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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
court
/kɔːt/
noun1 of 2
large, flat area, to play tennis or basketball
- “Your honor, I am anxious for my day in court.”Tatoeba
- “Anyone taller than a mile must leave the court immediately.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To seek to achieve or win.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)