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play

play

Meaning of play

English

take part in a game

Русский

Участвовать в игре ради развлечения или соревнования

play

Pronunciation

British English
/pleɪ/
American English
/pleɪ/

play with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом play

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

10 сочетаний

Игры, спорт и правила

Games, sports and fair play
play fair
играть честно

Please play fair instead of hiding your opponent’s pieces.

Пожалуйста, играй честно, а не прячь фигуры соперника.

play hide and seek
играть в прятки

The children play hide and seek among the empty picnic tables.

Дети играют в прятки среди пустых столов для пикника.

  • play footballиграть в американский футбол
  • play with friendsиграть с друзьями
  • play chessиграть в шахматы
  • play outsideиграть на улице
  • play cardsиграть в карты
  • play by the rulesиграть по правилам
  • play with toysиграть с игрушками
  • play fetchиграть с собакой, бросая ей мяч

play usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

On Saturdays we play board games.

По субботам мы играем в настольные игры.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

He wants to play tennis with his friends.

Он хочет сыграть в теннис с друзьями.

play synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between play, join in, take part in, and participate in

Advanced: broader words

J
🇬🇧English
join in

join a game or activity already going on

A2often

ENCome and join in the game!

T
🇬🇧English
take part in

participate in any event, not just a game

A2often

ENShe takes part in the school play.

P
🇬🇧English
participate in

more formal: take part

A2often

ENThey participate in the annual tournament.

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play belongs to the topic "Pets →". Start with a short set of 1 word so the word is easier to remember in context.

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play meaning: what does it mean?

take part in a game

play pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

play is pronounced as /pleɪ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

play definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

По субботам мы играем в настольные игры. Translation: On Saturdays we play board games.

Is play part of Pets vocabulary?

Yes, play can be learned in the Pets topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is play part of Living Beings vocabulary?

Yes, play can be learned in the Living Beings topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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