Sports / A1

GAYM/ɡeɪm/

Rules, play, and often a winner: a game. Play a game / a computer game. A match is typical for football; a game covers cards, board games, and sport too. Game and name rhyme, but only game is for play.

Meaning

An activity with rules that you play for fun, such as football or cards.

Examples

• “Would you like to play a game?”
• “The children invented a new game.”
• “This computer game is too hard.”

Good to know

play a game. Football: often a match. Plural: games.

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