"play" meaning in English

See play in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pleɪ/ Audio: en-us-play.ogg [US] Forms: play [singular], plays [plural]
enPR: plā Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something a group of actors does, in a theatre, for people to watch.
    Sense id: simple-play-en-noun-OgUAmuHO

Verb

IPA: /pleɪ/ Audio: en-us-play.ogg [US] Forms: play [canonical], plays [third-person, singular], played [past], played [past, participle], playing [present, participle]
enPR: plā Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To do things for amusement.
    Sense id: simple-play-en-verb-8mqBlEAy
  2. If you play a musical instrument, you make music using it.
    Sense id: simple-play-en-verb-AYlmoFTg
     
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