમત શરૂ કરવા અથવા સ્કોર પછી તેને ફરી શરૂ કરવા માટે મેદાનની મધ્યમાંથી એક કિક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಿಕ್ಆಫ್

(ಫುಟ್ಬಾಲ್) ಫುಟ್ಬಾಲ್ ಆಟವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಕೋರ್ ನಂತರ ಅದನ್ನು ಪುನರಾರಂಭಿಸಲು ಮೈದಾನದ ಮಧ್ಯಭಾಗದಿಂದ ಕಿಕ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

കിക്ക് ഓഫ്

(ഫുട്ബോൾ) ഒരു ഫുട്ബോൾ ഗെയിം ആരംഭിക്കുന്നതിനോ സ്കോർ ചെയ്തതിന് ശേഷം അത് പുനരാരംഭിക്കുന്നതിനോ മൈതാനത്തിൻ്റെ മധ്യത്തിൽ നിന്നുള്ള ഒരു കിക്ക്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਠੁੱਡਾ ਮਾਰਨਾ

(ਫੁੱਟਬਾਲ) ਫੁੱਟਬਾਲ ਦੀ ਖੇਡ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਸਕੋਰ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਇਸਨੂੰ ਦੁਬਾਰਾ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਮੈਦਾਨ ਦੇ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਤੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਕਿੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

کک آف

(فٹ بال) فٹ بال کا کھیل شروع کرنے یا اسکور کے بعد اسے دوبارہ شروع کرنے کے لئے میدان کے بیچ سے کک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

开球

（足球）从球场中央踢球以开始足球比赛或在得分后恢复比赛

🇯🇵Japanese

キックオフ

(フットボール) フットボールの試合を開始するため、または得点後に試合を再開するための、フィールドの中央からのキック

🇰🇷Korean

킥오프

(축구) 축구 경기를 시작하거나 득점 후 재개하기 위해 경기장 중앙에서 차는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự khởi đầu

(bóng đá) cú đá từ giữa sân để bắt đầu trận đấu hoặc tiếp tục trận đấu sau khi ghi bàn

🇹🇭Thai

เขี่ย

(ฟุตบอล) การเตะจากกลางสนามเพื่อเริ่มเกมฟุตบอลหรือเพื่อเล่นต่อหลังจากทำคะแนนได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

permulaan

(sepak bola) tendangan dari tengah lapangan untuk memulai pertandingan sepak bola atau melanjutkannya setelah mencetak gol

🇲🇾Malay

sepak mula

(bola sepak) sepakan dari tengah padang untuk memulakan permainan bola sepak atau menyambung semula selepas markah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ركلة البداية

(كرة القدم) ركلة من وسط الملعب لبدء مباراة كرة قدم أو لاستئنافها بعد تسجيل هدف

🇮🇷Persian

شروع

(فوتبال) ضربه ای از مرکز زمین برای شروع بازی فوتبال یا از سرگیری آن پس از امتیاز

🇹🇷Turkish

Başlamak

(futbol) bir futbol oyununu başlatmak veya bir skordan sonra devam ettirmek için sahanın ortasından yapılan vuruş

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּעִיטַת הַפְּתִיחָה

(כדורגל) בעיטה ממרכז המגרש כדי להתחיל משחק כדורגל או לחדש אותו לאחר ניקוד

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The primary meaning of 'kickoff' is '(football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score'.

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Using 'kickoff' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'kickoff' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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