Betydning af court på engelsk

• 0 a place where legal cases are heard

  • a magistrates’ court

  • the High Court.

• 1 the judges and officials of a legal court

  • The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.

• 2 a marked-out space for certain games

  • a tennis court

  • a squash court.

• 3 the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen

  • the court of King James.

• 4 the palace of a king or queen

  • Hampton Court.

• 5 an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.

• 6 to try to win the love of; to woo

  • He’s been courting her for over a year.

• 7 to try to gain (admiration etc)

  • He has been accused of using his charity work to court popularity.

• 8 to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc)

  • The President may be courting disaster by offering budget cuts.