in the game
in the game prepositional phrase: competing in a game, with a chance of winning.
Prepositional phrase
- Competing in a game, with a chance of winning.
- Foster had been left unsighted by Scott Dann's positioning at his post, but the goalkeeper was about to prove his worth to Birmingham by keeping them in the game with a series of stunning saves as West Ham produced waves after wave of attack in their bid to find a crucial second goal.2011 January 11, Jonathan Stevenson, “West Ham 2 - 1 Birmingham”, in BBC
- Synonyms:
- in the running, in the hunt
- Focused; engaged; serious.
- He's seriously doing badly in school right now. He needs to get back in the game, or he's gonna drop out.
- This wouldn't wipe the slate, but would show he was still in the game.2010, Mick Herron, Slow Horses, page 246
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: in the game.
in the game meaning in Bengali and Indonesian
in the game in Bengali
- মনোযোগী, নিযুক্ত, গম্ভীর
in the game in Indonesian
- Translations
- dalam permainan
Synonyms of in the game
Questions about in the game
- What does in the game mean?
- In the game means competing in a game, with a chance of winning.
- What is in the game in Bengali?
- In the game in Bengali is মনোযোগী, নিযুক্ত, গম্ভীর. See In the game meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is in the game?
- In the game is a prepositional phrase.
Words near in the game in the dictionary
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