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game

game
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [geym]
    • /geɪm/
    • /ɡeɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [geym]
    • /geɪm/

Definitions of game word

  • noun game an amusement or pastime: children's games. 2
  • noun game the material or equipment used in playing certain games: a store selling toys and games. 1
  • noun game a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on the part of two or more persons who play according to a set of rules, usually for their own amusement or for that of spectators. 1
  • noun game a single occasion of such an activity, or a definite portion of one: the final game of the season; a rubber of three games at bridge. 1
  • noun game the number of points required to win a game. 1
  • noun game the score at a particular stage in a game: With five minutes to play, the game was 7 to 0. 1

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Origin of game

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English gamen, Old English gaman; cognate with Old High German gaman glee

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Game

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

game popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

game usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for game

noun game

  • play — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
  • sport — an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
  • business — Business is work relating to the production, buying, and selling of goods or services.
  • adventure — If someone has an adventure, they become involved in an unusual, exciting, and rather dangerous journey or series of events.
  • pastime — something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport: to play cards as a pastime.

verb game

  • go for broke — a simple past tense of break.
  • gamble — to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.
  • give odds — to offer a bet with favourable odds
  • stake — something that is wagered in a game, race, or contest.
  • adventured — Simple past tense and past participle of adventure.

adjective game

  • willing — disposed or consenting; inclined: willing to go along.
  • ready — completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
  • up for — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
  • disposed — having a certain inclination or disposition; inclined (usually followed by to or an infinitive): a man disposed to like others.
  • inclined — deviating in direction from the horizontal or vertical; sloping.

Antonyms for game

noun game

  • inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.
  • passiveness — Also, passiveness [pas-iv-nis] /ˈpæs ɪv nɪs/ (Show IPA). the state or condition of being passive.
  • task — a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
  • fun — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
  • surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.

adjective game

  • unwilling — not willing; reluctant; loath; averse: an unwilling partner in the crime.
  • spiritless — without spirit.
  • afraid — If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you.
  • apathetic — If you describe someone as apathetic, you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about doing anything.
  • cowardly — If you describe someone as cowardly, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid doing dangerous and difficult things.

Top questions with game

  • who sang the national anthem at the all star game?

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