ad — meaning in English & Vietnamese

English · Word Candidate

/æd/

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Also seen as: ads

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Advantage; also, designating the left-hand side, from the player's point of view, of their half of the court, where the advantage point following a deuce is always played.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Lợi thế, chỉ bên trái của sân từ góc nhìn người chơi

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Noun

Examples

[S]uddenly Agassi hits a hard heavy cross-court back hand that pulls Federer way out to his ad (= his left) side, and Federer gets to it but slices the stretch backhand short, a couple feet past the service line […].

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Advantage

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Lợi thế

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Noun

Examples

ads and disads

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

to, toward

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

về phía, đến

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Preposition

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “ad” mean?

Advantage; also, designating the left-hand side, from the player's point of view, of their half of the court, where the advantage point following a deuce is always played.

Is “ad” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.