Tennis is a game where players hit a ball back and forth over a net. People play it alone or in pairs on a court.
We play tennis every Sunday morning.
She bought a new tennis racket yesterday.
Tennis also means the place where the game is played. It is a marked field with a net in the middle.
The tennis court was clean and ready.
I walked around the tennis court slowly.
Tennis can also mean special shoes made to play the sport. They are comfortable for quick movements on courts.
He wears white tennis for running.
These tennis are good for walking.
Sometimes, tennis refers to a unit of scoring or a part of a match. Players win points to win the tennis or game.
He won the tennis with a perfect serve.
The tennis was very close in the last set.
As a verb, to tennis means to play tennis. People can tennis alone or with others for fun or exercise.
We tennis every weekend in summer.
Do you tennis with your friends?
Sometimes, tennis is used as a slang verb meaning to move fast, like hitting a ball quickly in tennis. This is casual and less common.
He tennised across the room to answer fast.
She tennised around the store quickly.
Tennis can describe a situation where two people exchange ideas or statements quickly and repeatedly, like hitting a ball in tennis.
Their argument was like a tennis of ideas.
The tennis between them lasted hours.
