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tennis

[ ten-is ]

noun

  1. a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.


tennis

/ ˈtɛnɪs /

noun

    1. a racket game played between two players or pairs of players who hit a ball to and fro over a net on a rectangular court of grass, asphalt, clay, etc See also lawn tennis real tennis court tennis table tennis
    2. ( as modifier )

      tennis court

      tennis racket

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tennis1

1350–1400; Middle English tenetz, ten ( e ) ys < Anglo-French: take!, imperative plural of tenir to hold, take, receive, apparently used as a server's call
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tennis1

C14: probably from Anglo-French tenetz hold (imperative), from Old French tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre
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Example Sentences

Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players ever, Williams’s only remaining snag is the Grand Slam record of a troublesome Margaret Court, who played in an era with weaker competition.

I was always playing tennis, and that was my path before it was interrupted.

From Ozy

I had a conversation with Andre Agassi a few years ago where he said that he actually never really liked tennis, and I was surprised to hear that.

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So they nap wherever they can — on concrete, indoor tennis courts or on carpeted floors.

Although tennis officials have requested that players who repeatedly test negative over their first days in the country be treated leniently, government officials have refused.

According to police, Kory then attacked the victim with an aluminum tennis racket.

The celebrity of Li is hard to fathom in terms that American fans—tennis savvy or not—can fully comprehend.

Ask any tennis journalist (myself included) or public relations representative if they have a good Li Na story and they do.

I'm sure there will be a huge down fall in the next two to three years for women's tennis in China.

As Liu and Worcester note, Li brought tennis to an entire new population of fans, including Asians living around the globe.

After tea Betty executed a quite deliberate manœuvre to avoid having him for a partner at tennis.

I played lawn tennis in the morning, and after lunch down with Graham to Apia.

As for me, I have to lay aside my lawn tennis, having (as was to be expected) had a smart but eminently brief hemorrhage.

To half a tennis-lawn add two ounces of croquet-mallet and three arches of pergola, and reduce the whole to a fine powder.

Hal got his hat, and the chums went forth, again in their tennis flannel undress.

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