"in the game" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-in the game.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in the game, {{en-PP}} in the game
  1. (idiomatic, sports) Competing in a game, with a chance of winning. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Sports Synonyms: in the running, in the hunt Translations (Translations): dalam permainan (Indonesian)
    Sense id: en-in_the_game-en-prep_phrase-Wf-g~PaK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 31 3 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'Translations': 77 23 0
  2. (idiomatic) Focused; engaged; serious. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-in_the_game-en-prep_phrase-yCJwpy6E
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: in the game.
    Sense id: en-in_the_game-en-prep_phrase-t61CWkXs Categories (other): &lit not valid pagename

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