See pleyen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
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"word": "play"
},
{
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"word": "plaw"
},
{
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"lang_code": "sco",
"word": "play"
}
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"2": "ang",
"3": "pleġan"
},
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"name": "inh"
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"source": "conjugation",
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},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"infinitive"
]
},
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"source": "conjugation",
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]
},
{
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]
},
{
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]
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{
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]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"second-person",
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]
},
{
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]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"third-person"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "pleye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyen",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "pleye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyeden",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyede",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"present"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyynge",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyende",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyed",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "ypleyed",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "pleien",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "pleiȝen",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "playen",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "pleȝen",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "plæien",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "plaien",
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"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "pleye",
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"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "plaȝen",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "plawen",
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"alternative"
]
}
],
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},
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"name": "head"
}
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},
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{
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"To engage in a game or sport, especially for money."
],
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"To entertain oneself; to play or engage in recreation with oneself"
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"To entertain; to play or engage in recreation or sports:",
"To go on a holiday or a journey for the purpose of enjoyment."
],
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"To entertain; to play or engage in recreation or sports:",
"To jump satisfactorily; bounce gleefully."
],
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[
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[
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{
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],
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"To entertain; to play or engage in recreation or sports:",
"To copulate and/or engage in foreplay."
],
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[
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],
[
"play",
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],
[
"copulate",
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[
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]
],
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}
],
"glosses": [
"To frolic or bounce around."
],
"id": "en-pleyen-enm-verb-ZH5-dSyh",
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[
"frolic",
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],
[
"bounce",
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],
[
"around",
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]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To bet or wager something in a game."
],
"id": "en-pleyen-enm-verb-c4Mi-Vbg",
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[
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],
[
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]
},
{
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}
],
"glosses": [
"To engage in social behaviour; to make small-talk."
],
"id": "en-pleyen-enm-verb-kulNSkb7"
},
{
"glosses": [
"To act in a certain manner; to act like (something or someone):",
"To imitate or deceive; to recast or recreate a past event."
],
"id": "en-pleyen-enm-verb-mnLy2shO",
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]
},
{
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}
],
"glosses": [
"To act in a certain manner; to act like (something or someone):",
"To participate in a theatrical production."
],
"id": "en-pleyen-enm-verb-9t4rdELr",
"links": [
[
"theatrical",
"theatrical"
],
[
"production",
"production"
]
]
},
{
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{
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{
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"langcode": "enm",
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"orig": "enm:Music",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
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"To play music; to sing and/or play an instrument."
],
"id": "en-pleyen-enm-verb-QAiKpZcd"
},
{
"glosses": [
"To plaw; to reach the boiling point."
],
"id": "en-pleyen-enm-verb-IZj8RrNu"
},
{
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{
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],
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"To provide entertainment, happiness or fun; to participate in a performance that is neither theatrical or musical."
],
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"(rare) To provide entertainment, happiness or fun; to participate in a performance that is neither theatrical or musical."
],
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},
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"To work at; do something as one's job, career, or living."
],
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"(rare) To work at; do something as one's job, career, or living."
],
"tags": [
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]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈplæi̯ən/"
}
],
"word": "pleyen"
}
{
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{
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}
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},
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}
],
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"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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]
},
{
"form": "pleyen",
"source": "conjugation",
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]
},
{
"form": "to pleyen",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "pleye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "pleye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyed",
"source": "conjugation",
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"first-person",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyest",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyedest",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyeth",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyed",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "pleye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyed",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "pleye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyen",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "pleye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyeden",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyede",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyeth",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"plural",
"present"
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{
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"form": "pleiȝen",
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{
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{
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"To entertain; to play or engage in recreation or sports:",
"To engage in a game or sport, especially for money."
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[
"play",
"play"
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[
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"To go on a holiday or a journey for the purpose of enjoyment."
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"entertain"
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[
"play",
"play"
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"To entertain; to play or engage in recreation or sports:",
"To jump satisfactorily; bounce gleefully."
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[
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[
"play",
"play"
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"To copulate and/or engage in foreplay."
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[
"entertain",
"entertain"
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[
"play",
"play"
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[
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"copulate"
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[
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[
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[
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"around"
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"glosses": [
"To bet or wager something in a game."
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"bet"
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[
"wager",
"wager"
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},
{
"glosses": [
"To engage in social behaviour; to make small-talk."
]
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{
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"To act in a certain manner; to act like (something or someone):",
"To imitate or deceive; to recast or recreate a past event."
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{
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"To act in a certain manner; to act like (something or someone):",
"To participate in a theatrical production."
],
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[
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{
"glosses": [
"To play music; to sing and/or play an instrument."
]
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{
"glosses": [
"To plaw; to reach the boiling point."
]
},
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"Middle English terms with rare senses"
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"To provide entertainment, happiness or fun; to participate in a performance that is neither theatrical or musical."
],
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"(rare) To provide entertainment, happiness or fun; to participate in a performance that is neither theatrical or musical."
],
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"Middle English terms with rare senses"
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"To work at; do something as one's job, career, or living."
],
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"(rare) To work at; do something as one's job, career, or living."
],
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"table-tags"
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{
"form": "pleyen",
"source": "conjugation",
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]
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{
"form": "to pleyen",
"source": "conjugation",
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"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "pleye",
"source": "conjugation",
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"infinitive"
]
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"form": "pleye",
"source": "conjugation",
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"present",
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"first-person",
"past",
"singular"
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{
"form": "pleyest",
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"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
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},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"past",
"second-person",
"singular"
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{
"form": "pleyeth",
"source": "conjugation",
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"present",
"singular",
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"source": "conjugation",
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"past",
"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "pleye",
"source": "conjugation",
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"present",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
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"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "pleye",
"source": "conjugation",
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"imperative",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyen",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "pleye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyeden",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyede",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyeth",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "pleye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyynge",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyende",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "pleyed",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "ypleyed",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "ple",
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"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "pleien",
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]
}
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{
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"To support a legal plea or allegation."
],
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"plea",
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[
"allegation",
"allegation"
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],
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]
},
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"To produce proof or evidence for a plea."
]
}
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{
"ipa": "/ˈplæi̯ən/"
}
],
"word": "pleyen"
}
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