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game(noun)/ɡeɪm/ /ɡeɪm/- an activity that you do to have fun, often one that has rules and that you can win or lose; the equipment for a game
SEE ALSO board game
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/board-game - The kids were playing a game with their balloons.
- The children invented a new game.
- a video/computer game
- I play online games with my friends.
- a game of chance/skill
- Buy your games and software from us.
Extra Examples- Children love learning new games.
- Chess is a game of skill.
- The company is developing games to play on mobile phones.
- It's hard to find indoor games for children.
- This is a good game for getting people to mix.
- children's party games like Musical Chairs
- I have been an avid roleplaying game fan for more than 20 years.
- competitive games in which there is always a winner and a loser
- Millions of people buy racing games every year.
- a sport with rules in which people or teams compete against each other
- ball games, such as football or tennis
- How I hated team games at school!
- the game of golf/cricket/basketball
- Broadcasters have injected vast amounts of money into the game of football.
- an occasion of playing a game
SEE ALSO ball game
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/ball-game - to win/lose a game
- They lost their first home game of the season.
- a baseball/basketball game
- a football game
- We're going to the ball game (= baseball game).
- Are you coming to watch the game?
- to play a game of chess
- Let's have a game of table tennis.
- Saturday’s League game against Swansea
- today's game with Manchester United
- They're in training for the big game.
Extra Examples- The defence are coming under pressure for the first time in this game.
- their first League game of the season
- United are playing a home game this week.
- The team fought back to level the game.
- The early stages of the game were dominated by the home team.
- Last night he played the final game of his career.
- It's going to be a close game.
- He's hoping to be fit before next week's game with Liverpool.
- Trescothick had a good game and was man of the match.
- We won the first game and drew the second.
- He pitched a perfect game at Atlanta.
- the way in which somebody plays a game
- Maguire raised his game to collect the £40 000 first prize.
- Stretching exercises can help you avoid injury and improve your game.
- a large organized sports event
- She's hoping to participate in the next Olympic Games.
- To stage the Games (= the Olympic Games or a similar event) is an honour.
- sport as a lesson or an activity at school
- I always hated games at school.
- a section of some games, such as tennis, which forms a unit in scoring
- two games all (= both players have won two games)
- Zverev won the opening game of the third set.
- a type of activity or business
SEE ALSO waiting game
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/waiting-game - How long have you been in this game?
- the game of politics
- I'm new to this game myself.
- Getting dirty was all part of the game to the kids.
Extra Examples- Lufthansa entered the game with a 25% stake in the company.
- Predicting the outcome of the election is a game of chance.
- a secret and clever plan; a trick
SEE ALSO mind game
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/mind-game - So that's his game (= now I know what he has been planning).
Extra Examples- He was unwittingly caught up in a dangerous game of lies and betrayals.
- I realized that he had been playing a stupid game with me.
- I'll soon put an end to her silly little games.
- wild animals or birds that people hunt for sport or food
SEE ALSO big game
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/big-game
- at an advantage/disadvantage because you have done more/less preparation or know more/less than other people, especially those you are competing against
- We'll be able to extract insights out of the data that will enable us to stay ahead of the game.
- Politicians are behind the game in understanding how fast the world is changing.
- to defeat or do better than somebody in an activity which they have chosen or in which they think they are strong
- to not be considered to be serious
- For her the whole project was just a game.
- to be a prostitute
- to no longer have a chance of winning a game or succeeding in an activity that you are taking part in
- to still/once again have a good chance of winning a game or succeeding in an activity that you are taking part in
- The team was still in the game, just one goal down.
- He’s been fighting to get the struggling company back in the game.
- activities that are not serious and that other people may think are bad
- Teaching isn't all fun and games, you know.
- said to somebody who has done something wrong, when they are caught and the crime or trick has been discovered
- Maggie knew that he had recognized her and the game was up.
- used after something has happened that makes it clear that a contest is not yet decided and anyone could still win
- We were losing 2–0 with ten minutes to go, and then we scored. It was game on!
- used to say that it is no longer possible for somebody/something to succeed, survive or continue
- Given her recent slump in form, it might be game over already this season.
- This technology could mean game over for gasoline-powered vehicles.
- The slightest mistake and it's game over for him.
- to tell a secret, especially by accident; to show something that should be kept hidden
- Don't let him talk to anybody or he'll give the game away.
- an activity that is unlikely to be successful or make a profit
- the most important aspect of an activity; the most important quality needed for an activity
- Hard work is the name of the game if you want to succeed in business.
- the advantages to be gained from doing something are not great enough, considering the effort or cost involved
- If the price goes up again, he may decide that the game’s not worth the candle.
- a way of considering an activity, etc. that considers only the number of people doing something, things achieved, etc., not with who or what they are
- MPs were playing the numbers game as the crucial vote drew closer.
- performing badly/well, especially when compared with how well you usually perform
- He was off his game and missed two early penalties.
- the most important thing of a particular type, or the only thing that is available
- to play a cruel game with somebody in your power by changing your behaviour very often, so that they become nervous and do not know what to expect
- He thought the police were playing some elaborate game of cat and mouse and waiting to trap him.
- Young car thieves enjoy playing cat and mouse with the police.
- to do something that helps somebody else’s plans, especially by accident, when you did not intend to help them
- to behave in a fair and honest way
- You can’t do that—it’s not playing the game!
- not to treat a situation seriously, especially in order to cheat somebody
- Don't play silly games with me; I know you did it.
- the standards of behaviour that most people accept or that actually operate in a particular area of life or business
- to talk in a way that sounds convincing, but may not be sincere
- The senior managers talk a good game about customer relations, but really they don't care about the customer.
- used to tell somebody who has played a trick on you that you can do the same thing to them
- used to ask why somebody is behaving as they are
Word Origin- Old English gamen ‘amusement, fun’, gamenian ‘play, amuse oneself’, of Germanic origin.
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