Play Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈpɫeɪ/

PLAY

UK

/plˈeɪ/

PLAY

التعريف

To engage in an activity for enjoyment and recreation, such as games, sports, or music. It can also mean to act in a role or to cause a machine or device to operate.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common in both formal and informal contexts. Often combined with objects like 'football', 'guitar', or 'role'. Don't confuse with 'work', which implies effort rather than fun. 'Play a role' means to act, not literally to play a game.

• Spanish: jugar - actuar - tocar (instrumento)
• Portuguese (BR): jogar - tocar (instrumento) - representar (teatro)
• Portuguese (PT): jogar - tocar (instrumento) - representar (teatro)
• Chinese (Simplified): 玩 - 扮演 - 演奏
• Chinese (Traditional): 玩 - 扮演 - 演奏
• Hindi: खेलना - अभिनय करना - बजाना
• Arabic: لعب - مثل - عزف
• Bengali: খেলা - বাজানো - অভিনয় করা
• Russian: играть
• Japanese: 遊ぶ - 演奏する - 演じる
• Vietnamese: chơi
• Korean: 놀다 - 연주하다 - 연기하다
• Turkish: oynamak - çalmak (müzik aleti) - rol almak
• Urdu: کھیلنا - بجانا - ادا کرنا
• Indonesian: bermain

جمل نموذجية

Children love to play in the park after school.

basic

He can play the piano very well.

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In the school play, she will play the role of the princess.

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Let’s play some music to relax.

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They played football all afternoon at the beach.

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If you want to get better, you need to play more often.

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