Standard Lemma guide

game

adj · noun · verb · 44 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɡeɪm/
  • General-American: [ɡeɪ̯m]
  • British, Southern, Standard: [ɡɛi̯m]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ɡæɪm/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: [ɡæ̝ɪ̯m]
  • rhymes with -eɪm
  • CMU ARPABET: G EY1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Willing and able to participate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sporting, willing, daring, disposed, favorable, nervy, courageous, valiant

Antonyms: cautious, disinclined

2

adj

Meaning 2

That shows a tendency to continue to fight against another animal, despite being wounded, often severely.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Persistent, especially in senses similar to the above.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Injured, lame.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A playful or competitive activity.

A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Being a child is all fun and games.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: amusement, diversion, entertainment, festivity, frolic, fun, gaiety, gambol, lark, merriment, merrymaking, pastime, play, prank, recreation, sport, spree

Antonyms: drudgery, work, toil

6

noun

Meaning 6

A playful or competitive activity.

An activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Examples

  • Games in the classroom can make learning fun.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A playful or competitive activity.

A school subject during which sports are practised.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, countable, in-plural, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

A playful or competitive activity.

A particular instance of playing a game.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Examples

  • Sally won the game.
  • They can turn the game around in the second half.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: match

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

A playful or competitive activity.

part of a set during which one player continuously serves (at least four rallies must be won to win a game, at least six games must be won to win the set)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, tennis

Examples

  • Game, set and match!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

A playful or competitive activity.

That which is gained, such as the stake in a game.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

A playful or competitive activity.

The number of points necessary to win a game.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • In short whist, five points are game, while in in table tennis game is 21 points.
  • See also: for the win

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

A playful or competitive activity.

In some games, a point awarded to the player whose cards add up to the largest sum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: card-games, games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

noun

Meaning 13

A playful or competitive activity.

The equipment that enables such activity, particularly as packaged under a title.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Examples

  • Some of the games in the closet we have on the computer as well.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

noun

Meaning 14

A playful or competitive activity.

One's manner, style, or performance in playing a game.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Study can help your game of chess.
  • Hit the gym if you want to toughen up your game.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

noun

Meaning 15

A playful or competitive activity.

Ellipsis of video game.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

noun

Meaning 16

A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, informal, singular, usually

Examples

  • When it comes to making sales, John is the best in the game.
  • He's in the securities game somehow.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: line

Antonyms: none provided

17

noun

Meaning 17

A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession.

The music industry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, informal, singular, uncountable, usually

Topics: dancing, hip-hop, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

  • The rapper bragged about how he ran the game.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: line

Antonyms: none provided

18

noun

Meaning 18

Something that resembles a game with rules, despite not being designed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, figuratively

Examples

  • In the game of life, you may find yourself playing the waiting game far too often.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

19

noun

Meaning 19

An exercise simulating warfare, whether computerized or involving human participants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wargame

Antonyms: none provided

20

noun

Meaning 20

A questionable or unethical practice in pursuit of a goal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Examples

  • You want to borrow my credit card for a week? What's your game?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: scheme, racket

Antonyms: none provided

21

noun

Meaning 21

Wild animals hunted for food.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • The forest has plenty of game.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

22

noun

Meaning 22

The ability to seduce or woo someone, usually by strategy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, uncountable

Examples

  • He didn't get anywhere with her because he had no game.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rizz

Antonyms: none provided

23

noun

Meaning 23

Lovemaking, flirtation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

24

noun

Meaning 24

Prostitution. (Now chiefly in on the game.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, slang, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

25

noun

Meaning 25

Mastery; the ability to excel at something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

26

noun

Meaning 26

Diversion, entertainment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

27

verb

Meaning 27

To gamble.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

28

verb

Meaning 28

To play card games, board games, or video games.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

29

verb

Meaning 29

To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit of the rules in effect, usually to obtain a result which otherwise would be unobtainable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • We'll bury them in paperwork, and game the system.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

30

verb

Meaning 30

To perform premeditated seduction strategy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, transitive

Topics: lifestyle, seduction-community, sexuality

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

31

adjective satellite

Meaning 31

willing to face danger

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky

Antonyms: none provided

32

adjective satellite

Meaning 32

disabled in the feet or legs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a crippled soldier
  • a game leg

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy

Antonyms: none provided

33

noun

Meaning 33

an amusement or pastime

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they played word games
  • he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time
  • his life was all fun and games

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: diversion, recreation

Narrower terms: catch, party game, computer game, video game, pinball, pinball game, guessing game, ducks and drakes, mind game, paper chase, hare and hounds, ring-around-the-rosy, ring-around-a-rosy, ring-a-rosy, prisoner's base, treasure hunt

34

noun

Meaning 34

a contest with rules to determine a winner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • you need four people to play this game

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: activity

Narrower terms: curling, bowling, pall-mall, athletic game, child's game, card game, cards, table game, parlor game, parlour game, game of chance, gambling game, zero-sum game

35

noun

Meaning 35

a single play of a sport or other contest

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the game lasted two hours

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: contest, competition

Narrower terms: away game, road game, home game, exhibition game, practice game, nightcap, twin bill, doubleheader, double feature, playoff game, cup tie

36

noun

Meaning 36

frivolous or trifling behavior

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • for actors, memorizing lines is no game
  • for him, life is all fun and games

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper

37

noun

Meaning 37

your occupation or line of work

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he's in the plumbing game
  • she's in show biz

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: biz

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: occupation, business, job, line of work, line

38

noun

Meaning 38

animal hunted for food or sport

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna

Narrower terms: big game, game bird

39

noun

Meaning 39

the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the child received several games for his birthday

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: game equipment

Narrower terms: puzzle

40

noun

Meaning 40

a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they concocted a plot to discredit the governor
  • I saw through his little game from the start

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: plot, secret plan

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: scheme, strategy

Narrower terms: counterplot, counterplan, intrigue, machination, conspiracy, cabal

41

noun

Meaning 41

the flesh of wild animals that is used for food

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: meat

Narrower terms: venison, buffalo, rabbit, hare

42

noun

Meaning 42

(games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the game is 6 all
  • he is serving for the game

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: score

43

noun

Meaning 43

(tennis) a division of play during which one player serves

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: part, section, division

44

verb

Meaning 44

place a bet on

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Which horse are you backing?
  • I'm betting on the new horse

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bet on, back, gage, stake, punt

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bet, wager, play

Narrower terms: ante, parlay, double up

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *gamaną Proto-West Germanic *gaman Old English gamen Middle English game English game From Middle English game, gamen, gammen, from Old English gamen (“sport, joy, mirth, pastime, game, amusement, pleasure”), from Proto-West Germanic *gaman, from Proto-Germanic *gamaną (“amusement, pleasure, game", literally "participation, communion, people together”), from *ga- (collective prefix) + *mann- (“man”); or alternatively from *ga- + a root from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think, have in mind”). Cognate with Yola gaame, gaaume, gaume (“game”), Old Frisian game, gome (“joy, amusement, entertainment”), Dutch gemelijk (“cantankerous, crabbed”), Middle High German gamen (“joy, amusement, fun, pleasure”), Danish gammen (“merriment”), Icelandic, Norwegian Nynorsk gaman (“joy, fun”), Swedish gamman (“mirth, rejoicing, merriment”). Related to gammon, gamble.

Across languages

Translations

394 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: охотен (ohoten) — willing to participate
  • Czech: ochotný — willing to participate
  • Czech: svolný — willing to participate
  • Czech: připravený — willing to participate
  • Galician: afouto — willing to participate
  • German: bereit — willing to participate
  • German: dabei — willing to participate
  • Hungarian: van kedve — willing to participate
  • Hungarian: szeretne — willing to participate
  • Hungarian: szívesen — willing to participate
  • Hungarian: benne van — willing to participate
  • Icelandic: með — willing to participate
  • Norwegian: med — willing to participate
  • Portuguese: dentro — willing to participate
  • Sicilian: cummintu — willing to participate
  • Sicilian: cumminciutu — willing to participate
  • Spanish: lúdico — willing to participate
  • Swedish: med — willing to participate
  • Swedish: på — willing to participate
  • Welsh: gêm — willing to participate
  • Afrikaans: spel — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Albanian: lojë — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Alviri-Vidari: وازی (vāzzi) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Amharic: ጨዋታ (č̣äwata) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Arabic: لَعْب (laʕb) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Arabic: لَعْبَة (laʕba) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Arabic: لُعْبَة (luʕba) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Arabic: لعبة (liʕba) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Arabic: لعبة (liʕba) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Arabic: لعبة (luʕba) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Arabic: لعب (laʕb) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Arabic: لعبة (luʕba, loʕbe) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Aragonese: chuego — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Armenian: խաղ (xaġ) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Aromanian: gioc — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Assamese: খেল (khel) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Asturian: xuegu — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Azerbaijani: oyun — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Baluchi: لیب (layb) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Baluchi: لعب (la'b) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Bashkir: уйын (uyın) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Belarusian: гульня́ (hulʹnjá) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Belarusian: ігра́ (ihrá) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Bengali: খেলা (khela) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Bulgarian: игра́ (igrá) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Burmese: အားကစား (a:ka.ca:) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Carpathian Rusyn: гра (hra) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Catalan: joc — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Cebuano: dula — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Chechen: ловзам (lovzam) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Chinese Cantonese: 遊戲 /游戏 (jau4 hei3) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 遊戲 /游戏 (iù-hié) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Hakka Chinese: 遊戲 /游戏 (yù-hi) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Chinese: 遊戲 /游戏 (iû-hì) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遊戲 /游戏 (yóuxì) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Wu Chinese: 遊戲 /游戏 (6yeu-shi) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Chukchi: увичвын (uvičvyn) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Corsican: ghjocu — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Czech: hra — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Danish: spil — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Danish: parti — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Danish: leg — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Dutch: spel — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Dutch: spelleke — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Esperanto: ludo — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Estonian: mäng — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Ewe: kɔɖiɖi — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Extremaduran: juegu — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Faroese: leikur — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Finnish: leikki — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • French: jeu — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Friulian: zûc — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Friulian: ğûc — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Gagauz: oyun — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Galician: xogo — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Georgian: თამაში (tamaši) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • German: Spiel — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Greek: παιχνίδι (paichnídi) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Paraguayan Guarani: ñembosarái — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Haitian Creole: jwèt — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Hebrew: מִשְׂחָק (miskhák) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Hindi: खेल (khel) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Hungarian: játék — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Icelandic: leikur — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Icelandic: spil — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Icelandic: tafl — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Ido: ludo — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Ido: ludajo — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Ilocano: ay-ayam — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Indonesian: permainan — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Interlingua: joco — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Irish: cluiche — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Italian: gioco — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Japanese: 遊び (asobi) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Japanese: 遊戯 (yūgi) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Japanese: ゲーム (gēmu) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Japanese: ごっこ (gokko) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Javanese: gim — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Javanese: dolanan — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Kapampangan: pialung — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Kazakh: ойын (oiyn) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Khmer: ល្បែង (lbaeng) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Korean: 놀이 (nori) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Korean: 게임 (geim) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Central Kurdish: گەمە (geme) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Central Kurdish: یاری (yarî) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Central Kurdish: وازی (wazî) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Central Kurdish: کایە (kaye) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Northern Kurdish: lîstik — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Northern Kurdish: yarî — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Kyrgyz: ойноо (oynoo) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Ladino: djogo — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Ladino: djugo — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Lao: ກິລາ (ki lā) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Lao: ການຫຼິ້ນ (kān lin) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Latin: lūdus — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Latvian: spēle — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Latvian: miesla — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Lithuanian: žaidimas — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Luhya: kumwinya — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Macedonian: игра (igra) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Malay: permainan — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Malayalam: കളി (kaḷi) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Maltese: logħba — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Manchu: ᡝᡶᡳᠨ (efin) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Māori: whakaraka — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Māori: kēmu — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Marathi: खेळ (kheḷ) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Middle English: game — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Mongolian: тоглоом (togloom) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Mongolian: наадам (naadam) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Mongolian: ᠲᠣᠭᠯᠠᠭᠠᠮ (toɣlaɣam) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Mongolian: ᠨᠠᠭᠠᠳᠤᠮ (naɣadum) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Norwegian Bokmål: spill — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lek — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Occitan: jòc — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Church Slavic: игрь (igrĭ) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Old East Slavic: игра (igra) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Old Norse: leikr — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Old Uyghur: 𐽰𐽳𐽶𐽳𐽺 — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Pannonian Rusyn: бависко (bavisko) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Pashto: لوبه (loba) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Pashto: بازي (bāzí) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Dari: بَازِی (bāzī) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Iranian Persian: بازی (bâzi) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭠𐭦𐭩𐭢 — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Plautdietsch: Spell — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Polabian: jågraićă — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Polish: gra — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Polish: zabawa — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Portuguese: jogo — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Romanian: joc — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Romansch: gieu — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Romansch: giug — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Romansch: gioi — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Romansch: gi — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Romansch: gö — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Russian: игра́ (igrá) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Sanskrit: क्रीडा (krīḍā) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Scots: gemme — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Scottish Gaelic: geama — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Serbo-Croatian: ѝгра — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Serbo-Croatian: ìgra — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Sicilian: jocu — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Slovak: hra — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Slovene: igra — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Slovene: tekma — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Lower Sorbian: graśe — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Upper Sorbian: hra — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Spanish: juego — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Old Spanish: juego — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Old Spanish: iuego — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Swahili: mchezo — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Swedish: spel — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Swedish: lek — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Tagalog: laro — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Tajik: бози (boz-i) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Tatar: уен (uyın) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Tatar: уйын (uyın) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Telugu: ఆట (āṭa) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Thai: กีฬา (gii-laa) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Thai: เกม (geem) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Thai: การเล่น (gaan-lên) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Tibetan: རྩེད་མོ (rtsed mo) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Turkish: oyun — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Ottoman Turkish: اویون (oyun) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Ottoman Turkish: لعبت (luʿbet) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Turkmen: oýun — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Ukrainian: гра (hra) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Ukrainian: ігра́ (ihrá) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Unami: papuwakàn — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Urdu: کھیل (khel) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Uyghur: ئويۇن (oyun) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Uzbek: oʻyin — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Vietnamese: trò chơi — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Vilamovian: śpejł — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Walloon: djeu — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Welsh: gêm — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Yakut: оонньуу (oonňuu) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Yiddish: שפּיל (shpil) — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Zazaki: khay — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Zhuang: guhcaemz — playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime
  • Afrikaans: speletjie — activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment
  • Czech: hra — activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment
  • Finnish: peli — activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment
  • Haitian Creole: jwèt — activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment
  • Marathi: खेळ (kheḷ) — activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment
  • Middle English: game — activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment
  • Polish: gra — activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment
  • Ottoman Turkish: اویون (oyun) — activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment
  • Ottoman Turkish: لعبت (luʿbet) — activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment
  • Afrikaans: wedstryd — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Arabic: لَعْب (laʕb) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Armenian: խաղ (xaġ) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Azerbaijani: oyun — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Bashkir: бәйге (bəyge) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Bulgarian: мач (mač) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Catalan: joc — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Catalan: partida — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Chinese Mandarin: 比賽 /比赛 (bǐsài) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Czech: utkání — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Czech: zápas — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Danish: spil — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Danish: parti — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Dutch: wedstrijd — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Dutch: match — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Dutch: partij — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Dutch: matchpartij — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Esperanto: ludo — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Finnish: peli — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Finnish: ottelu — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • French: partie — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • French: jeu — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • French: match — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Georgian: თამაში (tamaši) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • German: Spiel — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • German: Partei — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • German: Match — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • German: Wettstreit — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Greek: παιχνίδι (paichnídi) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Hebrew: מִשְׂחָק (mis'khak) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Hungarian: játék — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Irish: cluiche — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Italian: partita — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Italian: gioco — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Japanese: 体育 (taiiku) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Japanese: 競技 (kyōgi) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Japanese: 試合 (shiai) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Javanese: gim — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Javanese: tandhingan — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Khmer: កីឡា (kəylaa) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Korean: 경기 (gyeonggi) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Korean: 시합 (sihap) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Central Kurdish: یاری (yarî) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Lao: ກີລາ (kī lā) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Latin: lūdus — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Latvian: spēle — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Lithuanian: rungtynės — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Macedonian: игра (igra) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Macedonian: натпревар (natprevar) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Macedonian: меч (meč) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Malayalam: കളി (kaḷi) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Norwegian Bokmål: spill — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Norwegian Bokmål: match — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Norwegian Bokmål: parti — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: spel — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: match — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: parti — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Dari: بَازِی (bāzī) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Iranian Persian: بازی (bâzi) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Plautdietsch: Spell — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Polish: gra — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Portuguese: jogo — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Portuguese: partida — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Russian: игра́ (igrá) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Russian: матч (matč) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Russian: соревнова́ние (sorevnovánije) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Russian: состяза́ние (sostjazánije) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Slovene: partija — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Slovene: tekma — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Spanish: partido — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Spanish: partida — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Swedish: spel — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Swedish: match — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Swedish: parti — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Tamil: விளையாட்டு (viḷaiyāṭṭu) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Thai: กีฬา (gii-laa) — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Vietnamese: thi đấu — particular instance of playing a game; match
  • Finnish: peli — that which is gained, such as the stake in a game
  • Middle English: game — that which is gained, such as the stake in a game
  • Finnish: kortti — card games: point awarded to the player whose cards add up to the largest sum
  • Czech: hra — equipment that enables such activity, particularly as packaged under a title
  • Finnish: peli — equipment that enables such activity, particularly as packaged under a title
  • Finnish: peli — one's manner, style, or performance in playing a game
  • Finnish: peli — amorous dalliance
  • Malayalam: കളി (kaḷi) — amorous dalliance
  • Middle English: game — amorous dalliance
  • Afrikaans: speletjie — video game — see also video game
  • Finnish: peli — video game — see also video game
  • Finnish: videopeli — video game — see also video game
  • French: jeu vidéo — video game — see also video game
  • German: Computerspiel — video game — see also video game
  • German: Videospiel — video game — see also video game
  • Italian: videogioco — video game — see also video game
  • Italian: videogame — video game — see also video game
  • Macedonian: игра (igra) — video game — see also video game
  • Marathi: गेम (gem) — video game — see also video game
  • Portuguese: jogo — video game — see also video game
  • Portuguese: videojogo — video game — see also video game
  • Finnish: ala — field of an industry or profession
  • Finnish: peli — something that resembles a game with rules
  • Finnish: sotaharjoitus — exercise simulating warfare
  • Afrikaans: wild — wild animals hunted for food
  • Arabic: طَرِيدَة (ṭarīda) — wild animals hunted for food
  • Armenian: երե (ere) — wild animals hunted for food
  • Armenian: որս (ors) — wild animals hunted for food
  • Belarusian: дзічы́на (dzičýna) — wild animals hunted for food
  • Bulgarian: ди́веч (díveč) — wild animals hunted for food
  • Catalan: caça — wild animals hunted for food
  • Chinese Mandarin: 獵物 /猎物 (lièwù) — wild animals hunted for food
  • Chinese Mandarin: 野味 (yěwèi) — wild animals hunted for food
  • Czech: zvěř — wild animals hunted for food
  • Danish: vildt — wild animals hunted for food
  • Dutch: wild — wild animals hunted for food
  • Estonian: jahiuluk — wild animals hunted for food
  • Estonian: jahiloom — wild animals hunted for food
  • Ewe: adelã — wild animals hunted for food
  • Finnish: riista — wild animals hunted for food
  • French: gibier — wild animals hunted for food
  • German: Wild — wild animals hunted for food
  • Greek: κυνήγι (kynígi) — wild animals hunted for food
  • Ancient Greek: θήραμα (thḗrama) — wild animals hunted for food
  • Hebrew: צַיִד (tzáyid) — wild animals hunted for food
  • Hungarian: vad — wild animals hunted for food
  • Ido: vildo — wild animals hunted for food
  • Irish: géim — wild animals hunted for food
  • Italian: selvaggina — wild animals hunted for food
  • Italian: cacciagione — wild animals hunted for food
  • Japanese: 獲物 (emono) — wild animals hunted for food
  • Japanese: ジビエ (jibie) — wild animals hunted for food
  • Korean: 사냥감 (sanyanggam) — wild animals hunted for food
  • Korean: 수렵물 (suryeommul) — wild animals hunted for food
  • Korean: 어획물 (eohoengmul) — wild animals hunted for food
  • Latvian: medījums — wild animals hunted for food
  • Macedonian: ди́веч (díveč) — wild animals hunted for food
  • Middle English: game — wild animals hunted for food
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vilt — wild animals hunted for food
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vilt — wild animals hunted for food
  • Polish: dziczyzna — wild animals hunted for food
  • Polish: zwierzyna łowna — wild animals hunted for food
  • Portuguese: caça — wild animals hunted for food
  • Romanian: vânat — wild animals hunted for food
  • Russian: дичь (dičʹ) — wild animals hunted for food
  • Scottish Gaelic: sitheann — wild animals hunted for food
  • Serbo-Croatian: ло̏вина — wild animals hunted for food
  • Serbo-Croatian: ди̏вља̄ч — wild animals hunted for food
  • Serbo-Croatian: lȍvina — wild animals hunted for food
  • Serbo-Croatian: dȉvljāč — wild animals hunted for food
  • Slovak: zver — wild animals hunted for food
  • Slovene: divjad — wild animals hunted for food
  • Spanish: caza — wild animals hunted for food
  • Spanish: venación — wild animals hunted for food
  • Swedish: vilt — wild animals hunted for food
  • Swedish: byte — wild animals hunted for food
  • Swedish: villebråd — wild animals hunted for food
  • Tibetan: རི་དྭགས (ri dwags) — wild animals hunted for food
  • Turkish: av hayvanı — wild animals hunted for food
  • Ukrainian: дичина́ (dyčyná) — wild animals hunted for food
  • Zazaki: qequbro — wild animals hunted for food
  • Finnish: taito — ability to successfully seduce someone — see also charisma, charm
  • Finnish: kyky — ability to successfully seduce someone — see also charisma, charm
  • Spanish: labia — ability to successfully seduce someone — see also charisma, charm
  • Spanish: pegue — ability to successfully seduce someone — see also charisma, charm
  • Spanish: jale — ability to successfully seduce someone — see also charisma, charm
  • Spanish: gancho — ability to successfully seduce someone — see also charisma, charm
  • Spanish: tirón — ability to successfully seduce someone — see also charisma, charm
  • Spanish: imán — ability to successfully seduce someone — see also charisma, charm
  • Spanish: tener tilín — ability to successfully seduce someone — see also charisma, charm
  • Finnish: taito — mastery; the ability to excel at something
  • Finnish: peli — questionable, unethical, or illegal practice
  • Bulgarian: играя (igraja) — to play games
  • Chinese Cantonese: 打機 /打机 (daa2 gei1) — to play games
  • Czech: hrát — to play games
  • Czech: pařit — to play games
  • Finnish: pelata — to play games
  • Finnish: pelailla — to play games
  • German: zocken — to play games
  • Macedonian: игра (igra) — to play games
  • Malayalam: കളിക്കുക (kaḷikkuka) — to play games
  • Polish: grać — to play games
  • Finnish: huijata — to defeat the rules in order to obtain a result
  • Hungarian: kijátszik — to defeat the rules in order to obtain a result
  • Portuguese: burlar — to defeat the rules in order to obtain a result
  • Spanish: burlar — to defeat the rules in order to obtain a result