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semifinalA match or round immediately before the final, especially in a sports competition

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A match or round immediately before the final, especially in a sports competition

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsemiˌfaɪnəl/

Example Sentences

  • She was so nervous before the semifinal that she forgot to tie her shoes properly.
  • The semifinal results will determine who plays in tomorrow's championship game.
  • During the semifinal, the player was so focused that he didn't even notice his mom cheering loudly in the stands.

semifinal

NOUN

[/ˈsemiˌfaɪnəl/]

A match or round immediately before the final, especially in a sports competition

The semifinal match decides who advances to the championship final tomorrow night.
💡 Concept

The semifinal match decides who advances to the championship final tomorrow night.

Semifinal win spins like vinyl toward the final!
🎵 Rhyme

Semifinal win spins like vinyl toward the final!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈsemiˌfaɪnəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsemiˌfaɪnəl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixsemi--
Rootfinal

🎵Rhyme

finalspinalvinyl
final
spinal
vinyl

🔗Collocations

reach the semifinals
semifinal stage
semifinal match
advance to semifinals
semifinal victory
lose in the semifinals

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

She was so nervous before the semifinal that she forgot to tie her shoes properly.

The semifinal results will determine who plays in tomorrow's championship game.

😄 Fun example

During the semifinal, the player was so focused that he didn't even notice his mom cheering loudly in the stands.

Both teams gave their best performance in the semifinal match.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

penultimate roundsemilast four

Antonyms

finalpreliminaryqualifying round

Related

quarterfinalchampionshiptournamenteliminationbracket

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