How to Spell game
game
game - noun
- A physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
- Often derisive or mocking jesting : fun, sport
- A procedure or strategy for gaining an end : tactic
- An illegal or shady scheme or maneuver : racket
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
Usage examples
Examples: 'We played a fun game at recess.' 'The basketball game starts at three o'clock.' 'Chess is a strategy game that requires thinking.'
Etymology
Middle English game, gamen "delight, amusement, play, contest, pursuit of animals in sport," going back to Old English gamen, gomen "amusement, jest, pastime," going back to Germanic *gamano- (whence Old Saxon & Old High German gaman "amusement," Old Norse gaman "sport, amusement"), of uncertain origin
Word family
games, gaming, gamer
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