game
adjective /ɡeɪm/Definition
› willing to do things that are new, difficult, or that involve risks: It was a difficult challenge, but Roberta was game. She's game for anything.Ready and willingUnwilling and reluctant gamely /-li/ adverb › "I'll look after the baby," he said gamely (= bravely).Ready and willingUnwilling and reluctant
(Definition of game adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- action stations noun
- agreeable adjective (AGREEING)
- amenable adjective
- at sb's beck and call idiom
- at your command idiom
- be good to go idiom
- bring sth on phrasal verb
- compliance noun
- disposed adjective
- eager adjective
- find it in your heart to do sth idiom
- keen adjective (EAGER)
- poised adjective (WAITING)
- prepared adjective
- raring adjective
- readily adverb
- readiness noun
- set adjective (READY)
- wait in the wings idiom
- willing adjective
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