🎮play

verb
/pleɪ/

Meaning

to engage in games or sports; to perform music
to engage in games or sports for enjoyment
to engage in activity for enjoyment or recreation

Example Sentences

Children love to play in the park.

Children play in the park every afternoon.

The children love to play outside.

Synonyms

perform, compete, entertain, act, engage, participate, enjoy
Entry 1
perform, compete, entertain, act
Entry 2
engage, participate, compete, enjoy
Entry 3
perform, act, engage, entertain

Antonyms

work, study, stop, rest, labor
Entry 1
work, study, stop, rest
Entry 2
work, study, rest, stop
Entry 3
work, labor

Collocations

play games, play music, play sports, play together, play outside, play with, play role, play football
Entry 1
play games, play music, play sports, play together, play outside
Entry 2
play games, play with, play music, play role
Entry 3
play games, play music, play football

More Example Sentences

How long will you play?

Mostly we played football.

Let's go to the playground.

I usually play with my friends.

I usually play with my cousins.

I usually play with my brother.

I play at the nearby playground.

I play at the field near my house.

My hobbies are playing computer games.

In my free time, I also enjoy playing badminton.

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