game
A playful or competitive activityA playful or competitive activity.: A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
» What time will the game start?
Wann beginnt das Spiel?
Когда начнётся состязание?
Во сколько начнётся игра?
О котрій годині розпочнеться матч?
О котрій годині розпочнеться гра?
О котрій годині розпочинається гра?
О котрій годині розпочинається матч?
Meaning
22 sensesA playful or competitive activity.
(countable, uncountable)A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
Being a child is all fun and games.
Spiel
игра́igrá
граhra, ігра́ihrá
an amusement or pastime
(countable)An activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal.
Games in the classroom can make learning fun.
(UK, countable, in the plural, uncountable)A school subject during which sports are practised.
(tennis) a division of play during which one player serves
(countable)A particular instance of playing a game.
Sally won the game.
They can turn the game around in the second half.
Spiel, Partei, Match
игра́igrá, матчmatč, соревнова́ниеsorevnovánije
the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game
(countable, uncountable)Part of a set during which one player continuously serves (at least four rallies must be won to win a game, at least six games must be won to win the set).
Game, set and match!
(countable, uncountable)That which is gained, such as the stake in a game.
(countable, uncountable)The number of points necessary to win a game.
In short whist, five points are game, while in in table tennis game is 21 points.
See also: for the win
(countable, uncountable)In some games, a point awarded to the player whose cards add up to the largest sum.
(games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win
(countable)The equipment that enables such activity, particularly as packaged under a title.
Some of the games in the closet we have on the computer as well.
(countable, uncountable)One's manner, style, or performance in playing a game.
Study can help your game of chess.
Hit the gym if you want to toughen up your game.
(countable, informal, singular, usually)A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession.
When it comes to making sales, John is the best in the game.
He's in the securities game somehow.
A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession.
(countable, informal, singular, uncountable, usually)The music industry.
The rapper bragged about how he ran the game.
Examples
3797 sentencesWhat time will the game start?
О котрій годині розпочнеться матч?
ruКогда начнётся состязание?
deWann beginnt das Spiel?
What time does the game start?
О котрій годині розпочнеться матч?
I'm afraid we'll lose the game.
Боюся, ми програємо цю гру.
ruБоюсь, мы проиграем.
deIch fürchte, wir werden das Spiel verlieren.
I have no time for games.
Не маю часу на ігри.
ruУ меня нет времени на игры.
deIch habe keine Zeit für Spielchen.
Tom loves playing old computer games.
Том обожнює грати у старі комп'ютерні ігри.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English game, gamen, gammen, from Old English gamen (“sport, joy, mirth, pastiFrom 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”).
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Forms
plural: gamesSynonyms
27 synonyms- your occupation or line of work:biz
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Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
311 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- baseball game
- video games
- play this game
- game on tv
- play video games
- the baseball game
- win the game
- the game was
- game of chess
- watch the game
- playing games
- playing video games