play
/pleɪ̯/ [pɫ̥eɪ̯ ~ pʰɫeɪ̯]
To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment; To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness
- he/she/it
- plays
- past participle
- played
Meanings
- 1
To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment
Do you want to play?
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
I want to play, too.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless
- 3
To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game)
- 4
To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).; Specifying a particular sporting role or position
- 5
To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).; To compete against, in a game
- 6
To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).; To be the opposing score to
- 7
To act or behave in a stated way
- 8
To act or behave in a stated way.; To give a false appearance of being; to pretend to be
- 9
To act as (the indicated role)
- 10
To act as (the indicated role).; To portray (a character) in (a film or theatre)