sported
- 1Simple past and past participle of sport.
The captain sported a new beard when he returned from leave.
Many fans sported team colors throughout the stadium.
Note
One regular spelling covers both jobs: the simple past (the captain sported a beard) and the participle after have (he has sported one for years). The meaning turns on the construction. With a direct object it means displayed or wore. On its own it means played. Followed by with, it means toyed with or mocked. With a reflexive pronoun, as in they sported themselves, it means amused or diverted.
The children sported on the lawn all afternoon.
He sported with her feelings as if they meant nothing.
sported is a form of sport
sport, verb: To display something proudly or have it as a notable feature. Full entry
- Spelling
- sport → sported: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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