play
/pleɪ/
verb
- To engage in an activity for enjoyment or recreation.
- My dog likes to play fetch with a tennis ball.
- We played board games all evening because it was raining.
- The children love to play in the park after school.
- To take part in a game or sport.
- He played chess against the computer and won.
- They are playing basketball in the driveway right now.
- She plays soccer every Saturday with her team.
- To perform music on an instrument.
- He has been playing the violin since he was six years old.
- My brother plays the guitar in a band.
- She played a beautiful song on the piano.
- To act in a theatrical performance or film.
- He played a detective in that popular TV series.
- She played the role of Juliet in the school play.
- The actor played the villain so well that everyone hated him.
- To cause audio or video to be heard or seen on a device.
- The movie is playing on channel five tonight.
- Can you play that song again? I love it.
- I played the video for my friends to show them my vacation.
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noun
- An activity done for enjoyment or recreation.
- Play is essential for a child's development.
- The children were deep in play with their building blocks.
- All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
- A dramatic work written for the theater.
- She wrote a play about her family's history.
- We went to see a play by Shakespeare at the local theater.
- The school performed a play based on a famous fairy tale.
- The action or manner of playing a game or sport.
- That was a brilliant play by the quarterback.
- The team's defensive play was outstanding today.
- The referee stopped play because of a foul.
- The operation or functioning of a device, especially the starting of a recording.
- I put the CD in and hit play.
- Press the button to start play on the DVD.
- The song is ready for play on the streaming service.
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