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PLAYED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of play 2. When you play, especially as a child, you spend time…. Learn more.
verb. played; playing; plays. intransitive verb. 1. a. : to engage in sport or recreation : frolic. b. : to have sexual relations. especially : to have promiscuous or illicit sexual relations usually used in the phrase play around.
Synonyms for PLAYED: recreated, entertained, frolicked, toyed, hanged, rollicked, amused, joked; Antonyms of PLAYED: worked, struggled, wrought, labored, toiled, sweated, strived, plugged (away)
a. To perform or act (a role or part) in a dramatic performance. b. To assume the role of; act as: played the peacemaker at the meeting. c. To pretend to be; mimic the activities of: played cowboy; played the star. 3. a. To perform (a theatrical work or part of a work): The actors played the scene with great skill.
play noun (MOVEMENT) [ U ] movement: play across the play of moonlight across the water. play across/on the play of emotion across /on his face. [ U ] the fact that a rope or a structure is free to move, especially a small distance: Aircraft wings are designed to have a certain amount of play in them.
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Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. played. play played player. playable. the "play" family. (of games) engaged in.
to function or perform as (a specified player) in a game or competition: He usually plays left end. to employ (a piece of equipment, a player, etc.) in a game: I played my highest card. to use as if in playing a game, as for one's own advantage: He played his brothers against each other.
Definition of play verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The word "played" is correct and usable in written English. It is an irregular verb meaning "to perform a game or sport", and can be used in the past, present, and future tenses. Example sentence: I played football with my friends yesterday.
