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verb
- 1. engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose: "the children were playing outside"
- 2. take part in (a sport): "I play softball and tennis"
noun
- 1. activity engaged in for enjoyment and recreation, especially by children: "a child at play may use a stick as an airplane"
- 2. the conducting of an athletic match or contest: "rain interrupted the second day's play"
Check pronunciation: play. Definition of play verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A play is a dramatic work that's written to be staged in a theater and in front of an audience. Your city might offer a free Shakespeare play in the park every year. If you take part in a game or a sport, you play it.
3 days ago · play, game, sport refer to forms of diverting activity. play is the general word for any such form of activity, often undirected, spontaneous, or random: Childhood should be a time for play. game refers to a recreational contest, mental or physical, usually governed by set rules: a game of chess.
verb. uk / pleɪ / us. play verb (SPORTS/GAMES) Add to word list. A1. to take part in a sport or game: You play tennis, don't you Sam? We often used to play cards. I used to play netball for my school. I'm playing Tony (= playing against Tony) at squash tonight. Two of the team weren't playing because they were injured.
Definition of play noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. play. noun. /pleɪ/ Idioms. in theatre. [countable] a piece of writing performed by actors in a theatre or on television or radio. a stage/radio play. She wrote a play for the students to perform. to put on/stage a play. to produce/direct a play.
1. To occupy oneself in an activity for amusement or recreation: children playing with toys. 2. a. To take part in a sport or game: He's just a beginner and doesn't play well. b. To participate in betting; gamble. 3. a. To behave in a teasing or joking manner; act in jest or sport: She's not angry with you; she's just playing. b.
3 days ago · ( intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment .