Meaning

2 senses
  1. (informal, intransitive)To play basketball.

  2. (informal, transitive)To throw in a similar way to when shooting a basketball.

Examples

750 sentences
  1. Tom is on the basketball team.

    Том у баскетбольній команді.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  2. I'm not very good at basketball.

    Я не дуже добре граю в баскетбол.

    ruЯ не очень хорошо играю в баскетбол.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  3. Tom is a good basketball coach.

    Том — добрий баскетбольний тренер.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. You're a basketball player, aren't you?

    Ти ж баскетболіст?

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. Tom is here to play basketball.

    Том тут, щоб зіграти в баскетбол.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Forms

basketballs, basketballing, basketballed, basketballed
Base formbasketball · to basketball
3rd person singularbasketballs
Present participlebasketballing
Past simplebasketballed
Past participlebasketballed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybasketball
he, she, itbasketballs

Past simpleLesson

all personsbasketballed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave basketballed
he, she, ithas basketballed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill basketball

Collocations

12 patterns
  • play basketball
  • basketball team
  • the basketball team
  • basketball player
  • basketball coach
  • good basketball coach
  • good basketball player
  • to play basketball
  • playing basketball
  • on the basketball
  • a basketball game
  • good basketball

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
basketball — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto