sporting

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈspɔɹtɪŋ/ UK /ˈspɔːtɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #10559

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to or used in sports.

The stadium hosts major sporting events all year round.
2

adj
Behaving in a fair and generous way, especially in a game or competition.

It was very sporting of her to let us off like that.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 adj · behaving in a fair and... sporty

Word family

Derived forms nonsportingsportinglysportingnessunsporting

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Phrases (1)

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sporting chance
a reasonable possibility of succeeding

Adjective + noun

Etymology

By surface analysis, sport + -ing.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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