noun · neutral
championship
UK/ˈtʃæmpjənʃɪp/US/ˈtʃæmpjənˌʃɪp/CHAM·pi·on·ship
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a competition to decide which person or team is the best; the position of being a champion
Examples
“They trained hard to win the championship.”
“The school hosts a regional championship every year.”
“Winning the championship boosted the club's reputation.”
Band 8 sentence
“Securing the national championship required not only talent but months of strategic preparation and unwavering team cohesion.”
Collocations
- win the championship
- national championship
- championship match
Word family
champion nounchampion verbchampionship noun
Common mistakes
He won championship last year.→He won the championship last year.
They played in a championship.→They played in a tournament.
Say it for a higher band
5game→6tournament→7+championship
Synonyms
tournament
Easily confused
tournament
“The local tournament ran for three days.”
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