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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024league1 /lig/USA pronunciation n., v., leagued, lea•guing. n. [countable] - Governmenta group of persons, parties, organizations, countries, etc., who join to promote common interests or to provide assistance or service to each of its members.
- a group of athletic teams organized to compete chiefly among themselves:a bowling league.
- group;
class;
category:As a pianist he simply isn't in your league.
v. [no object] - to unite in a league;
combine:They leagued together.
Idioms- Idioms in league (with), working together, esp. secretly;
conspiring:They were in league with the enemy.
league2 /lig/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Weights and Measuresa unit of distance usually roughly 3 miles (4.8 kilometers).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024league1 (lēg),USA pronunciation n., v., leagued, lea•guing. n. - Governmenta covenant or compact made between persons, parties, states, etc., for the promotion or maintenance of common interests or for mutual assistance or service.
- Governmentthe aggregation of persons, parties, states, etc., associated in such a covenant or compact;
confederacy. - an association of individuals having a common goal.
- a group of athletic teams organized to promote mutual interests and to compete chiefly among themselves:a bowling league.
- [Sports.]
- See major league.
- See minor league.
- group;
class;
category:As a pianist he just simply isn't in your league. - in league, working together, often secretly or for a harmful purpose;
united.
v.t., v.i. - to unite in a league;
combine.
- Italian liga, variant of lega
- Middle French ligue
- Latin ligāre to bind; replacing late Middle English ligg
- Italian lega, noun, nominal derivative of legare
- earlier leage 1425–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See alliance.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged combination, coalition.
league2 (lēg),USA pronunciation n. - Weights and Measuresa unit of distance, varying at different periods and in different countries, in English-speaking countries usually estimated roughly at 3 miles (4.8 kilometers).
- Weights and Measuresa square league, as a unit of land measure.
- Late Latin, as above
- Gaulish; replacing Old English lēowe
- Late Latin leuga a Gaulish unit of distance equal to 1.5 Roman miles, apparently
- Middle English lege, leuge 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: league /liːɡ/ n - an association or union of persons, nations, etc, formed to promote the interests of its members
- an association of sporting clubs that organizes matches between member teams of a similar standard
- a class, category, or level: he is not in the same league
- in league ⇒ working or planning together (with)
- (modifier) of, involving, or belonging to a league: a league game, a league table
vb (leagues, leaguing, leagued)- to form or be formed into a league
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French ligue, from Italian liga, ultimately from Latin ligāre to bind league /liːɡ/ n - an obsolete unit of distance of varying length. It is commonly equal to 3 miles
Etymology: 14th Century leuge, from Late Latin leuga, leuca, of Celtic origin |