league
A group of sports teams or players who compete against each other to see who is the best. It can also describe a group of people, companies, or countries that join together for a shared purpose.
Beispiele
3 von 5My brother plays in a local football league every Saturday morning.
My brother plays in a local football competition every Saturday morning.
The international league was formed to promote peace and trade between the member nations.
The international association was created to encourage peace and trade between the member countries.
Don't worry about him; he is totally out of your league.
Don't worry about him; he is much better or more successful than you (idiomatic).
Synonyme
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of the 'Justice League'—a group of superheroes working together—or the 'Premier League' in soccer.
Schnelles Quiz
Our school's debating team has finally joined the national ____.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: league
Beispiele
My brother plays in a local football league every Saturday morning.
everydayMy brother plays in a local football competition every Saturday morning.
The international league was formed to promote peace and trade between the member nations.
formalThe international association was created to encourage peace and trade between the member countries.
Don't worry about him; he is totally out of your league.
informalDon't worry about him; he is much better or more successful than you (idiomatic).
The study analyzes the financial growth of the national basketball league over the last decade.
academicThe study examines the money growth of the national basketball association over the past ten years.
Our new marketing strategy puts us in a completely different league than our competitors.
businessOur new marketing plan makes us much better than our rivals.
Synonyme
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
out of someone's league
too good or too expensive for someone
in a league of one's own
much better than everyone else
in league with
working together with someone (often secretly)
Wird oft verwechselt mit
A legion is a very large group of people or soldiers, whereas a league is an organized group for competition or alliance.
A leak is a hole that lets liquid or gas out; league sounds similar but means a group.
Nutzungshinweise
Use 'league' when talking about organized sports structures or when comparing the quality/status of different things figuratively.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often think 'league' only applies to sports, but it is also used for political alliances (like the League of Nations).
Merkhilfe
Think of the 'Justice League'—a group of superheroes working together—or the 'Premier League' in soccer.
Wortherkunft
Derived from the Latin word 'ligare', which means 'to bind' or 'to tie together'.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
Sports leagues are a major part of social and cultural life in the UK (Premier League) and the US (NFL, MLB, NBA).
Schnelles Quiz
Our school's debating team has finally joined the national ____.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: league
Ähnliche Regeln
Verwandtes Vokabular
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to
A1Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.
and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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