B1nounsport
US/ˈtʊr.nə.mənt/
UK/ˈtɔː.nə.mənt/
a competition with a series of games or matches between many players or teams
In context
Our school won the city football tournament last year.
Sixteen teams will take part in the badminton tournament.
He was knocked out in the first round of the tournament.
Words that go with tournament
verb + noun
- win a tournamentShe won a tournament at the age of twelve.
noun + noun
- tennis tournamentThe tennis tournament starts on Monday.
- golf tournamentMy father watches every golf tournament on TV.
- chess tournamentHe plays in a chess tournament online.
verb + preposition
- take part in a tournamentTwenty schools take part in a tournament every spring.
- knocked out of the tournamentThe champions were knocked out of the tournament early.