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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Singular
court

Plural
courts

Court in the United Kingdom
  1. (countable) (law) A court is where people are tried for crimes.
    The bad guy goes to court to stand before the judge.
  2. (countable) A court is an open space where certain games are played.
    Tennis is played on a court.
  3. (countable) A court is where a sovereign (a king or queen), prince, or nobleman live; a palace.
    The noblemen visited the queen in her court.

Verb

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Plain form
court

Third-person singular
courts

Past tense
courted

Past participle
courted

Present participle
courting

  1. (transitive) When one person courts another, that person does things to get the other to like him or her.
    The boy sent flowers to court the girl.