tennis

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
2. (dated, uncountable, usually) A match in this sport.
3. (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.

Verb

1. (dated, intransitive) To play tennis.
2. (transitive) To drive backward and forward like a tennis ball.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛnɪs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tennys

In summary

From Middle English tennys, teneys, tenis, from Old French tenez (second-person plural imperative of tenir (“to hold”)).

Synonyms

lawn tennis

netball

sneakers

tennis tournament

court tennis

phenom

pickleball

Translations

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αντισφαίριση

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تنس

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tênis

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τένις

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tenis ziemny

Tennisspiel