B1nounsport
US/liːɡ/
UK/liːɡ/
a group of sports teams that play matches against each other during a season
In context
Our team finished third in the league last season.
My brother plays in a local basketball league every Sunday morning.
As a cook, he's not in the same league as his mother.
Words that go with league
verb + noun
- win the leagueThe team needs two more points to win the league.
- join a leagueMore Vietnamese players hope to join a league in Japan or Korea.
noun + noun
- league tableWe are top of the league table after five games.
- football leagueShe manages a women's football league in Da Nang.
- league titleThey lost the league title on the final day of the season.
- league matchThe league match was postponed because of heavy rain.