rugby
To play rugbyTo play rugby.
Meaning
1 sensesTo play rugby.
Examples
81 sentencesI don't play rugby.
Я не граю в регбі. — deniko
I hurt myself playing rugby.
Я зазнав пошкодження, граючи у регбі. — deniko
I play rugby.
Я граю в регбі. — deniko
Rugby is an outdoor game.
В регбі грають на свіжому повітрі. — deniko
Do you play soccer or rugby?
ruТы играешь в футбол или в регби? — Selena777
Origin
From the name of Rugby School in Rugby, in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, where thFrom the name of Rugby School in Rugby, in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, where the modern game was developed in the 19th century. The place name Rugby is attested in the Domesday Book as Old English Rocheberie (probably equivalent to rook (“Corvus frugilegus, a bird of the crow family”) + -by (suffix indicating a village or town)), possibly from *Hrōcebyriġ, dative singular of *Hrōceburh, from hrōc (“rook”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“to crow”)) + burh, burg (“castle, fort, stronghold; city; town”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“hill, mountain; high, lofty; to rise”)).
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Forms
rugbies, rugbying, rugbied, rugbiedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
5 patterns- playing rugby
- a rugby player
- good at rugby
- play rugby
- rugby player
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.