how to pronounce sports

/ˈspɔːɹts/

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sports is pronounced in one syllable

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ɔː

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An example use of sports in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… of course is into sports so part of it …”

meanings of sports

verb:

To participate in sports; typically used by a person with little interest in the subject to derisively elide details of the activity in question.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sport.

noun: