court
court
kɔrt
kawrt
/kɔːt/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "court"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āφāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤ, āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϟ

the place in which legal proceedings are conducted
court definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As a witness in the trial, Sarah was required to testify under oath and answer questions posed by the attorneys in the court.
āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻ•ā§āώ⧀ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇, āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻļāĻĒāĻĨ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤ⧇ āφāχāύāĻœā§€āĻŦā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϜāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϏāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ⧇āϰ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.1

āφāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ

the group of people in a court including the judge and the jury
court definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The judge asked the court to maintain order during the proceedings.
āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰāĻ• āφāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻļ⧃āĻ™ā§āĻ–āϞāĻž āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻŦāϞ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āĻĻāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ, āφāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤ

the sovereign and their appointed advisers who form the governing body of a state
court definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was granted an audience with the royal court to present her petition.
āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϰāĻžāϜāϕ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻĻāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϟ, āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ 

an area where people can play basketball, tennis, etc.
court definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She reserved a tennis court for her lesson tomorrow.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€āĻ•āĻžāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϠ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŸā§‡āύāĻŋāϏ āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϟ āĻŦ⧁āĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĻžāϚāĻžāϰ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύ

an expression of respectful deference or honor
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In ancient times, displaying court to the emperor was a crucial part of protocol.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇, āϏāĻŽā§āϰāĻžāĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āĻŸā§‹āĻ•āϞ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āφāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋāύāĻž, āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ⧀āĻŖ āφāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋāύāĻž

an area surrounded by walls or buildings, often part of a large house
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the heart of the ancient castle, the inner court served as a gathering place for nobles and courtiers, its towering walls echoing with tales of bygone eras.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϏāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻšā§ƒāĻĻāϝāĻŧ⧇, āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ⧀āĻŖ āφāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋāύāĻž āύ⧋āĻŦ⧇āϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāϤ, āĻāϰ āωāρāϚ⧁ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ…āϤ⧀āϤ āϝ⧁āϗ⧇āϰ āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ§ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
06

a lodging establishment for motorists, providing direct access from rooms to parking

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The motel-style court had easy parking outside each room.
07

the official residence of a sovereign, monarch, or noble

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Life at the royal court involved strict etiquette.
08

a tribunal or judicial body presided over by a judge or magistrate, administering justice according to law

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Evidence was submitted to the court for review.
09

the family, attendants, and household of a sovereign or noble

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Artists and poets were patronized by the court.
10

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻ ā§‹āύ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĨ

a narrow passage or enclosed area often found between buildings or alongside them in urban settings
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We parked our bicycles in the court beside the library before heading inside to return our books.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāχ āĻĢ⧇āϰāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϞāĻžāχāĻŦā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇āϰ āφāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāχāϕ⧇āϞ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
01

āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āύāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to romantically pursue someone by expressing interest and affection to establish a relationship
Transitive: to court sb
to court definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He decided to court her by writing heartfelt letters expressing his feelings.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āφāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻŋāĻ• āϚāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āϞāĻŋāϖ⧇ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āύāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āύāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāύ⧁āϕ⧂āĻ˛ā§āϝ āϞāĻžāϭ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to show interest or affection toward someone in order to gain their approval or favors
Transitive: to court sb/sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The politician courted voters by attending local events and listening to their concerns.
āϰāĻžāϜāύ⧀āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻļ⧁āύ⧇ āĻ­ā§‹āϟāĻžāϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāĻ•ā§ƒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to participate in a series of social interactions or activities with the goal of building a relationship that may lead to marriage
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the past, people often courted for a long time before deciding to marry.
āĻ…āϤ⧀āϤ⧇, āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϧāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āĻ•āϰāϤāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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