game

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   An activity with rules that you play for fun or to win.

   You need four people to play this game.

2. 2
   noun

   A single match or round of a sport or contest.

   The game lasted two hours.

3. 3
   noun

   A fun or playful activity.

   Being a child is all fun and games.

4. 4
   noun

   The equipment needed to play a particular game.

   The child received several games for their birthday.

Common collocations

• lose a game Verb + noun
• play a game Verb + noun
• watch a game Verb + noun
• win a game Verb + noun
• big game Adjective + noun
• friendly game Adjective + noun
• close game Adjective + noun
• chess game Noun + noun
• game warden Noun + noun

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *gamaną Proto-West Germanic *gaman Old English gamen Middle English game English game From 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”). Cognate with Yola gaame, gaaume, gaume (“game”), Old Frisian game, gome…

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