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How to pronounce game
Say it like this: [ɡeɪ̯m]. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does game mean?
nounA playful or competitive activity.
“Being a child is all fun and games.”
An activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal.
“Games in the classroom can make learning fun.”
A school subject during which sports are practised.
“From time to time tracksuited boys ran past them, with all the deadly purpose and humourless concentration of those who enjoyed Games.”
adjWilling and able to participate.
That shows a tendency to continue to fight against another animal, despite being wounded, often severely.
Persistent, especially in senses similar to the above.
verbTo gamble.
To play card games, board games, or video games.
To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit of the rules in effect, usually to obtain a result which otherwise would be unobtainable.
“We'll bury them in paperwork, and game the system.”
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