Play

/pleɪ/

Synonyms for "play" (903 found)

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Closest matches (181)

Noun(18 words)

drama fun act action agamemnon amusementarithmetic puzzle gamebacklash backlashes bid blowing boogies bows caperchess movechild's playcoquettedanish frisk

abandon abuse accentuate accompany actact a partact asact as foilact outact upacting action actions activism activityad libaffect agreeair spacealgol

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Verb(8 words)

accompanying actact asbet bring bugled dabbled dally

Strong matches (271)

deprecate device dialogue dido diminish directdirty jokedirty storydiscourse disparage disport dissemble dissimulate diversion divert dodo a bitdo withdocumentdocumentary drama

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doingdouble entendredouble headerdouble-header doubles draft drama dramaloguedramatic playdramatic seriesdramatize draught draughtsman draughtydraw lotsdraw strawsdrive duodrama duologueedited versionelbowroom emote emotionalize emphasize employ employment enact engageengage inengrossment enjoyment entertain entertainmentepic theatererrorerror signalsessayethnic jokeevent execute exercise exertexperimental theaterexploit extemporize extravaganza fade failurefair copyfakefeedback pulsesfeedback signalsfeign feint fiction fiddlefiddle faddlefiddle withfiddle-faddle fidgetfidget withfieldfilm datafinal draftfinessefinger withfinished versionfirst draftflatter flexibility flicker flickeringflickering lightflier flimsy flirt flop flounce flutter fluttering flyer foolfool aroundfool withfortran fortunefour flushfour-flush foursomefree coursefree handfree playfree scopefreedom fribble frisk frivol frivolity frolicfull scopefull swingfunfun and gamesfunction functioning funmakingfunny storygag gambit gamble gambling gambol gamegames of chancegaming gammon gasserget top billinggimmick give giveawayglancing lightgogo along withgo through the motionsgood onegood storygood timegrand guignolgreat fungush handbook handle happeninghave effecthave free playhave funhave playhazard hazarding headroom hesitatehexadecimal systemhigh old timehigh timehighlight histrionize hithit showholographhorse aroundhorseplay howler idle impersonateimpose onimprovisational dramaimprovise informationinput datainput quantityinstructions interpret japejerk offjest jestbook jet jig jockeyjoin injoke jollitykid aroundlambency lark latitude laugh laughs laylay a wagerlay downlay it on thickleewaylegitimate dramalet onlet on likeletterlight showliterae scriptaeliterary artefactliterary productionliterature

Verb(15 words)

diddle disporting disports encounter fiddle fiddled flirt frisked frolicked gamed gamest gigged golfed horsed larked

Noun(42 words)

downdrama playdramatic playenjoy eurydice fences fiddles fifes fingers flutes fluting fooling footsiesfree reinfrolic frolicking frolics gambling gambol gamboling

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gambolling gambolsgame movesgame playgames gaming gigging gigs goofs guitars handball harp harping harps hopscotch hopscotching hornpipe horses imagine lark larks leapfrogs

Adjective(1 words)

fluted

Related words (451)

loiterlong ropelooseness lotlovely timeluck lucubrationmachine languagemakemake a betmake a pretensemake a show ofmake as ifmake believemake gomake light ofmake likemake musicmake out likemake use of

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malfunction manage maneuvermaneuvering spacemanipulate manuscript margin masque masquerademasquerade asmatchmatch coinsmatter meetmeet a betmelodrama merrymaking messmess aroundmess withmessage militate mime mimic minimizeminstrel showmiraclemiracle playmisbehave misuse monkeymonkey aroundmonkey businessmonodrama monologue moralitymorality playmotion move movement movements msmultiple messagesmusic dramamusical revuemysterymystery playno holds barrednoise nonfictionnumeric dataoccupationoctal systemopen spaceopera operate operation operations opus originaloscillograph dataoutputoutput dataoutput quantityoveract pageantpanel showpanic pantomime paper parchment parlay participateparticipate inpasspass forpassion playpastime pastoralpastoral dramapatter penscript pentathlon percolate performperform onperformance perk personate philander picnic piddle piecepiece of writingpilot placeplay a partplay a sceneplay againstplay aroundplay at diceplay ballplay by earplay downplay for timeplay of lightplay offplay onplay possumplay the gameplay the leadplay the poniesplay upplay up toplay withplay-off playact playing playletpleasant timepleasure ploy plunge ply poem pointpolar dataportraypose aspotter practice prank prat praxis pretendpretend to beprinted matterprintoutproblem playproceed procrastinate production profess psychodramapunch-card datapunt putput onput on airsputter quiver quiveringquiz showraceradio dramaraffleraffle offrandom datarangereading matterrecension recreate recreationrectangular datareference quantityregister render revelry review revuerib ticklerriot risk risking rival rollick romp roomroom to spareroperuly englishrunrun aroundrunoff scope scream screed scrip script scrive scrollsea roomsecond draftseesee tosensational playserial serve set sham shenaniganshoot crapsshot showsick jokesidesplittersight gagsignal signals simulatesingle messagessingles sitcomsituation comedysketch skip skit skylarking slacksleep aroundsleight smatter soapsoap operasociodrama soft-soap sortition spacespare roomspectacle speculate speculation spew spit sport sporting sportiveness spotlight spout spray spritz spurt spurtle squirt stagestage playstage showstake stakingstall for timestand patstarsteal the showsteer stooge storystraight dramastratagem stress successsuck up tosurgesuspense dramaswing symphonize tableautableau vivanttaketake advantage oftake care oftake effecttake offtake ontake part intake uptalk showtease teleplaytelevision dramatelevision playtemporizethe written wordtheater of crueltythink aboutthink nothing ofthreesome tick tinkertoady totolerancetom showtomfoolery tosstotal theatertoytoy withtrade ontranscript transcriptiontread the boardstreasury treatment trifletrifle withtrip troupetruckle totug the heartstringstwiddle twosome typescript uncertainty underline underscore undertakeunorganized dataupstage use utilizevariety showvaudevillevaudeville showvehicle venture versionvie withvisible-speech datavisual jokevomitvomit forthvomit outwager wagering waver way wear well wheezewide berthwield wilewing itwomanizeword-of-mouth successworkwork togetherworking workings wow writing yarn

Adjective(1 words)

loose fit

Noun(59 words)

looseness lysistrata maneuver manoeuvre matchingmath puzzle gamemauls medea monkeying movemove to changemoves musics operate pageants pedalperiod of playpinche pipe pipes

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pipingplaying periodportrayportray variableprelude pretendproblem solving gamespygmalion quavers rallies recreate recreation rhinoceros romp romps rumpus scrimmaging serenades shimmer skylark skylarks snookerspanish representarsport sportsstage playstartstrategic movestrumming swordplay tactic theatertheater piecetouring toying tragedy trumpet turnworks of fiction

Verb(20 words)

make formeet playact portrayingproduce musicrecreate recreates represent roleplay romping run spiel swaytake ontoy trifle trumpeted wager work wreak

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

102 entries

acquit act acting action activeness activity alteration amount appear apply assume attempt bear beat begin behave

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More specific

14 entries

board gamesdress upfinal moveone act playopening moveplay musicplay videopretend playrole playingscreen actingsportsstage actingtragedyvideo games

Collocations

11 entries

board gamesdramatic playfree playimaginative playplay a gameplay a prankplay a roleplay musicplay outdoorsplay the pianoplay time

Inflections

3 entries

played playing plays

Derivations

11 entries

played player playful playfully playfulness playgroup playing playmate plays playtime replay

similar

27 entries

acquit actact asbear behave bet carry comport conduct dally deport do encounter execute flirt meet

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Translations

241 translations across 107 languages.

Albanian

1 entries

lojë noun (playful activity)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

παιγνία noun (playful activity)

Arabic

3 entries

لَعِب noun (playful activity)
لَعِبَ verb (participate in (a sport or game))
مَثَّلَ verb (act in a performance)

Armenian

3 entries

խաղ noun (playful activity)
խաղալ verb (act in a performance)
խաղալ verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Assamese

1 entries

ভাওনা কৰা verb (act in a performance)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

oyun noun (playful activity)
oynamaq verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Bangi

1 entries

lisano noun (playful activity)

Bashkir

4 entries

уйын noun (playful activity)
башҡарыу verb (act in a performance)
уйнау verb (act in a performance)
уйнау verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Belarusian

2 entries

гу́льня noun (playful activity)
ігра́ noun (playful activity)

Bengali

3 entries

খেলা noun (playful activity)
অভিনয় করা verb (act in a performance)
খেলা verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Bulgarian

4 entries

забавле́ние noun (playful activity)
игра́ noun (playful activity)
играя verb (act in a performance)
играя verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Burmese

1 entries

ကစား verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Catalan

4 entries

joc noun (playful activity)
actuar verb (act in a performance)
jugar verb (participate in (a sport or game))
participar verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Central Kurdish

3 entries

وازی noun (playful activity)
یاری noun (playful activity)
یاری کردن verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Central Sierra Miwok

1 entries

čatá·t- verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Cherokee

3 entries

ᎠᎳᏍᎦᎵᎭ verb (participate in (a sport or game))
ᎠᏆᎾᏲᎯᎭ verb (participate in (a sport or game))
ᎦᏓᏲᎯᎭ verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Chickasaw

1 entries

chokoshkomo verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

玩 noun (playful activity)
玩兒 /玩儿 noun (playful activity)
參加 /参加 verb (participate in (a sport or game))
參與 /参与 verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Czech

3 entries

hra noun (playful activity)
hrát verb (act in a performance)
hrát verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Danish

4 entries

leg noun (playful activity)
spil noun (playful activity)
optræde verb (act in a performance)
spille verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Dari

1 entries

بَازِی noun (playful activity)

Dutch

4 entries

spel noun (playful activity)
meespelen verb (participate in (a sport or game))
optreden verb (act in a performance)
spelen verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Esperanto

3 entries

ludo noun (playful activity)
partopreni verb (participate in (a sport or game))
roli verb (act in a performance)

Estonian

1 entries

mäng noun (playful activity)

Even

1 entries

эвин noun (playful activity)

Evenki

1 entries

эвин noun (playful activity)

Ewe

1 entries

fefe noun (playful activity)

Finnish

4 entries

leikki noun (playful activity)
peli noun (playful activity)
näytellä verb (act in a performance)
osallistua verb (participate in (a sport or game))

French

4 entries

jeu noun (playful activity)
interpréter verb (act in a performance)
jouer verb (act in a performance)
jouer (à) verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Friulian

1 entries

zogho noun (playful activity)

Galician

3 entries

xogo noun (playful activity)
actuar verb (act in a performance)
xogar verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Georgian

1 entries

თამაში noun (playful activity)

German

4 entries

Spiel noun (playful activity)
schpile (als) verb (participate in (a sport or game))
spielen verb (act in a performance)
spielen verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Greek

2 entries

παίζω verb (act in a performance)
παίζω verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Hebrew

3 entries

מִשְׂחָק noun (playful activity)
שַׁעֲשׁוּעַ noun (playful activity)
שיחק \ שִׂחֵק verb (act in a performance)

Hindi

1 entries

खेल noun (playful activity)

Hungarian

3 entries

játék noun (playful activity)
játszik verb (act in a performance)
játszik verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Icelandic

4 entries

leikur noun (playful activity)
spil noun (playful activity)
leika verb (act in a performance)
leika verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Ido

1 entries

plear verb (act in a performance)

Indonesian

2 entries

permainan noun (playful activity)
bermain verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Ingrian

2 entries

pelata verb (participate in (a sport or game))
tiukkaa verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Iranian Persian

1 entries

بازی noun (playful activity)

Irish

3 entries

imirt noun (playful activity)
súgradh noun (playful activity)
imir verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Italian

3 entries

gioco noun (playful activity)
giocare verb (participate in (a sport or game))
recitare verb (act in a performance)

Japanese

2 entries

遊び noun (playful activity)
演ずる verb (act in a performance)

Javanese

2 entries

dolanan noun (playful activity)
dolanan verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Kabuverdianu

1 entries

juga verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Kaitag

2 entries

мя́та noun (playful activity)
уйу́н noun (playful activity)

Karelian

3 entries

kižata verb (participate in (a sport or game))
olla verb (act in a performance)
ozutella verb (act in a performance)

Kazakh

1 entries

ойын noun (playful activity)

Khakas

1 entries

ойнирға verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Khmer

3 entries

ការលេង noun (playful activity)
ល្បែង noun (playful activity)
លេង verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Korean

2 entries

놀이 noun (playful activity)
연기를 하다 verb (act in a performance)

Kumyk

1 entries

ойнамакъ verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Kyrgyz

1 entries

ойноо noun (playful activity)

Lao

1 entries

ການຫຼິ້ນ noun (playful activity)

Latgalian

1 entries

kaita noun (playful activity)

Latin

2 entries

lūdus noun (playful activity)
lūdō verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Latvian

3 entries

rotaļa noun (playful activity)
spēle noun (playful activity)
tēlot verb (act in a performance)

Lingala

1 entries

lisano noun (playful activity)

Lithuanian

2 entries

žaidimas noun (playful activity)
žaisti verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Lombard

2 entries

giögh noun (playful activity)
giœugh noun (playful activity)

Lower Sorbian

3 entries

graśe noun (playful activity)
graś verb (act in a performance)
graś verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Macedonian

4 entries

игра noun (playful activity)
глуми verb (act in a performance)
игра verb (act in a performance)
игра verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Malayalam

3 entries

കളി noun (playful activity)
കളിക്കുക verb (act in a performance)
കളിക്കുക verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Mongolian

2 entries

тоглоом noun (playful activity)
ᠲᠣᠭᠯᠠᠭᠠᠮ noun (playful activity)

Māori

1 entries

tūtākaro noun (a short sequence of action within a game)

Neapolitan

1 entries

jucà verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

hura verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Norman

1 entries

jouer verb (act in a performance)

Northern Kurdish

4 entries

lîstik noun (playful activity)
yarî noun (playful activity)
lîstin verb (act in a performance)
lîstin verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

spill noun (playful activity)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

spel noun (playful activity)

Occitan

1 entries

joc noun (playful activity)

Old Irish

1 entries

spled noun (playful activity)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries

اویون noun (playful activity)
تمثیل ایتمك verb (act in a performance)

Pashto

2 entries

لوبه کول verb (act in a performance)
لوبه کول verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Spell noun (playful activity)

Polish

4 entries

gra noun (a short sequence of action within a game)
zabawa noun (playful activity)
grać verb (act in a performance)
grać verb (act in a performance)

Portuguese

4 entries

brincadeira noun (playful activity)
jogo noun (playful activity)
atuar verb (act in a performance)
desempenhar verb (act in a performance)

Quechua

1 entries

pukllay verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Romanian

3 entries

joc noun (playful activity)
juca verb (act in a performance)
juca verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Russian

4 entries

игра́ noun (playful activity)
выступа́ть verb (act in a performance)
игра́ть verb (act in a performance)
игра́ть verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Sanskrit

1 entries

लीला noun (playful activity)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

cleasachd noun (playful activity)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

ìgra noun (playful activity)
ѝгра noun (playful activity)

Slovak

1 entries

hra noun (playful activity)

Slovene

3 entries

igra noun (playful activity)
igrati verb (act in a performance)
igrati verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Somali

1 entries

ciyaar noun (playful activity)

Spanish

4 entries

juego noun (playful activity)
actuar verb (act in a performance)
ejecutar verb (act in a performance)
hacer de verb (act in a performance)

Swahili

2 entries

mchezo noun (playful activity)
-cheza verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Swedish

4 entries

lek noun (playful activity)
spel noun (playful activity)
agera verb (act in a performance)
köra verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Tagalog

2 entries

laro noun (playful activity)
maglaro verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Tajik

1 entries

бозӣ noun (playful activity)

Thai

2 entries

การเล่น noun (playful activity)
เล่น verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Tibetan

1 entries

རྩེད་མོ noun (playful activity)

Tocharian B

1 entries

kāñme noun (playful activity)

Turkish

4 entries

oyun noun (playful activity)
oynamak verb (act in a performance)
oynamak verb (participate in (a sport or game))
temsil etmek verb (act in a performance)

Turkmen

1 entries

oýun noun (playful activity)

Ukrainian

2 entries

гра noun (playful activity)
грати verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Urdu

1 entries

کھیل noun (playful activity)

Uyghur

1 entries

ئويۇن noun (playful activity)

Uzbek

1 entries

oʻyin noun (playful activity)

Vietnamese

2 entries

chơi noun (playful activity)
trò chơi noun (playful activity)

Welsh

1 entries

gêm noun (playful activity)

West-Frisian

3 entries

boartsje verb (participate in (a sport or game))
spylje verb (act in a performance)
spylje verb (participate in (a sport or game))

Yiddish

1 entries

שפּיל noun (playful activity)

Sample sentences

124 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I will play Sudoku then instead of continuing to bother you.

Source: tatoeba (1430)

It is said that "Hamlet" is the most interesting play ever written.

Source: tatoeba (1592)

Come on, play with me, I'm so bored!

Source: tatoeba (1676)

You should not play on his generous nature.

Source: tatoeba (15822)

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