game

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgeɪm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/geɪm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gām)

Inflections of 'game' (adj):
gamer
adj comparative
gamest
adj superlative
Inflections of 'game' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
games
v 3rd person singular
gaming
v pres p
gamed
v past
gamed
v past p

Collocations for "game"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "game" in context.

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game

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. play a [football, soccer] game
  2. play a game of [football]
  3. played a [poor, great, good] game
  4. [had, played] a good game
  5. in [yesterday's, tonight's] (football) game
  6. the game starts at [10:00]
  7. is coming over for the game
  8. is coming over to watch the game
  9. [watch, see, read] a recap of the game
  10. watch the game [live, in the stadium]
  11. haven't won a game [for, since]
  12. are undefeated in [six] games
  13. wasn't [picked, selected, chosen] for the game
  14. play a [board, card, computer, video] game
  15. [play, have] a game of [cards, charades]
  16. is a game of [chance, luck, skill]
  17. is so [good, bad] at [board] games
  18. play a game with me
  19. play too many games
  20. stop playing games (with me)
  21. was playing [dirty, mind, silly] games
  22. what is your favorite game (to play)?
  23. [want, call] the next game
  24. an [emotional, psychological] game
  25. it's (just) all a game to him
  26. it's not all fun and games
  27. is the name of the game
  28. [I need, I'm going to have] to up my game
  29. he's in the [real-estate, antiques, furniture] game
  30. UK, slang: she [is, went] on the game
  31. UK: what's your (little) game?
  32. [Jeff's] the name, [music's] my game
  33. hunt [big, wild] game
n as adj
  1. a game [designer, programmer, tester, store]
  2. the game [rules, board, pieces]
  3. on a game show
  4. in-game [adverts, analysis, comments]
  5. [watch, see, read] a game recap
  6. your game character
  7. a game [system, console]
  8. game [laws, hunting, animals, birds]
  9. a (big) game hunter
  10. game and wildlife reserve
  11. game and fish [license, department]
adj
  1. who's game for a [hike, climb, walk]?
  2. am game for a [prank, laugh]!
  3. am game to [try, attempt] anything
  4. I'm game!
  5. a game [leg, paw, foot]
v
  1. game with your [friends, brother]
  2. [likes, enjoys, spends time] gaming (with)
  3. gaming against [other people, your friends]
  4. game in the [evenings, mornings]
  5. game the [system, ratings, media, market]
'game' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Britain - Canada - Ireland - Japan - Russian - TV - access - action - advantage - adventure - all - analysis - anger - arcade - armchair - ass - assist - attendance - awhile - bag - ball - ban - baseball - basement - bash - basketball - beat - bed - beer - bench - bet - bird - blame - blunder - bottle - bowl - boy - bread - break - bridge - broadcast - bummer - cable - card - care - castle - catch - challenge - chance - chant

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