English Explanatory Dictionary

court

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
  2. A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac.
  3. A housing estate under the Home Ownership Scheme.
  4. An apartment building, or a small development of several apartment buildings.
  5. Royal society.
  6. The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary; a palace.
  7. The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.
  8. Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign.
  9. Attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favor; politeness of manner; civility towards someone.
  10. The administration of law.
  11. The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.
  12. The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.
verb
  1. To seek to achieve or win (a prize).
  2. To risk (a consequence, usually negative).
  3. To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.
  4. To try to win a commitment to marry from.
  5. To engage in behavior conducive to mating with.
  6. To attempt to gain alliance with.
  7. To engage in activities intended to win affections.
name
  1. A surname from Middle English for someone who worked or lived in a court.
  2. Nickname for someone named Courtney.
  3. A municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔːt/ [ˈkʰɔːt] en-uk-caught.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Court.wav /ˈkɔɹt/ [ˈkʰɔɹt] en-us-court.ogg /ˈko(ː)ɹt/ /ˈkoət/ /ˈkoːt/ [ˈkʰoːt] EN-AU ck1 court.ogg /ˈko(r)ʈ/

Word forms

court courts courting courted

Etymology

From Middle English court, from Old French cort, curt, from Late Latin cōrs, contracted from Latin cohors. Doublet of cohort. A court (noun sense 4.2) assembled to hear the testimony of Charles Lindbergh. The room is also a court (noun sense 4.1). Professional tennis players playing on a tennis court (noun sense 5) in New Delhi, India

Synonyms

courthouse courtroom court court of justice tribunal court of law judicatory entice allure arrest attract becharm beguile bewitch beckon captivate charm delight draw effascinate enchant engage enthrall entrance enrapture fascinate forspeak hypnotize interest intrigue mesmerize pull pull in seduce sirenize spellbind tempt tole romance solicit address beau bedear chase after endear make a move (on) make love pitch woo put the moves on spark woo

Related words

courtship court-noué

Derived words

accourt administrative court agreement on the choice of court all-court all-court press anticourt apex court appeal court appeals court appellate court auto court backcourt badminton court ballcourt baron court base court basketball court basse court cabin court chancery court charter court choice of court agreement civil court clay court claycourt constitutional court contempt of court cottage court county court courtable court appearance court baron court-baron court bouillon courtbred court card court case court circular court costs courtcraft court-cupboard court customary courter court fee court fight courtful court guide court hand court holy bread court holy water courthouse court-house court in banc court in bank court jester court lady court-leet courtless courtlet courtlike

Translations

Abkhaz: амӡырха Albanian: oborr Albanian: kopësht Arabic: فِنَاء Arabic: حَوْش Arabic: حوش Arabic: مَلْعَب Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܕܲܪܬܵܐ Armenian: բակ Armenian: կորտ Avar: азбар Azerbaijani: həyət Azerbaijani: kort Belarusian: двор Belarusian: падво́р'е Belarusian: падво́рышча Belarusian: корт Belarusian: пляцо́ўка Bengali: অঙ্গন Bengali: উঠোন Bulgarian: двор Bulgarian: корт Bulgarian: площа́дка Burmese: အိမ်ဝင်း Burmese: ဝင်း Catalan: pati Catalan: pista de joc Chinese Mandarin: 庭院 Chinese Mandarin: 場地 /场地 Coptic: ⲟⲛϩ Czech: dvůr Czech: nádvoří Czech: kurt Czech: dvorec Danish: gårdsplads Danish: bane Dutch: binnenruimte Dutch: koer Dutch: hof Dutch: baan Esperanto: korto Estonian: hoov Estonian: väljak Finnish: sisäpiha Finnish: kenttä Finnish: tenniskenttä French: cour French: court de tennis French: court Georgian: ეზო Georgian: კორტი German: Hof German: Platz Bavarian German: Huaf Greek: αυλή Greek: γήπεδο Ancient Greek: αὐλή Hebrew: חָצֵר Hindi: आंगन Hindi: प्राङ्गण Hungarian: udvar Hungarian: belső udvar Hungarian: pálya Hungarian: sportpálya Hungarian: teniszpálya Hungarian: kosárlabdapálya Hungarian: tollaslabdapálya Indonesian: lapangan Indonesian: gelanggang Irish: clós Irish: cúirt Italian: cortile Italian: campo Japanese: 中庭 Japanese: 庭 Japanese: コート Kazakh: аула Kazakh: корт Khmer: ប្រលាន Khmer: ប្រាង្គណ៍ Korean: 안마당 Korean: 안뜰 Korean: 코트 Northern Kurdish: heyet Northern Kurdish: hewş Kyrgyz: короо Kyrgyz: корт Ladino: kortijo Lao: ເດີ່ນ Lao: ສະໜາມ Catalan: cortejar Chinese Mandarin: 追 Chinese Mandarin: 追求 Chinese Mandarin: 求愛 /求爱 Chinese Mandarin: 獻殷勤 Czech: dvořit se Danish: gøre kur til Dutch: het hof maken Dutch: vrijen Esperanto: amindumi French: courtiser French: faire la cour (à) German: werben German: den Hof machen Greek: ερωτοτροπώ Ancient Greek: μνηστεύω Hebrew: חִזֵּר Hungarian: udvarol Italian: corteggiare Italian: fare la corte Japanese: 求愛する Korean: 구애하다 Luxembourgish: freien Manx: sooree Māori: whakaporepore Norman: faithe la carre Polish: zalecać się
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