tennis
A sport played by two players, who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquetsA sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
» I like playing tennis and golf.
Ich spiele gerne Tennis und Golf.
Ich spiele gern Tennis und Golf.
Я люблю играть в теннис и гольф.
Я люблю грати у теніс і гольф.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
Tennis
те́ннисtɛ́nnis
те́нісténis
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
(dated, uncountable, usually)A match in this sport.
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)An earlier game in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racquet or with the open hand.
Examples
1594 sentencesI 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.
How about playing tennis next Saturday?
Як щодо того, щоб пограти у теніс наступної суботи?
Will you play tennis with us?
Ти пограєш у теніс із нами?
ruПоиграешь с нами в теннис?
I was playing tennis all day.
Я весь день грав у теніс.
ruЯ весь день играла в теннис.
I am going to play tennis.
Я збираюсь пограти в теніс.
ruЯ собираюсь играть в теннис.
deIch bin dabei Tennis zu spielen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English tennys, teneys, tenis, from Old French tenez (second-person plural impFrom Middle English tennys, teneys, tenis, from Old French tenez (second-person plural imperative of tenir (“to hold”)).
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Forms
plural: tennises| Singular | tennis |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonyms- a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court:lawn tennis
Word family
39 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Hobbies and sport — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- play tennis
- to play tennis
- play tennis with
- playing tennis
- tennis player
- be playing tennis
- playing tennis with
- good at tennis
- enjoy playing tennis
- good tennis player
- play tennis together
- tennis racket