tournament meaning
tournament :
a series of contests to determine a champion
noun
▪ They won the soccer tournament last year.
▪ They won the soccer competition last year.
▪ The tennis tournament starts next Monday.
▪ The tennis competition begins next Monday.
paraphrasing
▪ competition – contest
▪ contest – competition
▪ championship – contest
▪ cup – competition
Pronunciation
tournament [ˈtʊər.nə.mənt]
The stress is on the first syllable 'tourn' and sounds like 'toor-nuh-ment'.
Common phrases and grammar about tournament
tournament - Common meaning
noun
a series of contests to determine a champion
Part of Speech Changes for "tournament"
▪ The word 'tournament' does not have common derivatives.
Common Expressions with "tournament"
▪ tennis tournament – a tournament for tennis players
▪ soccer tournament – a tournament for soccer teams
▪ knockout tournament – a tournament where losing teams are eliminated
▪ regional tournament – a tournament held in a specific region
Important examples of tournament in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, 'tournament' typically refers to a series of games or contests in sports.
Example of a confusing word: tour (a journey or trip)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC grammar questions, 'tournament' is used as a noun, often requiring correct article usage or pluralization.
tournament
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
regional tournament
a tournament held in a specific region, used in TOEIC passages about events.
join a tournament
to become a participant in a contest, used in TOEIC passages about participation.
Differences between similar words and tournament
tournament
,
competition
differences
'tournament' is a series of contests, while 'competition' refers to a single event or the general act of competing.
tournament
,
contest – competition
differences
'tournament' refers to a series of contests to determine a winner, while 'contest' often refers to a single event where people compete.
Words with the same origin as tournament
The origin of tournament
'Tournament' comes from Old French 'torneiement', related to 'tourner' meaning to turn, reflecting the rotating nature of contests.
Word structure
'Tournament' is composed of the root 'tour' (meaning 'turn') and the suffix '-nament' (forming a noun), meaning 'a series of turns or contests'.
Words with the same origin
The root of 'tournament' is 'tour'. Influential words with the same root include 'tour', 'tourist', 'tourney', and 'tourism'.
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