league

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. a group of people, companies, or countries that join together for a specific purpose.

n. a formal association or alliance of nations, organisations, or individuals formed for mutual protection or the pursuit of common interests.

日本語:連盟※

“The two nations formed a league to protect their shared trade routes.”

“The environmental league lobbied the government for stricter regulations on industrial waste disposal across the continent.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Informal

n. a level of quality or ability.

n. a class or category of people or things that are considered to be at the same level of ability or excellence.

“As a chef, he is in a different league compared to the others in this city.”

“The young pianist's technical proficiency was impressive, but her emotional depth put her in a league of her own.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Archaic · Literary

n. an old way to measure distance, usually about three miles or five kilometres.

n. a historical unit of distance, typically representing the distance a person could walk in one hour, roughly equivalent to three miles.

“The castle was still many leagues away across the dark forest.”

“The ancient mariner claimed to have sailed seven hundred leagues into the unknown waters of the southern ocean.”

C1 · Advanced Formal

v. to join with other people or groups to work together.

v. to form an association or alliance; to unite for mutual support or a common purpose.

“The small businesses decided to league together to fight the new tax.”

“Several independent city-states leagued together to resist the encroaching imperial army during the late fourteenth century.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Sports British English

adj. describes a team that plays in the top professional divisions of English football.

adj. referring to a club that competes within the established professional tiers of a national football system.

“They were excited to finally play against a league club in the cup match.”

“The small town celebrated wildly when their local side finally achieved league status after decades in the amateur divisions.”