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sport en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/spoɾt/ (Scotland)
/spɔət/ (Eastern-New-England)
/spɔət/ (Received-Pronunciation, obsolete)
(US) audio
/spoːt/ Manchester
/spɔːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/spoɹt/ (General-American)
/spoːt/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
/spɔː/ (Tasmanian)
[spoɹʔ] (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂ Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portāre Old French porter Anglo-Norman desporterbor. Middle English disporten Middle English sporten English sport From Middle English sporten (“to divert, disport”, verb) and sport, spoort, sporte (noun), apheretic shortenings of disporten (verb) and disport, disporte (noun), from Old French desporter (“to divert, amuse, please, play; to seek amusement”), etymologically meaning "to carry away (the mind from serious matters)," from des- + porter, from Latin dis- + Latin portāre, ultimately from Latin deportāre, from de- + portāre, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to lead, pass over”)). Replaced native English laik, lake (“sport, fun, amusement”), and Middle English spile, spyl (“fun, sport, play”). More at disport. Doublet of disport and deport.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
- Basketball is her favorite sport, and she also enjoys various other sports as well.
- Sport can be an excellent form of exercise because the competition and sense of achievement can help with both motivation and pleasure.
(countable) A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.
- Jen may have won, but she was sure a poor sport; she laughed at the loser.
- The loser was a good sport, and congratulated Jen on her performance.
(countable) Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirably good-natured manner, e.g. to being teased or to losing a game; a good sport.
- You're such a sport! You never get upset when we tease you.
(archaic, countable, uncountable) Something fun, pastime; amusement.
- Her sports were such as carried riches of knowledge upon the stream of delight. c. 1580 (date written), Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “[The Thirde Booke] Chapter 21”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC, folio 283, recto:
- The little dog laughed to see such sport, and the dish ran away with the spoon. a. 1765, year of origin unknown, Hey Diddle Diddle (traditional rhyme)
- Think it but a minute spent in sport. 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
(archaic, countable, uncountable) Mockery, making fun; derision.
- Why then make ſport at me, then let me be your ieſt c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii], page 58, column 2:
(countable) A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
- flitting leaves, the sport of every wind 1697, Virgil, “The Sixth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
- Never does man appear to greater disadvantage than when he is the sport of his own ungoverned passions. a. 1676, John Clarke, On Governing the Temper:
(uncountable) Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, or fishing.
(countable) A plant or an animal, or part of a plant or animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in the species; an abnormal variety or growth. The term encompasses both mutants and organisms with non-genetic developmental abnormalities such as birth defects.
- At Hortus Bulborum you will find heirloom narcissi that date back at least to the 15th century and famous old tulips like 'Duc van Tol' (1595) and its sports. 2014 September 26, Charles Quest-Ritson, “The Dutch garden where tulip bulbs live forever: Hortus Bulborum, a volunteer-run Dutch garden, is dedicated to conserving historic varieties before they vanish for good [print version: Inspired by a living bulb archive, 27 September 2014, p. G5]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Gardening):
- We never shot another like it, so I do not know if it was a `sport' or a distinct species. 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
(countable, slang) A sportsman; a gambler.
- See my dressed like all the sports/In my blazer and a pair of shorts. 1937 January 24, “With My Little Stick of Blackpool Rock”performed by George Formby:
(countable, slang) One who consorts with disreputable people, including prostitutes.
(obsolete, uncountable) An amorous dalliance.
(countable, informal, singular, uncountable, usually) A friend or acquaintance (chiefly used when speaking to the friend in question)
- "Say, sport!" he would say briskly. 1924 July, Ellis Butler, “The Little Tin Godlets”, in The Rotarian, volume 25, number 1, Rotary International, page 14:
(countable, uncountable) Term of endearment used by an adult for a child, usually a boy.
- Hey, sport! You've gotten so big since I saw you last! Give me five.
- Tie me kangaroo down, sport/Tie me kangaroo down/Tie me kangaroo down, sport/Tie me kangaroo down. 1960 January 1, “Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport”performed by Rolf Harris:
(archaic, countable, uncountable) Play; idle jingle.
- 1725-1726, William Broome, The Odyssey An author who should introduce such a sport of words upon our stage […] would meet with small applause.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
sports	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (197)

mnc ᡴᠠᡨᡠ᠋ᡵᡝᠪᡠᠨ (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · dsb sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · mt sportiv (person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship) · ar رِيَاضَة (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · hak 運動 /运动 (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ckb وەرزش (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · fi epämuodostuma (abnormal plant or animal) · uz sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · bn খেল (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · sv sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ht espò (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · fi ihailtava ihminen (somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirable manner) · th สปอร์ต (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · hu sportember (person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship) · es burla (toy) · ml ക്രീഡ (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ba спорт (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ps ورزش (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · an esporte (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ca esport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · tk sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · cdo 運動 /运动 (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · zh 運動 /运动 (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · fr flirt (amorous dalliance) · vi thể thao (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · km កីឡា (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · kn ಕ್ರೀಡೆಗಳು (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · fo ítrótt (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · sw spoti (gaming for money as in racing, hunting, fishing) · bo ལུས་རྩལ (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · fi pelaaminen (gaming for money as in racing, hunting, fishing) · kk спорт (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · nn sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · af sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · am ስፖርት (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · si ක්රීඩා (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · sl športnik (person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship) · yi ספּאָרט (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · de Sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · pl sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · fi kilpailulaji (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · id olahraga (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · sw spoti (abnormal plant or animal) · fi urheilija (person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship) · fi uhkapeli (gaming for money as in racing, hunting, fishing) · wa spôrt (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · mk спорт (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · sl športnica (person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship) · tl palakasan (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · be спорт (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · fo ítróttur (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · sh шпо̏рт (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · fi urheilu (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · eo sporto (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · it sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · es aventura (amorous dalliance) · it diporto (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · zh йүндун (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · mn ᠰᠫᠣᠷᠲ᠋ (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · grc ἀγών (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ka სპორტი (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · za yindung (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · mt sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · gl xogo (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · lus infiamna (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · sw spoti (slang: sportsman; gambler) · ne खेल (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ky спорт (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · sv idrott (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · or ଖେଳ (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · rsk шпорт (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · sah спорт (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · eu kirol (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · uk спорт (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · sw spoti (person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship) · pi kīḷā (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · pt esporte (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · as ক্ৰীড়া (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · mn спорт (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · bua тамир (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · es espécimen raro (abnormal plant or animal) · sw riadha (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ja スポーツ (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · hi खेल (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · es deporte (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ug سپورت (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · fr sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · tr yöndün (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ms sukan (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · hi खेल-कूद (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · es deportista (person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship) · hu sportember (somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirable manner) · sa क्रीडा (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · bn ক্রীড়া (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ext deporti (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ur کھیل (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · lv sports (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · mr खेळ (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · nn idrett (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · rue шпорт (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ko 스포츠 (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · fi pelimies (slang: sportsman; gambler) · mwl çporto (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · da sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · tg варзиш (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · zh 運動 /运动 (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · gl deporte (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ur وَرْزِش (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · sw spoti (toy) · grc ἄθλημα (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · hi वर्ज़िश (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · yue 運動 /运动 (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · es sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · th กีฬา (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · gd spòrs (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · br sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · bg спорти́стка (person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship) · ja 運動 (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · sh спо̏рт (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · et sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · as খেল (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ast deporte (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · cv спорт (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · fi leikkikalu (toy) · hi स्पोर्ट (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · nb sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · mi hākinakina (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · my အားကစား (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · wuu 運動 /运动 (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · is íþrótt (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · he סְפּוֹרְט (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · vo spot (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ta விளையாட்டு (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · tr spor (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ru спорт (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ar خلوق (somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirable manner) · sw spoti (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · fi kova tyyppi (somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirable manner) · fa وَرْزِش (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ce спорт (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ml കായികവിനോദം (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · pl sportowiec (person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship) · fi teerenpeli (amorous dalliance) · ug تەنتەربىيە (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · hy սպորտ (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ar ذو روح رياضية (person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship) · de Sportsmann (person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship) · ur سْپورْٹ (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ca deport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ps سپورټ (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · pa ਖੇਡ (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · kmr sîpor (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · nl sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ga spórt (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · sh spȍrt (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · de Sportsfrau (person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship) · sw spoti (amorous dalliance) · sq sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · gu ખેલ (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ro sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ru спортсме́н (person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship) · bg спорт (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · es juguete (toy) · lt spòrtas (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · lo ກິລາ (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · fi urheilulaji (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · sh špȍrt (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · rsk спорт (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · he מלעב (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · io sporto (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ru спортсме́нка (person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship) · cs sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · nb idrett (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · pam pasiknangan (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · crh sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · az idman (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · hu sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · fa وَرْزِش (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · el άθλημα (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · pt desporto (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · pl sportowczyni (person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship) · ti ስፖርት (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · tg спорт (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · or କ୍ରୀଡା (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · bua спорт (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · bg спорти́ст (person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship) · sl šport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · ko 운동 (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · te ఆటలు (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · tt спорт (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · sk šport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · sw spoti (somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirable manner) · da idræt (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · gu રમતગમત (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · kmr werziş (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · csb szpòrt (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) · az sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills)

wikidata: Q349

sport en · VERB

Pronunciation

/spoɾt/ (Scotland)
/spɔət/ (Eastern-New-England)
/spɔət/ (Received-Pronunciation, obsolete)
(US) audio
/spoːt/ Manchester
/spɔːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/spoɹt/ (General-American)
/spoːt/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
/spɔː/ (Tasmanian)
[spoɹʔ] (General-American)

Etymology

Meanings

(intransitive) To amuse oneself, to play.
- children sporting on the green
(intransitive) To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.
- He sports with his own life. 1663, John Tillotson, The Wisdom of being Religious:
- Jen sports with Bill's emotions.
(transitive) To display; to have as a notable feature.
- But despite its plague of tunnels, the run-in on this route is of unusual interest to the locomotive enthusiast: besides the hordes of self-important saddle-tanks shunting in the extensive yards, there was at one time the chance of seeing those slender little North London engines, with their large outside cylinders and no visible storage place for coal, and also an occasional South Eastern locomotive sporting a lot of polished brass. 1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 704:
- He was especially happy to see one of the most important discoveries make it to the screen: dinosaurs that sported feathers. But judging from the emails he has been receiving, some moviegoers did not share his excitement. 2023 June 3, Carl Zimmer, “How Did Birds First Take Off?”, in The New York Times:
- Jen's sporting a new pair of shoes; he was sporting a new wound from the combat
- [The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […]. 2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
(reflexive) To divert; to amuse; to make merry.
- Against whom do ye sport yourselves? 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 57:4:
(transitive) To represent by any kind of play.
- Now sporting on thy lyre the loves of youth. 1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Sixth Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:
To practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races.
To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal.
- more than one kind of rose has sported into a moss 1860, Charles Darwin, The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication:
(archaic, transitive) To close (a door).
- There he locked it up in a drawer, sported the doors of both sets of rooms, and retired to bed. 1904, M. R. James, The Mezzotint:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
sporting	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
sports	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
sported	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
sported	Tense=Past	lexicographic

Deriveds

sport away · sport the oak · unsported · sport one's oak

Synonyms

rock · wear

Translations (39)

cs ukazovat (display, have as feature — see also wear) · fi leikkiä (mock or tease) · fr moquer (mock or tease) · sv visa upp (display, have as feature — see also wear) · de zur Schau stellen (display, have as feature — see also wear) · mi hākinakina (amuse oneself) · es jugar (mock or tease) · de herumtollen (amuse oneself) · sv sporta (display, have as feature — see also wear) · pt zombar (mock or tease) · de präsentieren (display, have as feature — see also wear) · de protzen mit (display, have as feature — see also wear) · de tragen (display, have as feature — see also wear) · de sich vergnügen (amuse oneself) · bg шегувам се (mock or tease) · bg забавлявам се (amuse oneself) · de Spott treiben (mock or tease) · es burlarse (mock or tease) · de herumspielen (mock or tease) · pt recrear-se (amuse oneself) · fi leikkiä (amuse oneself) · cs nosit (display, have as feature — see also wear) · fr taquiner (mock or tease) · fi kisailla (amuse oneself) · es mostrar (display, have as feature — see also wear) · fa ورزش (display, have as feature — see also wear) · fa سرگرمی (amuse oneself) · fr jouer (amuse oneself) · gd sùgair (amuse oneself) · de spielen (amuse oneself) · cs předvádět (display, have as feature — see also wear) · cs vystavovat na odiv (display, have as feature — see also wear) · mi tākaro (amuse oneself) · bg демонстрирам (display, have as feature — see also wear) · ru демонстрировать (display, have as feature — see also wear) · bg закачам се (mock or tease) · es lucir (display, have as feature — see also wear) · es llevar (display, have as feature — see also wear) · de angeben mit (display, have as feature — see also wear)

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sport en · NOUN

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sport en · VERB

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