tennis

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈtɛnɪs/ 🇺🇸 /ˈtɛnəs/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A sport played between two players (singles) or two pairs of players (doubles) on a rectangular court divided by a net, in which players use rackets to hit a ball over the net and into the opponent's court, scoring points when the opponent fails to return the ball.; A game played with rackets and a ball, originally a medieval handball game (real tennis or court tennis) played indoors against walls, from which the modern lawn tennis evolved.; A type of shoe designed for playing tennis, typically with a flat rubber sole and reinforced toe; a tennis shoe or sneaker.; A call made in the game of tennis when the ball is served and touches the net but still lands in the correct service box, requiring the serve to be replayed.
  2. adjective
    Relating to or used in the sport of tennis.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

play tennistennis courttennis balltennis matchtennis playertable tennislawn tennis

Synonyms

lawn tennis

Commonly confused

tenis
EN: 'tenis' is a common misspelling; the correct spelling is 'tennis' with a double 'n'.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember 'tennis' has a double 'n' and a single 's'. A common error is writing 'tenis' with only one 'n'.

💬 Examples

  1. She has been playing tennis since she was six years old and now competes at the national level.

  2. Real tennis, also known as royal tennis, is still played in a few historic courts in England and France.

  3. He grabbed his tennis and headed to the court for a quick match before dinner.

  4. The umpire called 'let' after the serve clipped the top of the net.

  5. She bought a new tennis racket and a can of tennis balls for the weekend tournament.