sporting

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Verb

1. present participle of sport#English|sport

Adjective

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.

   You think he has a sporting chance? I wouldn't call even him a long shot!

4. (comparable) Fair, generous; ‘game’.

   It was very sporting of her to let us off like that.

5. (not comparable) (obsolete) Of or relating to unseemly male excesses, especially gambling, prostitution, or similar recreational activities.

Translations

• French: sportif
• German: sportiv
• Italian: sportivo
• Portuguese: (Brazil) esportivo, (Portugal) desportivo
• Spanish: deportivo

Noun

sporting (plural sportings)

1. The act of taking part in a sport.

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