league
/liːɡ/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.13 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A class or type of people or things that are evenly matched or on the same level.
Countable; Uncountable
verb
To form an association; to unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support.
adj
Playing in the The Football League or the Premier League, the top four divisions of English football
British usage
Example Sentences
- "the League of Nations"
- "And let there be / 'Twixt us and them no league, nor amity."
- "My favorite sports organizations are the National Football League and the American League in baseball."
- "He loved watching cricket leagues all around the world."
- "Are you going to watch the league tonight?"
- "Forget about dating him; he's out of your league."
Etymology
From Middle English liege, ligg, lige (“a pact between governments, an agreement, alliance”), from Middle French ligue, from Italian lega, from the verb legare, from Latin ligō (“to tie”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Informal
- British usage
- Obsolete