Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

court en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(UK) audio
/ˈko(r)ʈ/ (South-Asia)
(Australia) audio
/ˈkɔɹt/ (Canada, General-American)
(US) audio
(UK) audio
/ˈkoːt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
[ˈkʰɔɹt] (Canada, General-American)
/ˈkoət/ non-rhotic
/ˈko(ː)ɹt/ rhotic
[ˈkʰoːt] (Australia, New-Zealand)
[ˈkʰɔːt] (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English court, from Old French cort, curt, from Late Latin cōrs, contracted from Latin cohors. Doublet of cohort. Professional tennis players playing on a tennis court (noun sense 5) in New Delhi, India

Meanings

An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
- All round the cool green courts there ran a row / Of cloisters, branched like mighty woods, / Echoing all night to that sonorous flow / Of spouted fountain floods. 1832 December (indicated as 1833), Alfred Tennyson, “The Palace of Art”, in Poems, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, stanza XXX, page 77:
- Goldsmith took a garret in a miserable court. 1856 February, [Thomas Babington] Macaulay, “Oliver Goldsmith”, in T[homas] F[lower] E[llis], editor, The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, new edition, London: Longman, Green, Reader, & Dyer, published 1871, →OCLC:
- The girls were playing in the court.
(Australia, US) An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley. ▸ A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac.
(Hong-Kong, used in names) An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley. ▸ A housing estate under the Home Ownership Scheme.
(Hong-Kong, used in names) An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley. ▸ An apartment building, or a small development of several apartment buildings.
(qualifier:social) Royal society. ▸ The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary; a palace.
- This our court, infected with their manners, / Shows like a riotous inn. c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv]:
- The noblemen visited the queen in her court.
(qualifier:social) Royal society. ▸ The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.
- The queen and her court traveled to the city to welcome back the soldiers.
- My lord, there is a nobleman of the court at door would speak with you. c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv]:
- Meronym: royal household
- Love rules the court, the camp, the grove. 1819–1824, [Lord Byron], Don Juan, London, (please specify |canto=I to XVII):
(qualifier:social) Royal society. ▸ Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign.
- The princesses[…] held their court within the fortress. 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XX, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:
Attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favor; politeness of manner; civility towards someone.
- I went to make court to the Duke and Duchess of Newcastle at their house in Clerkenwell. 1667 April 27 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for 18 April 1667]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition, volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […]; and sold by John and Arthur Arch, […], published 1819, →OCLC:
- No solace could her paramour entreat / Her once to show, ne court, nor dalliance. 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
The administration of law. ▸ The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.
- Mr Smith wasn't in all day; he had to go to court.
- Many famous criminals have been put on trial in this court.
The administration of law. ▸ The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.
- 536(2.1). ... You have the option to elect to be tried by a provincial court judge without a jury; or you may elect to be tried by a judge without a jury; or you may elect to be tried by a court composed of a judge and jury. 1985, “Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46)”, in Justice Canada, retrieved 01 Mar 2020:
- Next month, Clemons will be brought before a court presided over by a "special master", who will review the case one last time. The hearing will be unprecedented in its remit, but at its core will be a simple issue: should Reggie Clemons live or die? 2012 August 21, Ed Pilkington, “Death penalty on trial: should Reggie Clemons live or die?”, in The Guardian:
- The court started proceedings at 11 o'clock.
The administration of law. ▸ An organization for the administration of law, consisting of a body of judges with a certain jurisdiction along with its administrative apparatus.
- Each province in Canada has three courts: a provincial court, a superior court, and a court of appeals.
(capitalized, often) The administration of law. ▸ The judge or judges or other judicial officer presiding in a particular matter, particularly as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.
- [5]... defence alleges there is a reasonable apprehension of bias based on the cumulative effect of several issues including the following: (1) The Court was “crying” during the victim impact statement; (2) The Court laughed or “scoffed” when defence stated its sentencing position; ...(6) The Court’s tone, facial expression and demeanor throughout the proceedings... 2018 August 17, M.F. McParland, “R. v. Carlson, 2018 BCPC 209”, in CanLII, retrieved 01 Mar 2020:
- A case conference in person was convened.... To emphasize that it was a Court proceeding the Court was gowned. 2017 May 5, Kevin R. Aalto, “Gordon v. Canada, 2017 FC 454”, in CanLII, retrieved 23 Feb 2020:
The administration of law. ▸ The session of a judicial assembly.
- The court is now in session.
- On Thursday morning, a Hennepin County judge formally sentenced Julissa Thaler to the life sentence for Eli Hart's murder. […] After court, family said their focus now turns to fundraising a playground in Mound in Eli Hart's honor […] 2023 February 16, WCCO Staff, “Julissa Thaler sentenced to life in prison for murdering 6-year-old son, Eli Hart”, in cbsnews.com:
The administration of law. ▸ Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games
- By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country. 1935, George Goodchild, chapter 5, in Death on the Centre Court:
- The shuttlecock landed outside the court.
- The local sports club has six tennis courts and two squash courts.
A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games ▸ one of the two divisions of a tennis, badminton or volleyball court, in which the player or players of each team play
- The photograph at left captures a great serve by Dr. Sadowsky, who will never forget one of Bobby Riggs's serves, which had such a great spin that it landed in his court and bounced back to the other side of the net before he had a chance to return it. 2010, Cara Marcus, Faulkner Hospital:
A space prepared and decorated by certain bird species in which to advertise themselves for a mate.
- The male Wilson's bird of paradise clears an area of rainforest to create a court in which to perform an elaborate mating dance.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
courts	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (657)

hu udvar (enclosed space; a courtyard) · mk суд (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · pl trybunał (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · nrf cour (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · et kohus (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · sw korti (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · bn উঠোন (enclosed space; a courtyard) · it corte (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · cs nádvoří (enclosed space; a courtyard) · ug مەھكىمە (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · enm court (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · ko 법정 (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · nb bane (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · bg площа́дка (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · ko 궁정 (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · bo སྐུ་འཁོར (formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign) · ja 裁判所 (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · hu sportpálya (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · et hoov (enclosed space; a courtyard) · grc αὐλή (enclosed space; a courtyard) · ko 법정 (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · sw korti (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · bar Huaf (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · es corte (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · hu bírók (judge or judges) · fi tuomioistuin (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · ab амӡырха (enclosed space; a courtyard) · ru двор (enclosed space; a courtyard) · sh sȗd (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · cmn 庭院 (enclosed space; a courtyard) · grc δικαστήριον (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · gd cùirt (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · nan-hbl 法庭 (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · ce суд (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · gd cùirt (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · hu bírák (judge or judges) · ru двор (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · cmn 法院 (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · sv hov (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · de Gericht (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · nl gerecht (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · bo ར་སྐོར (enclosed space; a courtyard) · it giurisdizione (jurisdiction) · be суд (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · la considium (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · sa न्यायालय (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · hu kosárlabdapálya (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · pt juizado (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · tg маҳкама (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · id lapangan (enclosed space; a courtyard) · uk майда́нчик (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · af geregshof (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · bn অঙ্গন (enclosed space; a courtyard) · tr mahkeme (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · gl corte (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · tg корт (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · pl sąd (session of a judicial assembly) · gv quaiyl (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · sa धर्माधिकरण (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · ur عدالت گاہ (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · id mahkamah (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · os тӕрхондон (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · sh су̑д (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · sw korti (jurisdiction) · hy դատարան (judge or judges) · ky суд (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · ps نياو ځي (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · pl podwórze (enclosed space; a courtyard) · de Gerichtshof (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · sh dvȏr (enclosed space; a courtyard) · hi धर्माधिकरण (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · enm court (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · he בֵּית־מִשְׁפָּט (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · eo tribunalo (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · pl dwór (enclosed space; a courtyard) · sh ѝгралӣште (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · ta நீதிமன்றம் (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · pt palácio (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · fr tribunal (judge or judges) · it corte (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · fr cour (enclosed space; a courtyard) · lv sēta (enclosed space; a courtyard) · pdt Hoff (nds) (enclosed space; a courtyard) · ur معدلت گاہ (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · ru площа́дка (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · aii ܕܲܪܬܵܐ (enclosed space; a courtyard) · da domstol (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · ka სამეფო კარი (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · hi आंगन (enclosed space; a courtyard) · el δικαστήριο (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · hy բակ (enclosed space; a courtyard) · uz hovli (enclosed space; a courtyard) · es tribunal (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · hi प्राङ्गण (enclosed space; a courtyard) · kk аула (enclosed space; a courtyard) · th คอร์ต (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · lo ສານ (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · cmn 場地 /场地 (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · ka სასამართლო (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · it assemblea (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · tr mahkeme (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · sw korti (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · sk súd (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · yo ọgbà (enclosed space; a courtyard) · tg суд (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · tk kazyýet (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · uli kort (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · bo སྒོ་ར (enclosed space; a courtyard) · pt corte (formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign) · uz mahkama (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · uk суд (session of a judicial assembly) · bo ཁྲིམས་དོན་འཛིན་སྐྱོང (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · ta அவை (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · nb hoff (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · ar مَلْعَب (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · it corte (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · cs soud (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · cu ⱄⱘⰴⱏ (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · sv domstol (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · id istana (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · lo ເດີ່ນ (enclosed space; a courtyard) · es tribunal (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · gv cooyrt (session of a judicial assembly) · sw korti (attention directed to a person in power) · nl hof (enclosed space; a courtyard) · ko 재판소 (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · ja 裁判所 (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · hu udvar (formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign) · cop ⲟⲛϩ (enclosed space; a courtyard) · sv tribunal (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · ug ھويلى (enclosed space; a courtyard) · be падво́рышча (enclosed space; a courtyard) · ka კორტი (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · hy դատարան (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · ko 안뜰 (enclosed space; a courtyard) · hu kegyek keresése (attention directed to a person in power) · cs dvůr (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · hi अदालत (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · nrf cour (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · bar Huaf (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · uz sud (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · be двор (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · hu bíróság (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · egy Sn:n-nw:t-A21-A1:Z2 (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · pt tribunal (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · pt corte (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · ka სასახლე (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · fi istunto (session of a judicial assembly) · uga 𐎈𐎑𐎗 (enclosed space; a courtyard) · ca cort (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · es patio (enclosed space; a courtyard) · ms mahkamah (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · de Hof (formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign) · fr cour (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · hu udvarlás (attention directed to a person in power) · sh ìgralīšte (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · ar مَحْكَمَة (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · bo ཁྲིམས་དོན་འཛིན་སྐྱོང (judge or judges) · tk howly (enclosed space; a courtyard) · my ဝင်း (enclosed space; a courtyard) · id yurisdiksi (jurisdiction) · hu udvar (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · fa-ira دادْگاه (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · bo ཁྲིམས་ལུགས་ཀྱི་དབང་ཚད (jurisdiction) · dsb dwór (formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign) · prs مُحَاکَمَه (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · enm court (enclosed space; a courtyard) · be корт (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · ru суд (session of a judicial assembly) · et kohus (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · id lapangan (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · cu дворъ (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · gd mòd (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · fr cour (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · nrf cour (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · fi tenniskenttä (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · wa tribunå (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · am ፍርድ ቤት (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · uk двір (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · tk sud (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · el αυλή (enclosed space; a courtyard) · sl sodišče (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · kk сот (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · ba суд (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · de Hofstaat (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · ar حَوْش (enclosed space; a courtyard) · my အိမ်ဝင်း (enclosed space; a courtyard) · hi न्यायालय (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · fr tribunal (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · ko 재판소 (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · bg съд (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · eo korto (enclosed space; a courtyard) · orv сꙋдъ (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · id sidang (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · mi kōti (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · my တရားခွင် (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · id pengadilan (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · fi tuomari (judge or judges) · ro curte (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · ky корт (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · az məhkəmə (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · fa-ira مَحْکَمِه (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · bar Huaf (formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign) · cmn 召見 /召见 (formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign) · nl rechtbank (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · bo ཁྲིམས་ས (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · fa-ira زَمین (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · ja 法廷 (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · bg двор (enclosed space; a courtyard) · pdt Hoff (nds) (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · fr court (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · bo ཁྲིམས་འཛིན་པ (judge or judges) · enm court (formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign) · te మైదానము (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · fr court de tennis (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · es corte (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · pt assembleia (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · hu udvartartás (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · pl jurysdykcja (jurisdiction) · pt tribunal (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · tg ҳавлӣ (enclosed space; a courtyard) · nl gerechtshof (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · ky суд (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · pl kort (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · cy llys (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · ps محکمه (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · hu törvényszék (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · nn domstol (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · it giuria (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · uk корт (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · ca cort (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · ca pati (enclosed space; a courtyard) · fr cour (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · yue 法庭 (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · hi न्यायाधीश (judge or judges) · de Gericht (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · ms laman dalam (enclosed space; a courtyard) · uz mahkama (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · de Hof (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · sv domstol (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · ky сот (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · enm court (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · kmr dadgeh (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · ti ቤት-ፍርዲ (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · bo ཁྲིམས་དཔོན (judge or judges) · hi दरबार (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · yo àgbàlá (enclosed space; a courtyard) · sh sȗd (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · de Hof (enclosed space; a courtyard) · he מִשְׁפָּט (session of a judicial assembly) · pt juizado (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · kw lys (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · nrf cour (attention directed to a person in power) · gv faaie (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · km ប្រាង្គណ៍ (enclosed space; a courtyard) · av азбар (enclosed space; a courtyard) · enm court (session of a judicial assembly) · hu tárgyalás (session of a judicial assembly) · vi sân (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · ota صحن (enclosed space; a courtyard) · ja 中庭 (enclosed space; a courtyard) · ja 宮廷 (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · be пляцо́ўка (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · gv quaiyl (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · cs dvůr (enclosed space; a courtyard) · sk súd (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · pl dwór (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · nl rechtbank (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · kn ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯ (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · nl hofhouding (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · nb domstol (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · he חָצֵר (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · sw mahakama (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · lv tiesa (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · bo ཁྲིམས་དོན་འཛིན་སྐྱོང (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · az məhkəmə (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · gv cooyrt (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · bo ཁྲིམས་ཁང (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · bn আদালত (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · sl dvorišče (enclosed space; a courtyard) · sh су̑д (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · mk игралиште (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · nrf cour (enclosed space; a courtyard) · af geregshof (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · da hof (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · yi געריכט (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · da domstol (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · ga cúirt (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · sq oborr (enclosed space; a courtyard) · ps محکمه (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · bo ཁྱམས་ར (enclosed space; a courtyard) · fa-ira مَحْکَمِه (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · la iūdicium (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · vi tòa án (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · sk dvor (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · nl binnenruimte (enclosed space; a courtyard) · uk суд (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · tt мәхкәмә (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · la aula (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · acw حوش (enclosed space; a courtyard) · bg двор (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · ga cúirt (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · ja 法院 (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · ur معدلت خانہ (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · bo ཁྲིམས་ར (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · mk двор (enclosed space; a courtyard) · hi अदालत (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · ur کچہری (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · sh sȗd (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · ms gelanggang (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · pl sąd (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · th ศาล (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · fr cour (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · sw korti (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · sw korti (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · aii ܒܹܝܬ ܕܝܼܢܵܐ (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · de Hof (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · sh тѐре̄н (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · es juzgado (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · sv gård (enclosed space; a courtyard) · bo ཕོ་བྲང (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · ota سرای (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · ar فِنَاء (enclosed space; a courtyard) · eo kortego (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · ja 法廷 (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · ur داد گاہ (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · ca tribunal (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · es cancha (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · ur آن٘گَن (enclosed space; a courtyard) · ca cort (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · fi tuomaristo (judge or judges) · tr kort (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · eo kortumo (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · fi tuomioistuin (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · cmn 法官 (judge or judges) · it tribunale (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · ab атрибунал (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · lv korts (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · gv quaiyl (judge or judges) · da bane (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · ro curte (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · uk двір (enclosed space; a courtyard) · fr tribunal (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · nan-hbl 法院 (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · gl xulgado (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · ko 법원 (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · lad kortijo (enclosed space; a courtyard) · gd cùirt (judge or judges) · da gårdsplads (enclosed space; a courtyard) · ajp محكمة (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · bg корт (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · gd cùirt (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · gd cùirt (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · kk корт (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · pt corte (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · bo ཁྲིམས་ཁང (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · ro teren (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · os тӕрхондон (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · sw korti (judge or judges) · nrf cour (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · sa प्राङ्गण (enclosed space; a courtyard) · sk nádvorie (enclosed space; a courtyard) · dsb dwór (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · sk dvor (enclosed space; a courtyard) · es corte (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · hu bíróság (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · gl tribunal (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · te ఆవరణ (enclosed space; a courtyard) · cmn 宮廷 /宫廷 (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · es corte (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · lt teismas (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · uk подві́р'я (enclosed space; a courtyard) · dng фатин (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · hu tárgyalóterem (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · bo ཁྲིམས་འཛིན (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · gv quaiyl (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · az həyət (enclosed space; a courtyard) · ko 법원 (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · sq gjykatë (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · pt pátio (enclosed space; a courtyard) · ms mahkamah (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · de Platz (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · ro tribunal (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · ro curte (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · cmn 法庭 (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · bo སྐུ་འཁོར (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · ta அவை (session of a judicial assembly) · izh suuto (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · ur دَرْبار (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · id mahkamah (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · min pengadialan (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · de Gericht (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · cu дворъ (enclosed space; a courtyard) · ru корт (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · ca cort (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · sl igrišče (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · yi הויף (enclosed space; a courtyard) · gv cooyrt (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · orv сꙋдъ (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · ja コート (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · cs soud (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · tr avlu (enclosed space; a courtyard) · fa-ira دادْگاه (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · sv rätt (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · wuu 法庭 (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · mn хашаа (enclosed space; a courtyard) · lt kiemas (enclosed space; a courtyard) · cmn 法庭 (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · izh keräjät (session of a judicial assembly) · be суд (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · bo དབང་ཚད (jurisdiction) · tt мәхкәмә (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · be двор (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · bg съд (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · kmr heyet (enclosed space; a courtyard) · fa-ira حِیاط (enclosed space; a courtyard) · ps انګړ (enclosed space; a courtyard) · hi व्यवहारालय (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · enm court (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · bo ཁྲིམས་གཅོད་ཁང (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · orv судъ (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · ur مَحْکَمَہ (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · sq gjykatë (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · la cūria (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · pt assembleia (session of a judicial assembly) · ota دركاه (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · hi न्यायालय (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · it giuria (judge or judges) · hu belső udvar (enclosed space; a courtyard) · ru трибуна́л (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · nb gårdsplass (enclosed space; a courtyard) · fi sisäpiha (enclosed space; a courtyard) · fi hallintoalue (jurisdiction) · pl dwór (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · tk sud (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · yue 法院 (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · tg суд (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · sv rätt (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · kmr hewş (enclosed space; a courtyard) · pl dziedziniec (enclosed space; a courtyard) · ur داد گاہ (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · be падво́р'е (enclosed space; a courtyard) · hu teniszpálya (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · lv tiesa (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · cs stání (session of a judicial assembly) · he בֵּית־מִשְׁפָּט (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · gl xulgado (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · acw مَحْكَمة (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · pt corte (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · uk двір (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority) · te అధికారిక సమావేశము (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · bg съд (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · rom kris (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · sv hov (formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign) · ur عَدالَت (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · uz sud (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · sk dvor (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · bo ཁྲིམས་འཛིན (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · oc pati (enclosed space; a courtyard) · my တရားရုံး (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · sw korti (enclosed space; a courtyard) · lo ສານ (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · nl hof (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · km សាលាជំនុំជំរះ (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · sv spelplan (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · sh дво̑р (enclosed space; a courtyard) · sh дво̀рӣште (enclosed space; a courtyard) · si උසාවිය (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · be суд (persons officially assembled under authority of law) · mn шүүх (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · pl sąd (judge or judges) · ru суд (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · gd cùirt (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · ga clós (enclosed space; a courtyard) · ja 法廷 (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · uz kort (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · tg додгоҳ (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · el δικαστήριο (jurisdiction) · cu сѫдище (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · eu epailearen (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · hu törvényszék (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · ca pista de joc (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · ru дворе́ц (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · ca jutjat (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · izh laki (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · el γήπεδο (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · et väljak (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · cs soud (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · el δικαστήριο (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · sl sodišče (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · hu tollaslabdapálya (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · sw korti (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · fi hovi (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary) · mi kōti (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · cs kurt (place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games) · ko 안마당 (enclosed space; a courtyard) · fi oikeussali (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) · tg маҳкама (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · sv domstol (tribunal established for the administration of justice) · gv close (enclosed space; a courtyard)

court en · VERB

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(UK) audio
/ˈko(r)ʈ/ (South-Asia)
(Australia) audio
/ˈkɔɹt/ (Canada, General-American)
(US) audio
(UK) audio
/ˈkoːt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
[ˈkʰɔɹt] (Canada, General-American)
/ˈkoət/ non-rhotic
/ˈko(ː)ɹt/ rhotic
[ˈkʰoːt] (Australia, New-Zealand)
[ˈkʰɔːt] (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Meanings

(transitive) To seek to achieve or win (a prize).
- He was courting big new accounts that previous salesmen had not attempted.
- On the contrary, they employed the brief respite that was left them in fortifying one another's courage, and in bearing testimony to the truth in so earnest a manner that they might almost seem to have courted the crown of martyrdom. 1800, William H[ickling] Prescott, History of The Reign of Philip The Second, King of Spain, volume 3:
- Guilt and misery shrink, by a natural instinct, from public notice: they court privacy and solitude: and even in their choice of a grave will sometimes sequester themselves from the general population of the churchyard […] 1821, Thomas De Quincey, “To the Reader”, in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater:
(transitive) To risk (a consequence, usually negative).
- She courted controversy with her frank speeches.
- It is not unknown for hot axleboxes to fail completely and for wagons to become derailed as a result. Surely it is courting disaster to allow a train to proceed for up to seven miles with a defective vehicle before it can be brought to a halt? 1964 April, “Automatic Signalling Problems in an Emergency”, in Modern Railways, page 273:
(transitive) To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.
- Near-synonyms: entice, allure; see also Thesaurus:allure
(transitive) To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions. ▸ To try to win a commitment to marry from.
- If either of you both love Katharina […] / Leave shall you have to court her at your pleasure. c. 1590–1592, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, act 1, scene 1:
(transitive) To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions. ▸ To engage in behavior conducive to mating with.
- It is a grim, grey old town, standing on bleak, precipitous cliffs that court every passing hurricane, […] 1902, Robert Marshall Grade, The Haunted Major:
- At this time of year, you can see many animals courting.
- By one person, however, Portland was still assiduously courted, and that person was the king. 1849, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter 24, in The History of England: From the Accession of James II, volume 5:
- […] a well-worn pathway courted us / To one green wicket in a privet hedge […] a. 1835, Alfred Lord Tennyson, The Gardener's Daughter:
- The bird was courting a potential mate by performing an elaborate dance.
(transitive) To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions. ▸ To attempt to gain alliance with.
(intransitive, transitive) To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions. ▸ To engage in activities intended to win affections.
- She's had a few beaus come courting.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
courts	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
courted	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
courted	Tense=Past	lexicographic
courting	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic

Deriveds

uncourting · court death

courtship · court-noué

Synonyms

spellbind · seduce · engage · intrigue · draw · draw · court · intrigue · attract · court · attract · delight · delight · interest · forspeak · entrance · pull · draw · hypnotize · entrance · sirenize · woo · pull in · pull in · forspeak · captivate · intrigue · charm · mesmerize · enchant · beckon · seduce · beguile · allure · solicit · entrance · beguile · pull in · court · pull · spellbind · sirenize · draw · beckon · mesmerize · effascinate · tempt · interest · forspeak · tole · entice · mesmerize · arrest · bewitch · entice · intrigue · allure · enthrall · hypnotize · pitch woo · fascinate · tole · enrapture · allure · beguile · make love · becharm · bewitch · delight · beckon · pull in · effascinate · enthrall · tole · beguile · enrapture · sirenize · beckon · beckon · delight · entrance · spellbind · captivate · mesmerize · interest · pull · enchant · put the moves on · charm · allure · engage · allure · forspeak · seduce · seduce · captivate · tole · effascinate · entice · romance · beguile · hypnotize · effascinate · bewitch · tempt · court · entice · charm · interest · engage · draw · interest · spellbind · becharm · becharm · spellbind · fascinate · arrest · tole · spark · make a move (on) · beau · effascinate · entrance · engage · enthrall · entice · pull · enchant · enthrall · court · mesmerize · captivate · enrapture · forspeak · allure · arrest · court · tempt · allure · bewitch · solicit · tempt · enrapture · enchant · romance · charm · fascinate · arrest · bewitch · intrigue · endear · allure · sirenize · captivate · address · hypnotize · tempt · bedear · sirenize · becharm · attract · enthrall · engage · chase after · fascinate · arrest · enchant · pull · charm · enrapture · hypnotize · attract · delight · fascinate · becharm · seduce · attract · allure · pull in · allure

Translations (39)

de den Hof machen (to attempt to win over) · es rondar (to attempt to win over) · de werben (to attempt to win over) · cmn 求愛 /求爱 (to attempt to win over) · es pololear (to attempt to win over) · es galantear (to attempt to win over) · lb freien (to attempt to win over) · es cortejar (to attempt to win over) · fr faire la cour (à) (to attempt to win over) · eo amindumi (to attempt to win over) · it fare la corte (to attempt to win over) · nl vrijen (to attempt to win over) · pl zalecać się (to attempt to win over) · cmn 追求 (to attempt to win over) · mi whakaporepore (to attempt to win over) · ota یشیللنمك (to attempt to win over) · grc μνηστεύω (to attempt to win over) · fr courtiser (to attempt to win over) · it corteggiare (to attempt to win over) · ru уха́живать (to attempt to win over) · ca cortejar (to attempt to win over) · ru добива́ться расположе́ния (to attempt to win over) · gv sooree (to attempt to win over) · cmn 獻殷勤 (to attempt to win over) · fi kosiskella (to attempt to win over) · ja 求愛する (to attempt to win over) · he חִזֵּר (to attempt to win over) · te గెలిచే ప్రయత్నము (to attempt to win over) · nrf faithe la carre (to attempt to win over) · cmn 追 (to attempt to win over) · cs dvořit se (to attempt to win over) · el ερωτοτροπώ (to attempt to win over) · ko 구애하다 (to attempt to win over) · uk залиця́тися (to attempt to win over) · ru сва́таться (to attempt to win over) · da gøre kur til (to attempt to win over) · hu udvarol (to attempt to win over) · nl het hof maken (to attempt to win over) · pt cortejar (to attempt to win over)

Dictionary

court en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Meanings

Forms

Deriveds

Descendants

Synonyms

Translations (657)

court en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

Meanings

Forms

Deriveds

Relateds

Synonyms

Translations (39)