sporting

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tɪŋ

Verb

sporting

1. Present participle of sport.

Adjective

sporting (comparative more sporting, superlative most sporting)

1. (not comparable) Pertaining to sports

   He got a job in a sporting goods store.

2. (comparable) Exhibiting sportsmanship.

   Quite sporting of you to call that foul on yourself.

3. (comparable) Having a reasonable chance of success.

   A sporting chance? I wouldn't call even him a long-shot?

Derived terms

• sporting goods
• sporting house
• sporting chance

Translations

pertaining to sports

• Finnish: urheilu- (fi)

• Polish: sportowy (pl) m

exhibiting sportsmanship

• Finnish: urheilijamainen (fi), reilu (fi)

having a reasonable chance of success