derby

CEFRB2

/ˈdɑː.bi/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A sports competition between nearby or strongly rival teams.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A bowler hat.

Examples

  • Don't you think my horse ought to win the Derby?

  • Tom is planning to enter a soap box derby.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any organized race.

  2. Any of several annual horse races.

  3. A sports match between rival teams.

More examples

In context

  • Derby Day is Wednesday fortnight.

  • a donkey derby

  • Defeat sees Forest remain a point outside the top six with a derby against Leicester up next.

Quick test

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They placed their bets on the annual horse blank held in May.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Epsom Derby horse race, named after Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby. Ultimately from Derby.