game

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Енглески

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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 Old Frisian game, gome (joy, amusement, entertainment), Middle High German gamen (joy, amusement, fun, pleasure), Шведски gamman (mirth, rejoicing, merriment), Icelandic gaman (fun). Related to gammon, gamble.

Noun

game (countable and uncountable, plural games)

  1. A playful or competitive activity.
    1. A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
      Синонимs: amusement, diversion, entertainment, festivity, frolic, fun, gaiety, gambol, lark, merriment, merrymaking, pastime, play, prank, recreation, sport, spree
      Антонимs: drudgery, work, toil
      Being a child is all fun and games.
    2. (countable) An activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal.
      Синоним: Thesaurus:game
      • 1983, WarGames, written by Lawrence Lasker & al.:
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      Games in the classroom can make learning fun.
    3. (UK, in the plural) A school subject during which sports are practised.
      • 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 37:
        From time to time, track-suited boys ran past them, with all the deadly purpose and humourless concentration of those who enjoyed Games.
    4. (countable) A particular instance of playing a game.
      Синоним: match
      Sally won the game.
      They can turn the game around in the second half.
    5. That which is gained, such as the stake in a game.
    6. The number of points necessary to win a game.
      In short whist, five points are game.
      See also: for the win
    7. (card games) In some games, a point awarded to the player whose cards add up to the largest sum.
    8. (countable) The equipment that enables such activity, particularly as packaged under a title.
      Some of the games in the closet we have on the computer as well.
    9. One's manner, style, or performance in playing a game.
      Study can help your game of chess.
      Hit the gym if you want to toughen up your game.
    10. (countable) Script error: The function "show_from" does not exist. video game.
      • 2019 мај 8, Jon Bailes, “Save yourself! The video games casting us as helpless children”, in The Guardian[1]:
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  2. (now rare) Lovemaking, flirtation.
  3. (slang) Prostitution. (Now chiefly in on the game.)
  4. (countable, informal, nearly always singular) A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession.
    Синоним: line
    When it comes to making sales, John is the best in the game.
    He's in the securities game somehow.
  5. (countable, figurative) Something that resembles a game with rules, despite not being designed.
    In the game of life, you may find yourself playing the waiting game far too often.
  6. (countable, military) An exercise simulating warfare, whether computerized or involving human participants.
    Синоним: wargame
  7. (uncountable) wild animals hunted for food.
    The forest has plenty of game.
    • 1907, Burroughs, John, Camping & Tramping with Roosevelt[2], Houghton Mifflin Company, OCLC 66781573, strane 5-6:
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  8. (uncountable, informal, used mostly of males) The ability to seduce someone, usually by strategy.
    He didn't get anywhere with her because he had no game.
    • 1998, “She's Strange”, performed by Nate Dogg:
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  9. (uncountable, slang) Mastery; the ability to excel at something.
    • 1998, “He Got Game”, performed by Public Enemy:
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    • 2005, Kermit Ernest Campbell, Gettin' Our Groove on: Rhetoric, Language, and Literacy for the Hip Hop Generation, →ISBN, strana 123:
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    • 2009, Michael Marshall, Bad Things, →ISBN, strana 24:
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  10. (countable) A questionable or unethical practice in pursuit of a goal.
    Синонимs: scheme, racket
    You want to borrow my credit card for a week? What's your game?
    • 1845, Blackwood Magazine:
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    • 1902, George Saintsbury, Dryden, strana 182:
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Derived terms
Descendants
  • Brazilian Portuguese: game
  • Холандски: gamen, game
  • Корејски: 게임 (geim), (gem)
  • Јапански: ゲーム
  • Norman: gamme
  • Norwegian: gamen, game
  • Шпански: game
  • Welsh: gêm
Translations
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Adjective

game (comparative gamer, superlative gamest)

  1. (colloquial) Willing to participate.
    Синонимs: sporting, willing, daring, disposed, favorable, nervy, courageous, valiant
    Антонимs: cautious, disinclined
    • Шаблон:RQ:Melville Moby-Dick
    • 2016 фебруар 23, Robbie Collin, “Grimsby review: ' Sacha Baron Cohen's vital, venomous action movie'”, in The Daily Telegraph (London):
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  2. (of an animal) That shows a tendency to continue to fight against another animal, despite being wounded, often severely.
  3. Persistent, especially in senses similar to the above.
Translations

Verb

game

  1. (intransitive) To gamble.
  1. (intransitive) To play card games, board games, or video games.
  2. (transitive) To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit of the rules in effect, usually to obtain a result which otherwise would be unobtainable.
    We'll bury them in paperwork, and game the system.
    • 2012 август 31, Amanda Holpuch, “Trolls game Taylor Swift competition in favor of school for the hearing impaired”, in The Guardian[3]:
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    • 2020 фебруар 6, Alex Hern, quoting Natalie Hitchins, “Amazon Choice label is being 'gamed to promote poor products'”, in The Guardian[4]:
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  3. (transitive, seduction community, slang, of males) To perform premeditated seduction strategy.
    • 2005 октобар 6, “Picking up the pieces”, in The Economist[5]:
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    • 2010, Mystery, The Pickup Artist: The New and Improved Art of Seduction, Villard Books, →ISBN, strana 100:
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    • 2010 јул 9, Sheila McClear, “Would you date a pickup artist?”, in New York Post[6]:
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Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

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Adjective

game (comparative more game, superlative most game)

  1. Injured, lame (of a limb).
    • around 1900, O. Henry, Lost on Dress Parade
      You come with me and we'll have a cozy dinner and a pleasant talk together, and by that time your game ankle will carry you home very nicely, I am sure."

See also

Anagrams


Кинески


фонетски
једн. and трад.
(game)
g a m e
алтернативне форме

Etymology

From Енглески game.

Pronunciation


Noun

game

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) game (especially video games and online games) (Класификатор: c)

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Енглески game.

Noun

game m (plural games, diminutive gamepje n)

  1. A video game, an electronic game.
    Синонимs: videogame, videospel
Hyponyms
Related terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

game

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gamen
  2. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of gamen
  3. imperative of gamen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English gamen, gomen, from Proto-West Germanic *gaman, from Proto-Germanic *gamaną, of disputed origin.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

game (plural games or game)

  1. Entertainment or an instance of it; that which is enjoyable:
    1. A sport or other outdoor or physical activity.
    2. A game; a codified (and often competitive) form of entertainment.
    3. Sexual or romantic entertainment or activity (including intercourse in itself).
    4. An amusing, joking, or humorous activity or event.
  2. Any kind of event or occurrence; something that happens:
    1. An endeavour; a set of actions towards a goal.
    2. Any kind of activity having competition or rivalry.
  3. The state of being happy or joyful.
  4. Game; wild animals hunted for food.
  5. (rare) One's quarry; that which one is trying to catch.
  6. (rare) Gamesmanship; gaming behaviour.
  7. (rare) The reward for winning a game.
Derived terms
Descendants
References

Etymology 2

From Old English gæmnian, gamnian, gamenian.

Verb

game

  1. Alternative form of gamen

Португалски

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing од Енглески game.

Pronunciation

Noun

game m (plural games)

  1. (Brazil) electronic game (game played on an electronic device, such as a computer game, a video game or the like)
    Синонимs: videojogo, jogo
Quotations

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See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

Шаблон:pt-IPA

  • Риме: (Portugal) -ɐmɨ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃mi
  • Hyphenation: ga‧me

Verb

game

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of gamar
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of gamar
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of gamar
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of gamar

Шпански

Noun

game m (plural games)

  1. (tennis) game

Шведски

Etymology

Позајмљено од Енглески game. Attested since 1900.

Pronunciation

Noun

game n

  1. (tennis) game

Declension

Declension of game 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative game gamet game gamen
Genitive games gamets games gamens

Derived terms

References