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Mr. Tom Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of 'sporting'

Hi

Can we use the adjective sporting with a person? Are these sentences natural English?

  1. James was a very sporting boss, always willing to help.
  2. She has a very sporting nature. She won't say no if you ask her a favor.

Thanks,

Tom

  

Top answer

No. sporting really just means 'interested in or connected with sport'. But there is an idiom be a good sport, meaning someone is nice even in a situation where they lose in some way.

— Clive

  • No.
  • sporting really just means 'interested in or connected with sport'.
  • But there is an idiom be a good sport, meaning someone is nice even in a situation where they lose in some way.
  • eg Fred got the promotion instead of Mary , so he congratulated Mary.
  • Fred is a good sport.
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No. sporting really just means 'interested in or connected with sport'.


But there is an idiom be a good sport, meaning someone is nice even in a situation where they lose in some way.

eg Fred got the promotion instead of Mary, so he congratulated Mary. Fred is a good sport.

This doesn't fit well with your two examples.

Cl

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