Meaning

2 senses
  1. (intransitive)To play the game of golf.

    golfen

    play golf

  2. To write something in as few characters as possible (e.g. in code golf, regex golf)

Examples

620 sentences
  1. I like playing tennis and golf.

    Я люблю грати у теніс і гольф.

    ruЯ люблю играть в теннис и гольф.

    deIch spiele gerne Tennis und Golf.

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  2. It seems that everybody likes golf.

    Здається, що всім подобається гольф.

    ruКажется, что всем нравится гольф.

    deEs scheint, dass jeder Golf mag.

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  3. You don't play golf, do you?

    Ти не граєш у гольф, правда?

    ruТы не играешь в гольф, не так ли?

    deDu spielst kein Golf, oder?

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  4. When did you begin playing golf?

    Коли ви почали грати в гольф?

    ruКогда Вы начали играть в гольф?

    deWann hast du angefangen, Golf zu spielen?

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  5. How about playing golf this afternoon?

    Як ви дивитесь на те, щоб пограти у гольф сьогодні після обіду?

    ruПоиграем в гольф сегодня днём?

    deWie wäre es mit einer Partie Golf heute Nachmittag?

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Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
play golf:

Origin

The word is first known in English from the 17th century as a borrowing from Middle Scots

The word is first known in English from the 17th century as a borrowing from Middle Scots golf, gouff. Although the etymology is uncertain, the most likely origin is that it comes from the Middle Dutch colve, colf (“club”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz (“club”), related to German Kolben (“piston, rod”), Swedish kolv (“piston, rod”), Old English clopp (“rock; cliff”), English kelp.

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Forms

golfs, golfing, golfed, golfed
Base formgolf · to golf
3rd person singulargolfs
Present participlegolfing
Past simplegolfed
Past participlegolfed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygolf
he, she, itgolfs

Past simpleLesson

all personsgolfed

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill golf

Word family

2 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • play golf
  • to play golf
  • play golf with
  • playing golf
  • good at golf
  • is playing golf
  • golf club
  • plays golf every
  • a golf club
  • golf course
  • still play golf
  • never played golf

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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