Meaning of the word sporting

1

a

: of, relating to, used, or suitable for sport

especially

: trained for trapping or retrieving game

c

: involving such risk as a sports contender may expect to take or encounter

2

: of or relating to dissipation and especially gambling

3

: tending to mutate freely

Example Sentences



It wasn’t very sporting of you to trip him.

Recent Examples on the Web

Known for its boozy, celebrity-stuffed broadcast, the Globes long ranked as one of the most-watched non-sporting live programs of the year.


—Time, 12 Dec. 2022




These are lessons often lost on commercial, non-sporting, organizations who all too often focus on the transaction, rather than the total experience.


—Bill Fischer, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022




Non-sporting breeds were judged including the chow chows!!


—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2022




The show’s finalists each represent the best of seven different groups of dog breeds: herding, hound, non-sporting, terrier, toy and working.


—Aj Willingham, CNN, 22 June 2022




To lure non-sporting events, BSE Global needs to negotiate favorable terms with promoters, leaving little room for profit.


—Jabari Young, Forbes, 18 June 2022




REV Entertainment’s team of roughly 35 full-time employees includes seven who work under a subsidiary business called REV Production Services, which specializes in installing flooring and barricades at stadiums for non-sporting events.


—Dom Difurio, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2021




Hawks owner/general manager Ben Kerner had trouble securing home dates at the Milwaukee Arena for parts of the season, including in March and most of February, with the venue preferring to schedule non-sporting events as better revenue bets.


—Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 June 2021




Clearly aware of sneakers’ cultural power, Nike has since collaborated with luxury fashion labels like Dior and Sacai, as well as non-sporting celebrities such as Travis Scott and somewhat unlikely brands like Ben & Jerry’s.


—CNN, 5 July 2021


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Word History

First Known Use

1713, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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    sporting

    sporting [ˊspɔ:tɪŋ]

    2.

    a

    спорти́вный; охо́тничий

    а) иго́рный дом;

    б) публи́чный дом

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > sporting

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    sporting

    Персональный Сократ > sporting

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    sporting

    1. [ʹspɔ:tıŋ]

    1. игра, забава

    2. охота

    2. [ʹspɔ:tıŋ]

    1. 1) спортивный

    rugged, sporting man — крепкий человек спортивного типа

    2) охотничий

    2. 1) готовый идти на риск, рисковый

    2) связанный с азартными играми, игрой на скачках

    he enjoys the sporting life of Las Vegas — ему нравится жить в Лас-Вегасе, в этом городе игорных домов

    3) связанный с оправданным риском; имеющий шансы на успех

    a sporting chance (of success) — шанс, надежда на успех

    not to have a sporting chance — быть в безнадёжном /безвыходном/ положении, быть обречённым

    I’ll make you a sporting chance /offer/ — я дам вам шанс; вы ничего не потеряете, если примете моё предложение

    they gave the less experienced players a sporting chance by handicapping the experts — они справедливо дали новичкам шанс на победу, установив гандикап опытным игрокам

    НБАРС > sporting

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    sporting

    1. n игра, забава

    2. n охота

    3. a спортивный

    4. a охотничий

    5. a готовый идти на риск, рисковый

    6. a связанный с оправданным риском; имеющий шансы на успех

    7. a неодобр. развесёлый, пустой

    Синонимический ряд:

    1. clean (adj.) clean; fair; sportsmanlike

    2. playing (verb) disporting; playing; recreating; sporting

    3. showing (verb) brandishing; displaying; exhibiting; exposing; flashing; flaunting; parading; show off; showing

    English-Russian base dictionary > sporting

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    sporting

    [ˈspɔ:tɪŋ]

    sporting pres. p. от sport sporting спортивный; охотничий; sporting chance рискованный шанс sporting спортивный; охотничий; sporting chance рискованный шанс sporting house игорный дом sporting house публичный дом

    English-Russian short dictionary > sporting

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    sporting

    ˈspɔ:tɪŋ прил. спортивный;
    охотничий sporting chance ≈ рискованный шанс sporting house
    игра, забава охота спортивный — * equipment спортивное оборудование — rugged, * man крепкий человек спортивного типа охотничий готовый идти на риск, рисковый связанный с азартными играми, игрой на скачках и т. п. — he enjoys the * life of Las Vegas ему нравится жить в Лас-Вегасе, в этом городе игорных домов связанный с оправданным риском;
    имеющий шансы на успех — a * chance( of success) шанс, надежда на успех — not to have a * chance быть в безнадежном /безвыходном/ положении, быть обреченным — I’ll make you a * chance /offer/ я вам дам шанс;
    вы ничего не потеряете, если примете мое предложение — they gave the less experienced players a * chance by handicapping the experts они справедливо дали новичкам шанс на победу, установив гандикап опытным игрокам (неодобрительно) развеселый, пустой( о жизни и т. п. — * gents and their ladies прожигатели жизни со своими дамами — * girl девица легкого поведения
    sporting pres. p. от sport ~ спортивный;
    охотничий;
    sporting chance рискованный шанс
    ~ спортивный;
    охотничий;
    sporting chance рискованный шанс
    ~ house игорный дом ~ house публичный дом

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > sporting

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    sporting

    спортивный
    имя прилагательное:

    имя существительное:

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > sporting

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    sporting

    The new dictionary of modern spoken language > sporting

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    sporting

    English-Russian big medical dictionary > sporting

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    sporting

    [‘spɔːtɪŋ]

    прил.

    1) спортивный; охотничий

    Syn:

    2) честный; благородный; великодушный

    Syn:

    3) связанный с азартными играми, игрой на скачках и

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    Англо-русский современный словарь > sporting

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    sporting

    The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > sporting

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    sporting

    1.

    present participle

    of sport 3.

    спортивный; охотничий

    sporting chance рискованный шанс

    sporting house

    а) игорный дом;

    б) публичный дом

    * * *

    (a) споривный

    * * *

    спортивный; охотничий

    * * *

    [‘sport·ing || ‘spɔrtɪŋ /’spɔɪ-]
    спортивный, охотничий

    * * *

    охота

    охотничий

    спорт

    спортивен

    спортивный

    * * *

    1) спортивный
    2) готовый идти на риск
    3) связанный с азартными играми, игрой на скачках и т. п.

    Новый англо-русский словарь > sporting

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    sporting

    Англо-русский технический словарь > sporting

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    sporting

    Англо-русский словарь по экологии > sporting

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    sporting

    [‘spɔːtɪŋ]

    3) Табуированная лексика: играние

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > sporting

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    sporting

    [`spɔːtɪŋ]

    спортивный; охотничий

    готовый идти на риск, рисковый

    Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > sporting

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    sporting

    English-Russian sports dictionary > sporting

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    sporting

    English-Russian dictionary of technical terms > sporting

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    sporting

    охота

    охотничий

    спорт

    спортивен

    спортивный

    English-Russian smart dictionary > sporting

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    sporting

     adj.

    sportivny · спортивны

    Dictionary English-Interslavic > sporting

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спортивный, охотничий, игра, охота, забава

прилагательное ↓

- спортивный

sporting equipment — спортивное оборудование 
rugged, sporting man — крепкий человек спортивного типа 

- охотничий
- готовый идти на риск, рисковый
- связанный с азартными играми, игрой на скачках и т. п.

he enjoys the sporting life of Las Vegas — ему нравится жить в Лас-Вегасе, в этом городе игорных домов 

- связанный с оправданным риском; имеющий шансы на успех

a sporting chance (of success) — шанс, надежда на успех 
not to have a sporting chance — быть в безнадёжном /безвыходном/ положении, быть обречённым 
I’ll make you a sporting chance /offer/ — я дам вам шанс; вы ничего не потеряете, если примете моё предложение 
they gave the less experienced players a sporting chance by handicapping the experts — они справедливо дали новичкам шанс на победу, установив гандикап опытным игрокам 

- неодобр. развесёлый, пустой (о жизни и т. п.)

sporting gents and their ladies — прожигатели жизни со своими дамами 
sporting girl — девица лёгкого поведения 

существительное

- игра, забава
- охота

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Словосочетания

a sporting solution of the disagreement — джентльменское разрешение данных разногласий  
the sight of dolphins sporting amidst the waves — вид дельфинов, резвящихся среди волн  
sporting dogs — охотничьи собаки  
the political [school, sporting] calendar — календарь политических событий [школьных, спортивных мероприятий]  
sporting dog — охотничья собака  
sporting gun — охотничье ружье  
sporting airplane — спортивный самолет  
sporting rights — право охоты  
sporting chance разг. — довольно хороший шанс  
sporting aeroplane — спортивный самолёт  
sporting ammunition — боеприпасы спортивного оружия  
sporting rifle — спортивная винтовка  

Примеры с переводом

She was sporting a new hat. 

Она щеголяла в новой шляпке.

I think we’ve got a sporting chance of winning. 

По-моему, у нас достаточно хорошие шансы на победу.

Britain’s sporting heroes 

герои британского спорта

She showed up at the party sporting a bright red hat. 

Она появилась на вечеринке, щеголяя в ярко-красной шляпе.

Injury threatened to wreck his sporting career. 

Травмы грозили положить конец его спортивной карьере.

It was very sporting of them to wait until the rest of our team had arrived. 

Они проявили большое благородство, подождав, пока приедет остальная наша команда.

Rain has continued to play havoc with sporting events. 

Дождь всё так же не даёт нормально проводить спортивные мероприятия.

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Eric was sporting a new camel-hair coat.  

It wasn’t very sporting of you to trip him.  

…a dude given to sporting expensive suits and flashy jewelry…  

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Возможные однокоренные слова

sport  — спорт, спортивные соревнования, щеголять, заниматься спортом, играть
sportful  — забавный, веселый
sports  — спортивный, верхняя одежда
sporty  — спортсменский, лихой, удалой, щегольской, показной
unsporting  — неспортивный, нечестный, непорядочный, недостойный спортсмена

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What do we mean by sporting?

Used in or appropriate for sports. adjective

Characterized by sportsmanship. adjective

Of or associated with gambling. adjective

A sport; a game; specifically, participation in horse-racing, sports of the field, etc.; sports collectively, with all the interests involved in them. noun

In zoology and botany, spontaneous origination of new and singular characters; the appearance of a sport, or the assumption of that character by an individual animal or plant. See sport, v. i., 3, and n., 8. noun

Engaging or concerned in sport or diversion; specifically, interested in or practising field-sports: as, a sporting man. See sport, n., 9.

In botany and zoology, assuming the character of a sport. See sport, n., 8, Darwin, Var. of Animals and Plants, p. 413

Of, pertaining to, or engaging in, sport or sports; exhibiting the character or conduct of one who, or that which, sports. adjective

A book containing a record of bets, gambling operations, and the like. adjective

A house frequented by sportsmen, gamblers, and the like. adjective

One who practices field sports; also, a horse racer, a pugilist, a gambler, or the like. adjective

A plant in which a single bud or offset suddenly assumes a new, and sometimes very different, character from that of the rest of the plant. adjective

Present participle of sport. verb

Pertaining to sports adjective

Exhibiting sportsmanship. adjective

Having a reasonable chance of success. adjective

Exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play adjective

Involving risk or willingness to take a risk adjective

Relating to or used in sports adjective

Preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance adjective

To amuse oneself, to play.

To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.

To display; to have as a notable feature.

To divert; to amuse; to make merry.

To represent by any kind of play.

To practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races.

To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal.

To close (a door).

Slang for wearing. Also used to describe what athletes wear when they compete. Urban Dictionary

A whimsical term to describe a man proudly displaying his erect penis underneath his outer wear Urban Dictionary

When you send nudes back and forth to someone on social media (usually snapchat) with no strings attached. the two sporters usually flirt and send pics knowing neither want a relationship. the word gets its name from its competitive nature, as participants usually try to get as many nudes/sexual texts as they can in the shortest amount of time. sporting must be consensual on all ends! if not consented, sporting is sexual harassment. ASK FOR CONSENT TO SPORT. Urban Dictionary

A saying used by mostly NBA and NFL fans whenever they see a sport that isn’t the NBA or NFL tweeted by SportsCenter or Bleach Report. It’s often linked to people who grew up fatherless or people with a mental disability Urban Dictionary

The name your dad calls you by that makes you feel like a total loser, which you probably are anyway (synonyms: champ, chief, etc.) Urban Dictionary

America’s state-sponsored religion. Urban Dictionary

The sociological phenomena where throwing large amounts of money at anything will cause participants and spectators alike to obsess over the subject in question. Urban Dictionary

Generic name used as a substitute for a person’s surname.
See also chief, ace, champ, boss, dude, pal, slappy, guy, man, homey, junior, my deuce Urban Dictionary

Giving up your own physical health and mental stability for the love of the game. Urban Dictionary

Yelled during the viewing of a sporting event by a non-sports fan when surrounded by sports fans. Non-sports yells «SPORTS» when he or she does not know what is going on in a given but wants to feel as though they are contributing. Urban Dictionary

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adjective

engaging in, disposed to, or interested in open-air or athletic sports: a rugged, sporting man.

concerned with or suitable for such sports: sporting equipment.

interested in or connected with sports or pursuits involving betting or gambling: the sporting life of Las Vegas.

involving or inducing the taking of risk, as in a sport.

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Origin of sporting

First recorded in 1590–1600; sport + -ing2

OTHER WORDS FROM sporting

sport·ing·ly, adverbnon·sport·ing, adjectivenon·sport·ing·ly, adverbun·sport·ing, adjective

Words nearby sporting

sport, sporter, sport fish, sportfisherman, sportfishing, sporting, sporting blood, sporting chance, sporting dog, sporting house, sporting lady

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Words related to sporting

antic, fair, game, rollicking, square, coltish, considerate, devil-may-care, frisky, frolicsome, gamesome, gay, generous, gentlemanly, impish, jaunty, joyous, kittenish, larkish, lively

How to use sporting in a sentence

  • Still, when it comes to a major sporting event — especially one augmented by the risk of Twitter and news outlets’ push notification spoiling the action — I don’t want to be playing catch up.

  • We long ago became used to watching sporting events with little or no attendance.

  • The Super Bowl streaming crash was the latest of several recent instances of streaming apps failing to handle big audiences during high-profile sporting events.

  • Your correspondent tuned into the world’s biggest sporting event yesterday.

  • HalfSmoke, dating from 2016, is a relaxed American-fare establishment sporting board games and a menu of sausages crafted over a wood-fired flame.

  • In their midst stands a soldier with the Lebanese armed forces in a red beret, sporting an assault rifle and an unblinking stare.

  • Just ask Darren Sharper what happens if your sporting career suddenly falters.

  • Being dapper is all about attention to detail, like sporting a perfectly tucked handkerchief in your suit pocket.

  • Brash, crass, and sporting a perpetually raised eyebrow, Ash Williams remains the ultimate postmodern superhero.

  • Bundy asks Bakari, who is off to his right, sporting all black everything.

  • The tide was down; and sundry Arabs were regaling their naked feet in the mud, sporting and shouting.

  • Many a time have I hunted with your sporting pack, and seen my friends ride gallantly at your tails.

  • In his football days the «fighting face» of the Indian star had often appeared on sporting pages.

  • But you’ve taken a knock-down blow in a sporting way, and I want to do the thing handsome.

  • The Colorado resort fairly dripped with wealthy tourists and members of the sporting fraternity from everywhere.

British Dictionary definitions for sporting

adjective

(prenominal) of, relating to, or used or engaged in a sport or sportsseveral sporting interests

relating or conforming to sportsmanship; fair

of, relating to, or characterized by an interest in gambling

willing to take a risk

Derived forms of sporting

sportingly, adverb

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