sports
Verbsportses, sportsing, sportsed
Formssportses, sportsing, sportsed
- 1Plural of sport. Use this when talking about more than one sport.
Many kids play several sports at school.
Soccer and basketball are popular sports here.
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- 2Physical games and activities done for exercise or competition, thought of as one big group.
Like the word "food" standing for all meals together, this word stands for all games and exercise together.
He is really into sports and watches games every weekend.
Sports keeps her active and healthy throughout the year.
Similarsport
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- 3Third-person singular simple present of sport. Use this form with he, she, or it.
He sports a new tattoo on his arm.
She sports a bright red jacket every winter.
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- 4To take part in sports, said in a joking way by someone who does not care about the details.
He said he was going to sports after lunch with his friends.
Do you want to come over and sports with us on Saturday?
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Showing meanings only.
sports is a form of sport
sport, noun: An activity where people use their bodies and skills, often competing against others under set rules. Full entry
- Forms
- sportsports plural
- Spelling
- sport → sports: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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Origin
This is the plural of "sport," made by adding "-s."