Is 'game' a concrete noun or an abstract noun?

Answer 1

If you can perceive it with your senses, it is a concrete noun:

'I was watching a game of tennis this afternoon.'

If it is a mental concept, it is an abstract noun:

'I asked you not to give the game away.'

Answer 2

Yes, games can be an abstract noun unless you're referring to a specific, physical game itself, such as a game in a box. Examples:

Abstract: We have tickets to the game on Friday.

Concrete: Put the Scrabble game away when you're finished playing.

Answer 3

The word 'game' is an abstract noun as a word for:

• an activity done for fun
• a type of sport
• a specific competition
• something not treated seriously
• a procedure or strategy for gaining an end

The word 'game' is a concrete noun as a word for:

• wild animals, birds, and fish that are hunted
• the flesh of hunted animals, birds, and fish
• a group of physical objects used to engage in an activity of play

Answer 4

The noun game as a word for an activity done for enjoyment, a sport or competition are abstract nouns.

The noun game as a word for animals hunted for sport or food; or a game that is a physical object, such as a game of Scrabble, Monopoly, a roulette table, etc. are concrete nouns.

Answer 5

The noun 'game' is an abstract noun, a word for a concept.

In the term 'playing a game' the word 'playing' is functioning as the verb. The noun 'game' is the direct object of the verb.

Answer 6

'Game' is mostly an abstract noun since it denotes an action or event. But sometimes it may be used as a concrete noun to denote the equipment needed to play a game or to wild animals captured for sport.

Answer 7

Yes, games can be an abstract noun unless you're referring to a specific, physical game itself.

Answer 8

abstract