Tee Meaning
/ˈtiː/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe name of the Latin script letter T/t.
nounSomething shaped like the letter T.
Sentence Examples
That's a good tee shot.
Yanni described this creature to a tee.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He placed the ball on a small wooden ____ before hitting it with the club.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The golfer carefully placed the small white ball on the ____ and prepared to take his first shot of the tournament today.
Word Origin & History
* From Middle English, from Old English te, from Latin tē (the name of the letter T). * (computing): By analogy with a T-shaped pipe that sends fluids in two directions.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The word length, which contains only four sounds l e ng th, is usually spell'd thus, el ee en gee tee aitch."
— 1773 October, The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged:
"They have writing samples and examine the back loops of pees and the crosses of tees."
— 1985, Stephen King, Paranoid: A Chant:
"[…] teeing via multiple redirects (ls > file1 > file2) […]"
— 1997, Robin Burk, David B. Horvath, UNIX Unleashed, page 615:
"Pollard, who went into the semifinals with an unsatisfactory 63% return from the kicking tee, turned it around splendidly against Wales and he continued that form despite missing his first attempt in the final."
— 2019 November 3, Liam de Carme, “Boks, you beauties”, in Sunday Times:
"If at any hole a competitor play his first stroke from outside the limits of the teeing-ground, he shall count that stroke, tee a ball, and play his second stroke from within these limits."
— 1909, Walter J. Travis, Practical Golf:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He placed the ball on a small wooden ____ before hitting it with the club.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The golfer carefully placed the small white ball on the ____ and prepared to take his first shot of the tournament today.