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play
English
Etymology
From Middle English pleyen, playen, ple?en, plæien, also Middle English pla?en, plawen (compare English plaw), from Old English ple?an, pleo?an, plæ?an, and Old English plegian, pleagian, plagian (“to play, exercise, etc.”), from Proto-West Germanic *plehan (“to care about, be concerned with”) and Proto-West Germanic *pleg?n (“to engage, move”); both perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *blek- (“to move, move about”), from Proto-Indo-European *bal- (compare Ancient Greek ???? (blú?), ????? (blúz?, “I gush out, spring”), Sanskrit ???????? (balbal?ti, “it whirls, twirls”)). Cognate with Scots play (“to act or move briskly, cause to move, stir”), Saterland Frisian pleegje (“to look after, care for, maintain”), West Frisian pleegje, pliigje (“to commit, perform, bedrive”), Middle Dutch pleyen ("to dance, leap for joy, rejoice, be glad"; compare Modern Dutch pleien (“to play a particular children's game”)), Dutch plegen (“to commit, bedrive, practice”), German pflegen (“to care for, be concerned with, attend to, tend”). Related also to Old English pl?on (“to risk, endanger”). More at plight, pledge.
The noun is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæ?, plega, plæ?a (“play, quick [ motion, movement, exercise; (athletic) sport, game; festivity, drama; battle; gear for games, an implement for a game; clapping with the hands, applause”), deverbative of plegian (“to play”); see above.
Pronunciation
- enPR: pl?, IPA(key): /ple?/, [pl?e?]
- Rhymes: -e?
Verb
play (third-person singular simple present plays, present participle playing, simple past and past participle played)
- (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- 2003, Anne-Nelly Perret-Clermont et al. (eds.), Joining Society: Social Interaction and Learning in Adolescence and Youth, Cambridge Univ. Press, p.52:
- We had to play for an hour, so that meant that we didn't have time to play and joke around.
- 2003, Anne-Nelly Perret-Clermont et al. (eds.), Joining Society: Social Interaction and Learning in Adolescence and Youth, Cambridge Univ. Press, p.52:
- (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- Hypernym: try
- Hyponym: replay
- (transitive) To compete against, in a game.
- We're playing one of the top teams in the next round.
- (transitive) (in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
- Look at the score now ... 23 plays 8!
- (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love.
- Synonyms: get it on, make out, have sex; see also Thesaurus:copulate
- (transitive) To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
- 1984, Chris Robinson, commercial for Vicks Formula 44:
- 1984, Chris Robinson, commercial for Vicks Formula 44:
- (heading, transitive, intransitive) To produce music or theatre.
- (intransitive, of a music) To produce music.
- Synonyms: cook, jam; see also Thesaurus:play music
- 2007, Dan Erlewine, Guitar Player Repair Guide ?ISBN, page 220:
- If your guitar plays well on fretted strings but annoys you on the open ones, the nut's probably worn out.
- (intransitive, especially of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
- (transitive, especially of a person) To produce music (or a specified song or musical style) using (a specified musical instrument).
- (transitive, ergative) To use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording.
- (intransitive, of a theatrical performance) To be performed; (or of a film) to be shown.
- (transitive, of a theatrical company or band, etc.) To perform in or at; to give performances in or at.
- 2008, My Life: From Normandy to Hockeytown ?ISBN, p.30:
- I got a hold of Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong's agent and I explained to him on the phone that, "I know you're playing London on Wednesday night. Why don't you come and play the Arena in Windsor on Saturday night?"
- 2008, My Life: From Normandy to Hockeytown ?ISBN, p.30:
- (transitive) To act or perform (a play).
- (intransitive, of a music) To produce music.
- (heading) To behave in a particular way.
- (copulative) Contrary to fact, to give an appearance of being.
- 1985, Sharon S. Brehm, Intimate Relationships:
- Playing hard to get is not the same as slamming the door in someone's face.
- 1996, Michael P. Malone, James J Hill: Empire Builder of the Northwest:
- Now, surveying his final link, he had the nice advantage of being able to play coy with established port cities that desperately wanted his proven railroad.
- 2003, John U. Ogbu, Black American Students in an Affluent Suburb: A Study of Academic Disengagement, p.194:
- Instead, they played dumb, remained silent, and did their classwork.
- 1985, Sharon S. Brehm, Intimate Relationships:
- (intransitive) To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be careless.
- (intransitive) To act; to behave; to practice deception.
- (transitive) To bring into sportive or wanton action; to exhibit in action; to execute.
- (copulative) Contrary to fact, to give an appearance of being.
- (transitive, intransitive) To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate.
- 1705, George Cheyne, Philosophical Principles of Religion:
- The heart beats, the blood circulates, the lungs play.
- The colonel and his sponsor made a queer contrast: Greystone [the sponsor] long and stringy, with a face that seemed as if a cold wind was eternally playing on it.
- 1705, George Cheyne, Philosophical Principles of Religion:
- (intransitive) To move to and fro.
- The setting sun / Plays on their shining arms and burnished helmets.
- (transitive) To put in action or motion.
- (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle someone.
- Synonym: defraud
Conjugation
Translations
Noun
play (countable and uncountable, plural plays)
- (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- 1803, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
- She was fond of all boys' plays, and greatly preferred cricket […] to dolls […]
- 1803, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
- (uncountable) Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- (uncountable) The conduct, or course, of a game.
- (uncountable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- (countable) A short sequence of action within a game.
- (countable, turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- Synonym: move
- 2009, Joe Edley, John Williams, Everything Scrabble: Third Edition (page 85)
- AWARD is better than either WARED or WADER. However, there's an even better play! If you have looked at the two-to-make-three letter list, you may have noticed the word AWA.
- (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- Synonyms: drama; see also Thesaurus:drama
- (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
- (countable) An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- (uncountable) The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely.
- (uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- 1996, "toptigger", (on Internet newsgroup alt.personals.spanking.punishment)
- Palm Springs M seeks sane F 4 safe bdsm play
- 1996, "toptigger", (on Internet newsgroup alt.personals.spanking.punishment)
- (countable) An instance of watching or listening to digital media.
- Synonyms: (of visual media) view, (of audio) listen
- (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- (archaic, now usually in compounds) Activity relating to martial combat or fighting.
- handplay, swordplay
Translations
Derived terms
See also
- outdoor
Further reading
- play on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- play at OneLook Dictionary Search
- play in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- paly, pyla
Chinese
Etymology
Borrowed from English play, possibly via Japanese ??? (purei).
Pronunciation
Suffix
play
- play (sexual roleplaying)
- ??play / ??play ? xi?ch? play ? erotic humiliation
- ??play / ??play ? n?zhu?ng play ? crossdressing
- ?????play / ?????play ? gèzh?ng qíguài de play ? all kinds of strange sexual roleplaying
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English play.
Noun
play m (invariable)
- play (theatrical performance; start key)
Interjection
play!
- used to announce the start a game of tennis
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English play.
Noun
play m (plural playes)
- play (button)
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recital
English
Etymology
recite +? -al
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???sa?tl?/
- Rhymes: -a?t?l
Noun
recital (countable and uncountable, plural recitals)
- The act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been memorized); rehearsal
- The act of telling the order of events of something in detail the order of events; narration.
- That which is recited; a story, narration, account.
- A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist.
- (law) A formal, preliminary statement in a deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded, prior to a positive allegation.
Translations
References
Anagrams
- article, clairet, lacerti
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English recital.
Noun
recital m (invariable)
- recital (theatrical recitation)
Anagrams
- celarti
- citarle
- tralice
Polish
Etymology
From English recital.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r??t??i.tal/
Noun
recital m inan
- (music) recital (vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist)
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) recitalowy
Further reading
- recital in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- recital in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
From French récital.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /??e.si.?taw/
Noun
recital m (plural recitais)
- (performing arts) recital (live performance, especially by a soloist)
Related terms
- recitação
- recitar
Romanian
Etymology
From French récital.
Noun
recital n (plural recitaluri)
- recital
Declension
Spanish
Noun
recital m (plural recitales)
- recital
- gig, concert
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