role-play

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rohl pley]
- /roʊl pleɪ/
- /rəʊl pleɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rohl pley]
- /roʊl pleɪ/

Definitions of role-play word

verb with object role-play to assume the attitudes, actions, and discourse of (another), especially in a make-believe situation in an effort to understand a differing point of view or social interaction: Management trainees were given a chance to role-play labor negotiators. 1
verb with object role-play to experiment with or experience (a situation or viewpoint) by playing a role: trainees role-playing management positions. 1
verb without object role-play to engage in role-playing. 1

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Origin of role-play

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Role-play

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Role-play

role-play popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.