league
A group or association of cooperating membersA group or association of cooperating members.
» Tom is out of my league.
Meaning
8 senses(countable, uncountable)A group or association of cooperating members.
the League of Nations
Liga, Bund, Verband
ли́гаlíga, сою́зsojúz, объедине́ниеobʺjedinénije
лі́гаlíha, спі́лкаspílka, об'є́днанняobʺjédnannja
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
(countable, uncountable)An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship.
My favorite sports organizations are the National Football League and the American League in baseball.
He loved watching cricket leagues all around the world.
Liga
ли́гаlíga
лі́гаlíha
(countable, uncountable)A class or type of people or things that are evenly matched or on the same level.
Forget about dating him; he's out of your league.
We're not even in the same league.
(countable, uncountable)A prefecture-level administrative unit in Inner Mongolia (Chinese: 盟).
(countable, uncountable)An alliance or coalition.
A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league.
(obsolete)A unit of itinerary distance varying with country, in Britain commonly about three statute miles (or five kilometres). Perhaps representing an hour's walking.
Leuge, Wegstunde, Meile
льеlʹje, ли́гаlíga, льёlʹjo
an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)
A unit of itinerary distance varying with country, in Britain commonly about three statute miles (or five kilometres). Perhaps representing an hour's walking.
(obsolete)Three nautical miles.
Examples
109 sentencesTom is out of my league.
Tom is out of your league.
Tom is way out your league.
You are way out of your league.
ruТы не на своём уровне.
Tom is way out of your league.
ruТом тебе совсем не ровня.
deTom ist ein paar Nummern zu groß für dich.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English liege, ligg, lige (“a pact between governments, an agreement, allianceFrom Middle English liege, ligg, lige (“a pact between governments, an agreement, alliance”), from Middle French ligue, from Italian lega, from the verb legare, from Latin ligō (“to tie”).
From Middle English lege (“league”), from Late Latin leuca, leuga (“the Gaulish mile”), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *lougā (compare Middle Breton leau, lew, Breton lev / leo (“league”)). Doublet of legua.
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Forms
plural: leaguesSynonyms
1 synonyms- an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members:conference
Word family
29 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable