"sports" meaning in English

See sports in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /spɔrts/ [US], /spɔːts/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sports.wav [UK] Forms: sport [singular], sports [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|sport}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The plural form of sport; more than one (kind of) sport.
    Sense id: simple-sports-en-noun-4td80KXx Categories (other): Plurals

Verb

IPA: /spɔrts/ [US], /spɔːts/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sports.wav [UK] Forms: sport [canonical], sports [third-person, singular], sported [past], sported [past, participle], sporting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|sport}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The third-person singular form of sport.
    Sense id: simple-sports-en-verb-VvwKWO6M
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    },
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      ]
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        {
          "text": "He is making sports to keep fit."
        }
      ],
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        "The plural form of sport; more than one (kind of) sport."
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spɔːts/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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    }
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sported",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sported",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sporting",
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        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spɔːts/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "sport",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He is making sports to keep fit."
        }
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      ]
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      "tags": [
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    }
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      "form": "sported",
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        "past",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sports.wav",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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