play games

play game

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pley geym]
- /pleɪ geɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pley geym]
- /pleɪ geɪm/

Definitions of play games words

noun play games an amusement or pastime: children's games. 1
noun play games the material or equipment used in playing certain games: a store selling toys and games. 1
noun play games a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on the part of two or more persons who play according to a set of rules, usually for their own amusement or for that of spectators. 1
noun play games a single occasion of such an activity, or a definite portion of one: the final game of the season; a rubber of three games at bridge. 1
noun play games the number of points required to win a game. 1
noun play games the score at a particular stage in a game: With five minutes to play, the game was 7 to 0. 1

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Origin of play games

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English gamen, Old English gaman; cognate with Old High German gaman glee

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Parts of speech for Play games

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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play games 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".

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Synonyms for play games

verb play games

contrive — If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone.
deal with — When you deal with something or someone that needs attention, you give your attention to them, and often solve a problem or make a decision concerning them.
finesse — extreme delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill, discrimination, taste, etc.
go around — an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
goes around — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.

All 16 Synonyms of play games