tee

[US]/tiː/
[UK]/ti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a T-shaped object, tee; a golf tee; a target
vt. & vi. to place a ball on a tee; to prepare to hit a ball
adj. T-shaped.

Phrases & Collocations

Tee off

Golf tee

Tee time

Example Sentences

I need to buy a new tee for the golf tournament.

She always wears a plain white tee with jeans.

He hit the golf ball off the tee.

I prefer to tee off early in the morning.

The company logo is printed on the tee.

He teed up the ball carefully before hitting it.

She likes to tee up her jokes with a funny story.

The golfers gathered at the tee box to start the game.

I always tee up my tasks for the day in the morning.

He teed off on a new business venture last month.

Real-world Examples

Instead, the winner is a baby blue tee with a spy plane on it.

Source: Time

Uh, I have a tee off time tomorrow, 8: 00 A.M.

Source: Canadian drama "Saving Hope" Season 1

Probably, just black slacks and a white tee.

Source: 73 Quick Questions and Answers with Celebrities (Bilingual Selection)

Thanks for teeing me up like that.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

I had to give away your tee time.

Source: Billions Season 1

Now here's teeing up for us right now.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2022 Collection

So you ladies ready to tee off or what?

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

If you're into skateboarding or you want to just get yourself an iconic tee, come to Pro Skate.

Source: Lonely Planet Travel Guide

No, he is. Your ball is still on the tee.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

You just have a tee shirt, shorts, that's about it, pants.

Source: American English dialogue

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