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- [pley]
- /pleɪ/
- /pleɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pley]
- /pleɪ/
Definitions of play word
- noun play a dramatic composition or piece; drama. 1
- noun play a dramatic performance, as on the stage. 1
- noun play exercise or activity for amusement or recreation. 1
- noun play fun or jest, as opposed to seriousness: I said it merely in play. 1
- noun play a pun. 1
- noun play the playing, action, or conduct of a game: The pitcher was replaced in the fourth inning of play. 1
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Origin of play
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English pleye, Old English plega; (v.) Middle English pleyen, Old English pleg(i)an (cognate with Middle Dutch pleien to leap for joy, dance, rejoice, be glad)
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Parts of speech for Play
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
play popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
play usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for play
verb play
- accounted — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- act out — If you act out an event which has happened, you copy the actions which took place and make them into a play.
- act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
- adventuring — the act of doing adventurous things or having adventures
noun play
- amusement — Amusement is the feeling that you have when you think that something is funny or amusing.
- application — An application for something such as a job or membership of an organization is a formal written request for it.
- artifice — Artifice is the clever use of tricks and devices.
- asteism — use of creative, courteous, and well-mannered sarcasm or ridicule
- ballgame — any game played with a ball
Antonyms for play
verb play
- authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- authoring — Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.
- bring forth — to give birth to
- bring forward — If you bring forward a meeting or event, you arrange for it to take place at an earlier date or time than had been planned.
- give rise to — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
Top questions with play
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