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1. • • Frequently in to bring one's A-game: to perform at one's peak; to do the best one possibly can. Originally in sporting contexts.
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   What do you mean by game?

   • 1. Game (noun): a structured form of play, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. 2. Game (noun): a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on the part of two or more persons who play according to a set of rules, usually for their own amusement or for that of spectators. 3.

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   What is an example of a game?

   • Well-known examples are war games and role-playing. The root of this meaning may originate in the human prehistory of games deduced by anthropology from observing primitive cultures, in which children's games mimic the activities of adults to a significant degree: hunting, warring, nursing, etc.

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   Where did games come from?

   • Attested as early as 2600 BC, games are a universal part of human experience and present in all cultures. The Royal Game of Ur, Senet, and Mancala are some of the oldest known games. Look up game in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ludwig Wittgenstein was probably the first academic philosopher to address the definition of the word game.

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   What are video games?

   • Video games are computer- or microprocessor -controlled games. Computers can create virtual spaces for a wide variety of game types. Some video games simulate conventional game objects like cards or dice, while others can simulate environs either grounded in reality or fantastical in design, each with its own set of rules or goals.

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   Why do people play games?

   • Games generally involve mental or physical stimulation, and often both. Many games help develop practical skills, serve as a form of exercise, or otherwise perform an educational, simulational, or psychological role. Attested as early as 2600 BC, games are a universal part of human experience and present in all cultures.

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   What does the noun A-game mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun A-game . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on the part of two or more persons who play according to a set of rules, usually for their own amusement or for that of spectators: Flag football is a game growing in popularity. Synonyms: competition, contest, sport.

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   The term "game" can include simulation [25] [26] or re-enactment of various activities or use in "real life" for various purposes: e.g., training, analysis, prediction. Well-known examples are war games and role-playing.

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   Jul 7, 2024 · 1. Game (noun): a structured form of play, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. 2. Game (noun): a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on the part of two or more persons who play according to a set of rules, usually for their own amusement or for that of spectators. 3.

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   The only known use of the adverb agame is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for agame is from around 1300, in St. Mary Magdalen.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGAME | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   an entertaining activity, esp. one played by children, or a sports competition: a baseball / basketball / football / soccer game. The kids are playing a computer game. I told the children to put away their toys and games (= equipment for an entertaining activity).