te — meaning in English

English meaning

• tea noun The dried leaves of the tea plant, or the hot drink made by steeping them in water.
• tee noun The small peg used to hold a golf ball, or the marked spot where a golfer starts each hole.

Senses

te is used for these senses in English:

• tea plant The bush Camellia sinensis, the leaves of which are picked, dried and used to make the beverage tea.
• tee The name of the Latin-script letter T/t.

tea — full definition

1. noun The dried leaves of the tea plant, or the hot drink made by steeping them in water.
2. noun A light meal eaten in the afternoon, or (chiefly British) the main evening meal.
3. noun Informal: gossip or juicy information.
4. verb To drink tea, or to take a light afternoon meal.

tee — full definition

1. noun The small peg used to hold a golf ball, or the marked spot where a golfer starts each hole.
2. verb To set a ball up on a tee, ready to be hit; often used figuratively for setting something up to happen.
3. verb To split a signal, pipe, or output so it goes to more than one place.

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