game

CEFRA1

/ˈɡeɪ̯m/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An activity with rules in which people compete or have fun.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Willing to try something difficult or risky.

Examples

  • The kids were playing a game with their balloons.

  • Your team doesn't have a prayer to win the championship game.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɡæ̝ɪ̯m/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A playful or competitive activity.

  2. An activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal.

  3. A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.

More examples

In context

  • Did you watch the game?

  • Being a child is all fun and games.

  • Games in the classroom can make learning fun.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English game, gamen, gammen, from Old English gamen (“sport, joy, mirth, pastime, game, amusement, pleasure”), from Proto-West Germanic *gaman, from Proto-Germanic *gamaną (“amusement, pleasure, game", literally "participation, communion, people together”), from *ga- (collective prefix) + *mann- (“man”); or alternatively from *ga- + a root from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think, have in mind”). Cognate with Yola gaame, gaaume, gaume (“game”), Old Frisian game, gome (“joy, amusement, entertainment”), Dutch gemelijk (“cantankerous, crabbed”), Middle High German gamen (“joy, amusement, fun, pleasure”), Danish gammen (“merriment”), Icelandic, Norwegian Nynorsk gaman (“joy, fun”),...