Meaning
A game or activity that you play with your body, often against other people.
Test yourself on sport
Three quick questions. No account needed.
Know this word? Create a free account to track it.
Word origin
A short form of Middle English disport, meaning to amuse yourself, from Old French.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- disport
Examples
.
A "sport" is a game like football, tennis or swimming.
.
In Britain we often say "do sport" with no article.
sports.
The plural "sports" means different kinds of sport.
Where this fits
Used in
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Meet this word in a story
Every course has graded stories written only with words you have been taught, plus grammar drills, a games arcade and printable worksheets. Chapters 1 and 2 are free.
Chapters 1 and 2 free, forever. Plus: 7 days free, then $5 a month for all eleven languages.
English · Free printables
sport: worksheet, infographic and listicle
Free printable study downloads for the English word "sport" (A game or activity that you play with your body, often against other people.): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.
Free for members
The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.
Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 17, lesson 1: sport, sale, solve and 7 more words.