"sporting" meaning in English

See sporting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈspɔɹtɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈspɔːtɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈspo(ː)ɹtɪŋ/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /ˈspoətɪŋ/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sporting.wav Forms: more sporting [comparative], most sporting [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tɪŋ Etymology: By surface analysis, sport + -ing. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|sport|-ing}} By surface analysis, sport + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj|more}} sporting (comparative more sporting, superlative most sporting)
  1. (not comparable) Pertaining to sports Tags: not-comparable Translations (pertaining to sports): спартыўны (spartyŭny) (Belarusian), спортен (sporten) (Bulgarian), esportiu (Catalan), sportovní (Czech), sportief (Dutch), urheilu- (Finnish), sportif (French), deportivo (Galician), sportiv (German), sportivo (Italian), sportisks (Latvian), idrettslig (Norwegian Bokmål), sportowy [masculine] (Polish), esportivo [Brazil] (Portuguese), desportivo [Portugal] (Portuguese), спорти́вный (sportívnyj) (Russian), deportivo (Spanish), спорти́вний (sportývnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-sporting-en-adj-FpckwqH0 Disambiguation of 'pertaining to sports': 99 1 0 0
  2. (comparable) Exhibiting sportsmanship. Tags: comparable Translations (exhibiting sportsmanship): спортсменски (sportsmenski) (Bulgarian), sportief (Dutch), urheilijamainen (Finnish), reilu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-sporting-en-adj-5IMFGOg3 Categories (other): Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 4 18 28 17 31 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 3 16 22 26 29 4 Disambiguation of 'exhibiting sportsmanship': 1 91 4 4
  3. (comparable) Fair, generous; ‘game’. Tags: comparable
    Sense id: en-sporting-en-adj-bcJ3Htuw Categories (other): Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 4 18 28 17 31 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 3 16 22 26 29 4
  4. (not comparable, obsolete) Of or relating to unseemly male excesses, especially gambling, prostitution, or similar recreational activities. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-sporting-en-adj-tBxI7s4E Categories (other): Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 4 18 28 17 31 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 3 16 22 26 29 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sporting chance, sporting clays, sporting door, sporting girl, sporting goods, sporting house, sporting lady, sportingly, sportingness, sporting woman

Noun

IPA: /ˈspɔɹtɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈspɔːtɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈspo(ː)ɹtɪŋ/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /ˈspoətɪŋ/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sporting.wav Forms: sportings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tɪŋ Etymology: By surface analysis, sport + -ing. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|sport|-ing}} By surface analysis, sport + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} sporting (plural sportings)
  1. The act of taking part in a sport.
    Sense id: en-sporting-en-noun-Y8dhWqlt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 20 21 18 37 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 7 20 14 19 37 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 21 15 18 38 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 22 13 20 41 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 20 22 17 38 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 4 19 22 19 33 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 17 20 17 30 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 4 18 28 17 31 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 3 16 22 26 29 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 20 15 16 37 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 19 22 19 33 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 20 16 16 38 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 4 19 22 19 33 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 21 18 18 36 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 20 18 17 38 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 4 19 22 19 33 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 5 19 22 19 32 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 19 20 18 33 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 4 18 25 18 32 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 20 18 17 38 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 20 15 17 40 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 4 18 25 18 32 3

Verb

IPA: /ˈspɔɹtɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈspɔːtɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈspo(ː)ɹtɪŋ/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /ˈspoətɪŋ/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sporting.wav
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tɪŋ Etymology: By surface analysis, sport + -ing. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|sport|-ing}} By surface analysis, sport + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sporting
  1. present participle and gerund of sport Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: sport
    Sense id: en-sporting-en-verb-COWxxFRY

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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