Sports / A2

KORT/kɔːt/

A court is where legal cases are heard: go to court, a court case, the court decided. It is also a marked area for sport: a tennis court, a basketball court. A pitch is for football or cricket. Caught is the past of catch — same sound for some speakers, different spelling. Do not write court for the royal household unless you mean that later sense.

Meaning

A place where legal cases are heard, or an area for sports such as tennis.

Examples

• “The case will go to court next month.”
• “The neighbours took the dispute to court.”
• “The tennis courts are wet this morning.”

Good to know

go to court (law). Sport: a tennis court. Football field: a pitch. Mix-up: caught.

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