play | Lernwerd

Forms

1.To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- The children played in the park.
- A youngster[…]listed some of the things his pet did not do:[…]go on vacation, play in the same way that he did with his friends, and so on.
2.To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
- He's just playing with her affections.
- Don't play with your food!
3.To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- Look at the score now .. 23 plays 8!
- We're playing one of the top teams in the next round.
- He plays on three teams.
4.To contend or fight using weapons, both as practice or in real life-or-death combats; to engage in martial games; to joust; to fence
- She acted in a play for the first time.
- When the cat is away, the mice will play.
- Tom likes to play soccer.

1.Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
2.Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- This kind of play helps the young lion cubs develop their hunting skills.
3.The conduct, or course, of a game.
- Play was very slow in the first half.
- After the rain break, play resumed at 3 o'clock.
4.The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is played or available to be played (see also in play, out of play).
- That option has been removed from play.
- When a chess piece is captured, it is removed from play.
- In potting the yellow ball, he's knocked the green into play.

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Etymology tree

Proto-West Germanic *plehan

Old English pleġan

Proto-West Germanic *plegō

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-West Germanic *-ōn