play

Pronunciation

• enPR: plā, IPA ^(key): /pleɪ/ or [pl̥eɪ]
• SAMPA: /pleI/

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Verb

Plain form play

Third-person singular plays

Past tense played

Past participle played

Present participle playing

1. To do things for amusement.

   Children like to play all day.

2. If you play a musical instrument, you make music using it.

   He plays guitar in a rock and roll band.

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  A boy playing

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  Children playing soccer

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  A man playing bass guitar

Noun

Singular play

Plural plays

Actors in a play

1. (countable) Something a group of actors does, in a theatre, for people to watch.

   The actors on the stage had clothes with bright colors.