"play a part" meaning in All languages combined

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "plays a part",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "playing a part",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "played a part",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "played a part",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "play a part (third-person singular simple present plays a part, present participle playing a part, simple past and past participle played a part)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Esperanto translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'd like to play a part in the initial design.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "The roads were foggy during the accident but alcohol may have also played a part.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Exercise played a major part in his weight loss.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "My decision to leave home at the age of sixteen played a big part in my personal development.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1940 May, “Overseas Railways: Icebound Denmark”, in Railway Magazine, page 302:",
          "text": "Pack ice, at times mounting to a height of 35 ft., snow, fog, and floating mines all played their part in the disorganisation of railway services, and most of the train ferry services were completely suspended for a month or more; [...].",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be involved in such a way to affect the outcome, to be a contributing factor."
      ],
      "id": "en-play_a_part-en-verb-tt51xXOz",
      "links": [
        [
          "involved",
          "involved"
        ],
        [
          "affect",
          "affect"
        ],
        [
          "outcome",
          "outcome"
        ],
        [
          "contributing",
          "contributing"
        ],
        [
          "factor",
          "factor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To be involved in such a way to affect the outcome, to be a contributing factor."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "play a role"
        },
        {
          "word": "have an effect"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "be involved in such a way to affect the outcome",
          "word": "ludi rolon"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "be involved in such a way to affect the outcome",
          "word": "roli"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-au-play a part.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/19/En-au-play_a_part.ogg/En-au-play_a_part.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/En-au-play_a_part.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "play a part"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "plays a part",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "playing a part",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "played a part",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "played a part",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "play a part (third-person singular simple present plays a part, present participle playing a part, simple past and past participle played a part)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English verbs",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Terms with Esperanto translations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'd like to play a part in the initial design.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "The roads were foggy during the accident but alcohol may have also played a part.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Exercise played a major part in his weight loss.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "My decision to leave home at the age of sixteen played a big part in my personal development.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1940 May, “Overseas Railways: Icebound Denmark”, in Railway Magazine, page 302:",
          "text": "Pack ice, at times mounting to a height of 35 ft., snow, fog, and floating mines all played their part in the disorganisation of railway services, and most of the train ferry services were completely suspended for a month or more; [...].",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be involved in such a way to affect the outcome, to be a contributing factor."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "involved",
          "involved"
        ],
        [
          "affect",
          "affect"
        ],
        [
          "outcome",
          "outcome"
        ],
        [
          "contributing",
          "contributing"
        ],
        [
          "factor",
          "factor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To be involved in such a way to affect the outcome, to be a contributing factor."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-au-play a part.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/19/En-au-play_a_part.ogg/En-au-play_a_part.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/En-au-play_a_part.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "play a role"
    },
    {
      "word": "have an effect"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "be involved in such a way to affect the outcome",
      "word": "ludi rolon"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "be involved in such a way to affect the outcome",
      "word": "roli"
    }
  ],
  "word": "play a part"
}