Question

sport BrE / spɔːt /  NAmE / spɔːrt / Native audio playback is not supported. sport(noun)BrE / spɔːt /  NAmE / spɔːrt / activity that you do for pleasure and that needs physical effort or skill, usually done in a special area and according to fixed rulesThere are excellent facilities for sport and recreation.I'm not interested in sport.the use of drugs in sporta particular form of sportsee also blood sporthttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/blood-sportWhat's your favourite sport?team/water sportsa sports clubused as a friendly way of addressing somebody, especially a manHow are you doing, sport?Good on you, sport!enjoyment or funThe comments were only made in sport.to make sport of (= to joke about) somebody/somethinga plant or an animal that is different in a noticeable way from its usual typeto be generous, cheerful and pleasant, especially in a difficult situationShe's a good sport.Go on, be a sport (= used when asking somebody to help you).Extra ExamplesHe does a lot of sport.I need to take up a sport to get fit.In the 1960s, the Soviet Union dominated the sport of gymnastics.In theory, basketball is a non-contact sport.She has a real passion for sport/sport.Sports coverage in the local newspaper is good.The council has allocated an extra £11 million to a new community sports club.We encourage the children to get involved in sport/sports.We played sports together when we were kids.a campaign to promote sport/sports among womena campaign to promote the sport among young peoplegovernment funding for sports programmes/programs for girls and womenpopular field sports such as footballsports betting on the Internetthe construction of a new $250-million sports arenathe inherent dangers of adventure sports such as mountaineeringthe school sports daythe sport of boxingDid you do any sport at school?Did you play any sports in high school?Do you do a lot of sport?I’m not interested in sport.Which is the country’s most popular spectator sport?skiing, skating and other winter sportssports shoesWord Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘pastime, entertainment’): shortening of disport.

Accepted Answer

(noun) there are excellent facilities for sport and recreation.i'm not interested in sport.the use of drugs in sportwhat's your favourite sport?  This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	sport
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / spɔːt / NAmE / spɔːrt /
Example	there are excellent facilities for sport and recreation. i'm not interested in sport. the use of drugs in sport what's your favourite sport?
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image
Content	sport (noun)BrE / spɔːt / NAmE / spɔːrt / activity that you do for pleasure and that needs physical effort or skill, usually done in a special area and according to fixed rules There are excellent facilities for sport and recreation. I'm not interested in sport. the use of drugs in sport a particular form of sport see also blood sport https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/blood-sport What's your favourite sport? team/water sports a sports club used as a friendly way of addressing somebody, especially a man How are you doing, sport? Good on you, sport! enjoyment or fun The comments were only made in sport. to make sport of (= to joke about) somebody/something a plant or an animal that is different in a noticeable way from its usual type to be generous, cheerful and pleasant, especially in a difficult situation She's a good sport. Go on, be a sport (= used when asking somebody to help you). Extra Examples He does a lot of sport. I need to take up a sport to get fit. In the 1960s, the Soviet Union dominated the sport of gymnastics. In theory, basketball is a non-contact sport. She has a real passion for sport/sport. Sports coverage in the local newspaper is good. The council has allocated an extra £11 million to a new community sports club. We encourage the children to get involved in sport/sports. We played sports together when we were kids. a campaign to promote sport/sports among women a campaign to promote the sport among young people government funding for sports programmes/programs for girls and women popular field sports such as football sports betting on the Internet the construction of a new $250-million sports arena the inherent dangers of adventure sports such as mountaineering the school sports day the sport of boxing Did you do any sport at school? Did you play any sports in high school? Do you do a lot of sport? I’m not interested in sport. Which is the country’s most popular spectator sport? skiing, skating and other winter sports sports shoes Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘pastime, entertainment’): shortening of disport.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Sport Interested Noun Bre Spɔːt Spɔːrt Excellent Facilities

sport

Extra Examples

Word Origin