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videogame

/ˈvɪdioʊˌɡeɪm/ noun

Alternative spelling of video game.

Word Origin Videogame combines Latin videre 'to see' and Old English gamen 'game, fun.' Video originally meant 'I see' in Latin, and game comes from a root meaning 'joy, sport.' So a videogame is literally a visual game. The videre root gives us vision, visible, evidence, and provide. Game gives us gamer, gameplay, and gamesmanship.

noun Alternative spelling of video game. countable

He spent the weekend playing his favorite videogame.

(名词) 电子游戏

他整个周末都在玩他最爱的电子游戏。

(sustantivo) videojuego [Ortografía alternativa de videojuego.]

Pasó el fin de semana jugando a su videojuego favorito.

(nom) jeu vidéo [Variante orthographique de « jeu vidéo ».]

Il a passé le week-end à jouer à son **videogame** préféré.

(Substantiv) Videospiel [**Videogame** *n* – Schreibvariante von *Video Game*; ein elektronisches Spiel, das auf einem Bildschirm gespielt wird, oft mit interaktiven Elementen und einer Spielhandlung.]

Er verbrachte das Wochenende damit, sein Lieblings-**videogame** zu spielen.

(名詞) video game の別のつづり。

彼は週末を気に入りのテレビゲームで遊んで過ごした。

(substantivo) videogame; videojogo; jogo de videogame; jogo eletrônico [Grafia alternativa de videogame.]

Ele passou o fim de semana jogando seu videogame favorito.

Synonyms: video game computer game electronic game

noun alternative spelling of video game countable

Many children enjoy playing videogame during their free time.

(名词) 电子游戏

许多孩子喜欢在空闲时间玩电子游戏。

(sustantivo) videojuego [ortografía alternativa de videojuego]

A muchos niños les gusta jugar videojuegos durante su tiempo libre.

(nom) jeu vidéo [Variante orthographique de « jeu vidéo ».]

Beaucoup d'enfants aiment jouer aux **videogame**s pendant leur temps libre.

(Substantiv) Videospiel [**Videogame** *n* – Schreibvariante von *Video Game*; siehe Eintrag 185174.]

Viele Kinder spielen in ihrer Freizeit gern ein **videogame**.

(名詞) video game の別のつづり。

多くの子どもたちが自由な時間にテレビゲームをして遊ぶのを楽しんでいる。

(substantivo) videogame; videojogo; jogo de videogame; jogo eletrônico [grafia alternativa de videogame]

Muitas crianças gostam de jogar videogame em seu tempo livre.

Synonyms: video game computer game electronic game
Word parts: video + game

Related words

gamer gamesmanship

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