Translations

1 languages

Examples

2 sentences

  1. In French, US is an abbreviation of "Union Sportive."

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  2. Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie is one of Algeria's best soccer teams.

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Meaning

4 senses

  1. Interested in sport.

    relating to or interested in sports

  2. Playful, coltish.

  3. Sporty, good at sport.

  4. (archaic)Lively; merry; spritely.

Forms

more sportive, most sportive
Comparativemore sportive Lesson
Superlativemost sportive Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words
Relatedsportivenesssport
Derivedsportive lemursportivelyunsportive

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sporesportA1sportsmansportsmanshipB1sportswearsporty

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