sports

CEFRA1

/spɔːts/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Physical games and activities played for exercise or competition.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Synonym of sport (“the class of physical activies; athletics”).

Examples

  • He eventually found his niche in sports journalism.

  • What kinds of sports do you go in for these days?

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /spo(ː)ɹts/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sport

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To participate in sports; typically used by a person with little interest in the subject to derisively elide details of the activity in question.

More examples

In context

  • Winter sports are very popular in our country.

  • But I have a feeling that in many senses the American consumer is getting over-sportsed.

  • And so sports they did! They put on their very own athletic shorts and jerseys and headed down to the field. There, they met other people similarly attired, who also desired to sports with them. And so they sportsed.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Many outdoor blank like tennis and golf are played in the summer.

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

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Origin

noun

From sport + -s.