basketball
basketball · basketballs · basketballed · basketballing
To play basketballTo play basketball.
UK/ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl/US/ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔl/
» Tom is on the basketball team.
Том у баскетбольній команді.
Meaning
2 senses(informal, intransitive)To play basketball.
(informal, transitive)To throw in a similar way to when shooting a basketball.
Examples
750 sentencesTom is on the basketball team.
Том у баскетбольній команді.
I'm not very good at basketball.
Я не дуже добре граю в баскетбол.
ruЯ не очень хорошо играю в баскетбол.
Tom is a good basketball coach.
Том — добрий баскетбольний тренер.
You're a basketball player, aren't you?
Ти ж баскетболіст?
Tom is here to play basketball.
Том тут, щоб зіграти в баскетбол.
Forms
basketballs, basketballing, basketballed, basketballed| Base form | basketball · to basketball |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | basketballs |
| Present participle | basketballing |
| Past simple | basketballed |
| Past participle | basketballed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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