sports

[ spawrts, spohrts ]

adjective

1. of or relating to a sport none or sports, especially of the open-air or athletic kind:

   a sports festival.

2. (of garments, equipment, etc.) suitable for use in open-air sports or for outdoor or informal use.

sports

/ spɔːts /

noun

1. modifier relating to, concerned with, or used in sports

   sports equipment

2. modifier relating to or similar to a sports car

   sports seats

3. Also calledsports day a meeting held at a school or college for competitions in various athletic events

Word History and Origins

Origin of sports¹

First recorded in 1910–15; sport none + -s ³none

Example Sentences

His long career in journalism began in newspapers, at the News Letter in the late 1970s and then as sports editor of the now-defunct Sunday News in the mid-1980s.

From BBC

The next year, the pandemic came, disrupting sports and lives everywhere.

From Los Angeles Times

Planning documents show Mr Saverimutto said the gym would give specialist sports and health education to aspiring young athletes aged eight to 18, and include three classrooms and a sensory room.

From BBC

Chastain ripped off her shirt, her sports bra on show, and dropped to her knees screaming as her team-mates ran towards her.

From BBC

The only constant in college sports is change.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• business
• play
• sport