tennis
noun /ˈtenɪs/
/ˈtenɪs/
[uncountable]- a game in which two or four players use rackets to hit a ball backwards and forwards across a net on a specially marked court
enlarge image- to play tennis
- a tennis player/court/ball
- I met a friend for a quick game of tennis after work.
- a tennis match/tournament
- She is a popular figure on the international tennis circuit.
- He retired from competitive tennis at the age of 34.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- men’s
- women’s
- junior
- …
- game
- play
- watch
- ball
- racket
- dress
- …
Word Originlate Middle English tenetz, tenes ‘real tennis’, apparently from Old French tenez ‘take, receive’ (called by the server to an opponent), imperative of tenir.
