giving up something as a noun

[skye]

I can't find the right word again, but this time I have no suggestions of my own.

I'm looking for a word that would say that you have to give up something to achieve another thing, a noun.

The sentence is:

Sport demands a lot of time, talent and "giving up things???".

Looks kind of sad, doesn't it? If you have a better idea, please write it here.

 

[jacinta]

I believe the word you want is "sacrifice".

 

[Jana337]

How about sacrifice, trade-offs?

Jana

 

[skye]

Thanks, sometimes you know a word, but you just won't remember it when you need it, I think sacrifice fits the sentence well.

 

[gaer]

Thanks, sometimes you know a word, but you just won't remember it when you need it, I think sacrifice fits the sentence well.

You can also use "sacrifices", depending on how you are thinking. For instance, if you have to give up many things, in different areas…

 

[Little One]

I would say "Sport demands a lot of time, talent and making sacrifices."

 

[fetchezlavache]

concession ?

 

[cuchuflete]

Denial or self-denial?
Stoicism?

If the motivation is the welfare of a sports team or program, you might consider "abnegation".

 

[leenico]

I'm looking for a word that would say that you have to give up something to achieve another thing, a noun.

The sentence is:

Sports demands a lot of time, talent and "giving up things???".

Sports demand a lot of time, talent and depriving yourself of things.

 

[Jana337]

How about forgoing other pleasures?

Jana

 

[te gato]

The only two that I can think of that were not given...
Forfeiture..Relinquishment...

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[skye]

Sports demand a lot of time, talent and depriving yourself of things.

Thanks for all the answers, I used sacrifices in the end.

I was wondering if there is a difference between sports and sport, but there wasn't anything specific in the dictionary. I thought that sports are probably sports in general, and sport is a particular discipline. Can they be used interchangeably as an adjective?

 

[te gato]

Thanks for all the answers, I used sacrifices in the end.

I was wondering if there is a difference between sports and sport, but there wasn't anything specific in the dictionary. I thought that sports are probably sports in general, and sport is a particular discipline. Can they be used interchangeably as an adjective?

Hey skye;
If you are talking about one specific 'sport'..I would say..
'The sport of Soccer demands a lot of time, talent and sacrifices'.
General 'sports'
' Sports demand a lot of time, talent and sacrifices'.

You are correct in the usage of the two..'sport'..is used for one type..'sports'..is used for the generalization...when using the word sport..we usually say what that sport is..


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[garryknight]

"I enjoy sports" might be said by someone who likes to partake.
"I enjoy sport" might be said by someone who likes to watch.
Or am I just imagining it?

 

[lainyn]

"Sport" as a singular noun is more of a Britishism. It's perfectly correct English, and doesn't need to be "corrected", but in North American English the construction isn't used.

Some North American English examples:
I like watching sports.
I like playing sports.
It was just for sport. (but more of a literary expression)

 

[Nocciolina]

I believe sport can also be employed as a plural noun:
Sport demands a lot of time.....

 

[Nocciolina]

Why is English referred to as British English? Shouldn't it just be English? What about the Scottish and the Welsh? Is there Scottish English and Welsh English?

 

[lainyn]

Well, you're from England, so it makes sense to call it English. But to a Canadian or an American, it's rather difficult to distinguish English English from North American English, so that's why we say British English. It's kind of a misnomer though, because no one ever means to include the Scots or Welsh in this category. And yes, we say Scottish, but as for Welsh, I've never encountered a Welsh English phrase - so I've never used it.

I'm sorry I'm so used to saying British English for English English ... but it sounds a good better than doubling it for clarity, don't you think?

 

[lainyn]

I believe sport can also be employed as a plural noun:
Sport demands a lot of time.....
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But you didn't employ Sport as a plural noun here - you conjugated "to demand" as if it were singular (or a mass noun).

~Lainyn

 

[Nocciolina]

But you didn't employ Sport as a plural noun here - you conjugated "to demand" as if it were singular (or a mass noun).

~Lainyn

Sorry, I should have been clearer:
Sport can also be employed as a plural noun, or should have a said a generic, all-encompassing noun to mean sport as a whole, many sports even, more than one hence plural? Conjugated as a singular now. Yes, I am bored at work.

 

[kiolbassa]

Sport demands sacrifice.

Both can be used in the same way in the singular. Its much more powerful than saying:

Sports demand sacrifices.

Or at least I think so!

 

[te gato]

"I enjoy sports" might be said by someone who likes to partake.
"I enjoy sport" might be said by someone who likes to watch.
Or am I just imagining it?

Ahummmm..Sir Knight;
'I enjoy sport'.??? ..a little cavemanish..no?..
and you enjoy What sport?..ahhh..the sport of talking Caveman...
Here..(that is not saying much) we say..'I enjoy sports'...to either watch or partake in..when generalizing all 'sports' together..
'I enjoy the sport of talking caveman'..when talking about one specific 'sport'...but that is just my sporting opinion...

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