game

English

/ɡeɪm/

noun
Definitions
  • A playful or competitive activity.
  • (countable) A video game.
  • (countable) A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession.
  • (countable) Something that resembles a game with rules, despite not being designed.
  • (countable) An exercise simulating warfare, whether computerized or involving human participants.
  • (uncountable) Wild animals hunted for food.
  • (uncountable) The ability to seduce someone, usually by strategy.
  • (uncountable) Mastery; the ability to excel at something.
  • (countable) A questionable or unethical practice in pursuit of a goal; a scheme.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English game inherited from Old English gamen (game, amusement, joy, mirth, pastime, sport, pleasure) inherited from *gaman inherited from Proto-Germanic *gamaną (game, pleasure, amusement, literally participation, people together, communion) derived from Proto-Indo-European *men- (think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*men-

Gloss

think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

楼, 塔

Emoji
💭 🤔

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