"court" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɔːrt/ Audio: en-us-court.ogg [US] Forms: court [singular], courts [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A court is where people are tried for crimes.
    Sense id: simple-court-en-noun-KEQrEPW0 Categories (other): Law
  2. A court is an open space where certain games are played.
    Sense id: simple-court-en-noun-Ru7-ZZLU
  3. A court is where a sovereign (a king or queen), prince, or nobleman live; a palace.
    Sense id: simple-court-en-noun-qtlgHQ~p

Verb

IPA: /kɔːrt/ Audio: en-us-court.ogg [US] Forms: court [canonical], courts [third-person, singular], courted [past], courted [past, participle], courting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When one person courts another, that person does things to get the other to like him or her.
    Sense id: simple-court-en-verb-kY8JkGAb
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