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Tennis

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

nounCore term

In sports & fitness, tennis means: A racket sport in which players hit a ball over a net, usually after no more than one bounce on their side.

In Turkish: tenis

How it is used

Use play tennis; matches can involve singles or doubles.

Example sentences

  1. She booked a tennis court for an hour of serving practice.

    The booking provides a place for one specific skill.

  2. The tennis final continued after a short rain delay.

    The match resumes once the interruption ends.

Common collocations

  • tennis court
  • tennis racket
  • racket sportA sport in which players use a racket to hit a ball or shuttle, usually over a net or against a wall.
  • serveTo start a point in tennis, volleyball, badminton or table tennis by hitting the ball or shuttlecock to the opponent; as a noun, the shot itself.

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