ten·nisBrE [ˈtenɪs] NAmE [ˈtenɪs] (also formal ˌlawn ˈtennis) noun uncountable a game in which two or four players use ↑rackets to hit a ball backwards and forwards across a net on a specially marked ↑court •to play tennis •a tennis player/tournament/club/court See also: ↑lawn tennis
Word Origin: [tennis] late Middle English tenetz, tenes ‘real tennis’, apparently from Old French tenez ‘take, receive’ (called by the server to an opponent), imperative of tenir.
Example Bank: •She is a popular figure on the international tennis circuit. •Williams' return to competitive tennis after injury
uncountable