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
💭 🤔
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -mania English
- -maniac English
- Big Game English
- Eurogame English
- Eurogamer English
- GamerGate English
- Gamergate English
- aftergame English
- antigame English
- back English
- backgame English
- bag English
- big English
- bird English
- black English
- blackgame English
- board English
- book English
- breaking English
- card English
- catcher English
- changer English
- cock English
- crap English
- crapgame English
- cybergame English
- day English
- demount English
- dice English
- dice game English
- dismount English
- door English
- doorgame English
- end English
- endgame English
- fan English
- fangame English
- fic English
- fish English
- folk English
- folkgame English
- foregame English
- fowl English
- gamble English
- gambler English
- gamblesome English
- gamblest English
- gambleth English
- game-goer English
- gameable English
- gamebag English
- gamebird English
- gameboard English
- gamebook English
- gamebot English
- gamebreaking English
- gamecard English
- gamecatcher English
- gamechanger English
- gamecock English
- gameday English
- gamefic English
- gamefish English
- gamefowl English
- gameful English
- gamegoer English
- gamekeeper English
- gamekeeping English
- gameland English
- gameless English
- gamelessness English
- gamelike English
- gamely English
- gameness English
- gameography English
- gamepad English
- gameplay English
- gameplayer English
- gameplaying English
- gameplaywise English
- gameport English
- gamer English
- gamerscore English
- gamescape English
- gamesome English
- gamesomely English
- gamesomeness English
- gamespace English
- gamester English
- gamestress English
- gameverse English
- gamewise English
- gameworld English
- gamey English
- gamification English
- gamified English
- gamify English
- goer English
- hand English
- handgame English
- imminent English
- keeper English
- keeping English
- land English
- make English
- makegame English
- megagame English
- mendaciously English
- mendaciousness English
- metagame English
- microgame English
- middle English
- middlegame English
- midgame English
- minigame English
- monitor English
- multigame English
- net English
- netgame English
- netgamer English
- neurogame English
- news English
- newsgame English
- non-gamer English
- nongame English
- nongamer English
- outgamble English
- outgame English
- pad English
- paramount English
- play English
- player English
- playgame English
- playing English
- port English
- postgame English
- pregame English
- pro-gamer English
- pseudogame English
- reminisce English
- remonstrate English
- retrogame English
- retrogamer English
- save English
- savegame English
- space English
- subgame English
- unmount English
- wargamer English
- world English
- *montāre Latin
- ad montem Latin
- admoneō Latin
- commemini Latin
- comminiscor Latin
- immineo Latin
- maneo Latin
- manēre Latin
- mendācium Latin
- mentalis Latin
- mentula Latin
- mentum Latin
- minārī Latin
- mons Latin
- montem Latin
- montānus Latin
- mēns Latin
- mōnstrum Latin
- mūris montānus, mus Latin
- praemonitus Latin
- promineo Latin
- prōminēns Latin
- prōmontorium Latin
- remaneō Latin
- reminiscor Latin
- reminīscēns Latin
- Automat German
- gamen German
- -mante Italian
- mentecatto Italian
- game Dutch, Flemish
- gamen Dutch, Flemish
- gamer Dutch, Flemish
- -mane French
- gambler French
- gamer French
- guimbler French
- mante French
- геймплей Russian
- mentir Spanish, Castilian
- Μοῦσα Ancient Greek
- αὐτόματον Ancient Greek
- δυσμενέων Ancient Greek
- μάθημα Ancient Greek
- μάθησις Ancient Greek
- μάντις Ancient Greek
- μέμαα Ancient Greek
- μένω Ancient Greek
- μίμνω Ancient Greek
- μαθηματικός Ancient Greek
- μανία Ancient Greek
- μανιακός Ancient Greek
- μενεπτόλεμος Ancient Greek
- μενθήρη Ancient Greek
- μενοεικής Ancient Greek
- μνάομαι Ancient Greek
- μνήμη Ancient Greek
- μνημονικός Ancient Greek
- μνησιπήμων Ancient Greek
- μονάς Ancient Greek
- μοναχός Ancient Greek
- μουσῐκή Ancient Greek
- ξυμμένω Ancient Greek
- περιμένω Ancient Greek
- συμμένω Ancient Greek
- ἀμαθής Ancient Greek
- ἀμνηστέω Ancient Greek
- ἀναμιμνήσκω Ancient Greek
- ὑπερμενής Ancient Greek
- *dusmenḗs Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European
- *memóne Proto-Indo-European
- *men- Proto-Indo-European
- *men-, *mn-eh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *men-, *mn̥-yé-tor Proto-Indo-European
- *men-es-weh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *mend- Proto-Indo-European
- *mendʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *menesweh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *mn̥(s)-dʰh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *mn̥-eh₂-sḱe- Proto-Indo-European
- *mn̥tós Proto-Indo-European
- *mn̥yétor Proto-Indo-European
- *monti Proto-Indo-European
- *monéyeti Proto-Indo-European
- *ménos Proto-Indo-European
- *méntis Proto-Indo-European
- *mō- Proto-Indo-European
- *upér Proto-Indo-European
- game Portuguese
- mentir Portuguese
- mentira Portuguese
- *gamaną Proto-Germanic
- *gaminþiją, *(ga) Proto-Germanic
- *gamundiz Proto-Germanic
- *manōną Proto-Germanic
- *minþijaną Proto-Germanic
- *minþiją Proto-Germanic
- *minþijō Proto-Germanic
- *munaną Proto-Germanic
- *muniwō Proto-Germanic
- *muniz Proto-Germanic
- *munþaz Proto-Germanic
- *mōnijaną- Proto-Germanic
- gejma Swedish
- gem Swedish
- ゲーム Japanese
- ゲーム理論 Japanese
- 伝言ゲーム Japanese
- 罰ゲーム Japanese
- gamepad Polish
- gem Polish
- gamen Old English
- gamenian Old English
- hōh Old English
- सम्मत Sanskrit
- *gamlen Middle English
- agame Middle English
- game Middle English
- gameful Middle English
- gamely Middle English
- gamen Middle English
- gamme Middle English
- gammen Middle English
- gamsome Middle English
- gama Old Norse
- gaman Old Norse
- man Old Norse
- minnigr Old Norse
- minning Old Norse
- munu Old Norse
- gamer Danish
- *mьněti Proto-Slavic
- *pamętь Proto-Slavic
- surmonter Old French
- gaman Icelandic
- gamanleikur Icelandic
- gamansamur Icelandic
- gamansemi Icelandic
- tómstundagaman Icelandic
- गेम Hindi
- мондан Persian
- مانده Persian
- เกม Thai
- gêm Welsh
- mynnu Welsh
- admuinethar Old Irish
- aithmet Old Irish
- domuinethar Old Irish
- foirmtech Old Irish
- format Old Irish
- formuinethar Old Irish
- manadh Old Irish
- gamme Norman
- mendje Albanian
- éminent Middle French
- 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *gaman gmw-pro
- *ad-mentos, *admentos Proto-Celtic
- *an-men Proto-Celtic
- *anmen- Proto-Celtic
- *dī- Proto-Celtic
- *kom- Proto-Celtic
- *manyetor Proto-Celtic
- *menman Proto-Celtic
- *menmans Proto-Celtic
- *moniyos Proto-Celtic
- *man- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *mantrī́ Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *mánuš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *mányuš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- 게임 Korean
- gaams Westrobothnian
- *(eks)menā Proto-Italic
- *monestrom Proto-Italic
- KTLWNtn' Middle Persian
- *mata Proto-Albanian
- gim Javanese
- amāṃ Tocharian B
- mendene Zazaki
- 𒈪𒅎𒈠𒄿 Hittite
- net
- day
- fan
- fic
- big
- end
- bag
- pad
- fowl
- port
- make
- dice
- crap
- cock
- folk
- bird
- news
- back
- fish
- land
- goer
- card
- book
- save
- play
- door
- hand
- black
- world
- space
- gamey
- gamer
- board
- middle
- gamely
- gamify
- keeper
- gamble
- player
- -mania
- midgame
- gameday
- keeping
- nongame
- gamebag
- gamepad
- subgame
- endgame
- netgame
- gamebot
- gambler
- fangame
- outgame
- catcher
- unmount
- gameful
- gamefic
- changer
- -maniac
- demount
- pregame
- monitor
- playing
- wargamer
- gamegoer
- crapgame
- gamebird
- foregame
- megagame
- savegame
- doorgame
- gameable
- gamesome
- gamefish
- gamecard
- postgame
- playgame
- gambleth
- minigame
- gameness
- gamelike
- newsgame
- makegame
- Big Game
- gamblest
- gameplay
- gamewise
- folkgame
- gamefowl
- gamecock
- gamester
- gameless
- gameland
- imminent
- handgame
- antigame
- breaking
- gamebook
- metagame
- nongamer
- Eurogame
- gamified
- netgamer
- gameport
- backgame
- dismount
- gameworld
- blackgame
- gameverse
- retrogame
- GamerGate
- paramount
- dice game
- gamespace
- aftergame
- game-goer
- gameboard
- Eurogamer
- non-gamer
- reminisce
- multigame
- Gamergate
- gamescape
- neurogame
- pro-gamer
- outgamble
- cybergame
- microgame
- retrogamer
- gamesomely
- gameplayer
- gamestress
- gamekeeper
- pseudogame
- middlegame
- gamblesome
- gamerscore
- gameplaying
- remonstrate
- gamekeeping
- gamecatcher
- gameography
- gamechanger
- gamesomeness
- gamification
- mendaciously
- gameplaywise
- gamebreaking
- gamelessness
- mendaciousness