What does play mean?

Definitions for play
pleɪplay

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word play.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. play, drama, dramatic playnoun

    a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

    "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"

  2. playnoun

    a theatrical performance of a drama

    "the play lasted two hours"

  3. playnoun

    a preset plan of action in team sports

    "the coach drew up the plays for her team"

  4. maneuver, manoeuvre, playnoun

    a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill

    "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop"

  5. playnoun

    a state in which action is feasible

    "the ball was still in play"; "insiders said the company's stock was in play"

  6. playnoun

    utilization or exercise

    "the play of the imagination"

  7. bid, playnoun

    an attempt to get something

    "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention"

  8. play, child's playnoun

    activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules

    "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child"

  9. playing period, period of play, playnoun

    (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds

    "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"

  10. free rein, playnoun

    the removal of constraints

    "he gave free rein to his impulses"; "they gave full play to the artist's talent"

  11. shimmer, playnoun

    a weak and tremulous light

    "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water"

  12. fun, play, sportnoun

    verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)

    "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport"

  13. looseness, playnoun

    movement or space for movement

    "there was too much play in the steering wheel"

  14. play, frolic, romp, gambol, capernoun

    gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

    "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"

  15. turn, playnoun

    (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession

    "it is my turn"; "it is still my play"

  16. gambling, gaming, playnoun

    the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

    "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table"

  17. play, swordplayverb

    the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully

  18. playverb

    participate in games or sport

    "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"

  19. playverb

    act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome

    "This factor played only a minor part in his decision"; "This development played into her hands"; "I played no role in your dismissal"

  20. playverb

    play on an instrument

    "The band played all night long"

  21. act, play, representverb

    play a role or part

    "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"

  22. playverb

    be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children

    "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl"

  23. play, spielverb

    replay (as a melody)

    "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"

  24. playverb

    perform music on (a musical instrument)

    "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?"

  25. act, play, act asverb

    pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind

    "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"

  26. playverb

    move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly

    "The spotlights played on the politicians"

  27. playverb

    bet or wager (money)

    "He played $20 on the new horse"; "She plays the races"

  28. play, recreateverb

    engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion

    "On weekends I play"; "The students all recreate alike"

  29. playverb

    pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity

    "Let's play like I am mommy"; "Play cowboy and Indians"

  30. playverb

    emit recorded sound

    "The tape was playing for hours"; "the stereo was playing Beethoven when I entered"

  31. playverb

    perform on a certain location

    "The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16"; "She has been playing on Broadway for years"

  32. playverb

    put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game

    "He is playing his cards close to his chest"; "The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory"

  33. play, toyverb

    engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously

    "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"

  34. playverb

    behave in a certain way

    "play safe"; "play it safe"; "play fair"

  35. play, runverb

    cause to emit recorded audio or video

    "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "I'll play you my favorite record"; "He never tires of playing that video"

  36. toy, fiddle, diddle, playverb

    manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination

    "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"

  37. playverb

    use to one's advantage

    "She plays on her clients' emotions"

  38. dally, trifle, playverb

    consider not very seriously

    "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"

  39. playverb

    be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way

    "This speech didn't play well with the American public"; "His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee"

  40. dally, toy, play, flirtverb

    behave carelessly or indifferently

    "Play about with a young girl's affection"

  41. playverb

    cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space

    "The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack"

  42. act, play, roleplay, playactverb

    perform on a stage or theater

    "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"

  43. playverb

    be performed or presented for public viewing

    "What's playing in the local movie theater?"; "`Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years"

  44. bring, work, play, wreak, make forverb

    cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

    "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

  45. playverb

    discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream

    "play water from a hose"; "The fountains played all day"

  46. playverb

    make bets

    "Play the races"; "play the casinos in Trouville"

  47. bet, wager, playverb

    stake on the outcome of an issue

    "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"

  48. playverb

    shoot or hit in a particular manner

    "She played a good backhand last night"

  49. playverb

    use or move

    "I had to play my queen"

  50. playverb

    employ in a game or in a specific position

    "They played him on first base"

  51. meet, encounter, play, take onverb

    contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

    "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"

  52. playverb

    exhaust by allowing to pull on the line

    "play a hooked fish"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Playnoun

    My dearling and my joy;
    For love of me leave off this dreadful play. Fa. Queen.

    Two gentle fawns at play. John Milton.

    Only they,
    That come to hear a merry play,
    Will be deceiv’d. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

    A play ought to be a just image of human nature, representing its humours and the changes of fortune to which it is subject, for the delight and instruction of mankind. Dryden.

    Visits, plays and powder’d beaux. Jonathan Swift.

    I will play no more, my mind’s not on’t;
    I did never win of you,
    Nor shall not when my fancy’s on my play. William Shakespeare.

    When they can make nothing else on’t, they find it the best of their play to put it off with a jest. Roger L'Estrange.

    He was resolved not to speak distinctly, knowing his best play to be in the dark, and that all his safety lay in the confusion of his talk. John Tillotson.

    In arguing the opponent uses comprehensive and equivocal terms, to involve his adversary in the doubtfulness of his expression, and therefore the answer on his side makes it his play to distinguish as much as he can. John Locke.

    Bull’s friends advised to gentler methods with the young lord; but John naturally lov’d rough play. Arbuthnot.

    The senseless plea of right by providence
    Can last no longer than the present sway;
    But justifies the next who comes in play. Dryden.

    Determining, as after I knew, in secret manner, not to be far from the place where we appointed to meet, to prevent any foul play that might be offered unto me. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

    Many have been sav’d, and many may,
    Who never heard this question brought in play. Dryden.

    The joints are let exactly into one another, that they have no play between them, lest they shake upwards or downwards. Joseph Moxon, Mechanical Exercises.

    Should a writer give the full play to his mirth, without regard to decency, he might please readers; but must be a very ill man, if he could please himself. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

  2. To Playverb

    He plays a tickling straw within his nose. John Gay.

    Nature here
    Wanton’d as in her prime, and play’d at will
    Her virgin fancies. John Milton.

    Your honour’s players hearing your amendment,
    Are come to play a pleasant comedy. William Shakespeare.

    Doubt would fain have played his part in her mind, and called in question, how she should be assured that Zelmane was not Pyrocles. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

  3. To PLAYverb

    Etymology: plegan , Saxon.

    On smooth the seal and bended dolphins play. John Milton.

    Thou with eternal wisdom did’st converse,
    Wisdom thy sister and with her didst play. John Milton.

    I’ll bring my young man to school; look where his master comes; ’tis a playing day I see. William Shakespeare, Mer. W. of Winds.

    Men are apt to play with their healths and their lives as they do with their cloaths. William Temple.

    How every fool can play upon the word! William Shakespeare.

    I would make use of it rather to play upon those I despised, than to trifle with those I loved. Alexander Pope.

    I saw him dead; art thou alive,
    Or is it fancy plays upon our eye-sight. William Shakespeare.

    Charles, I will play no more to-night;
    My mind’s not on’t, you are too hard for me.
    —— Sir, I did never win of you before. William Shakespeare.

    When lenity and cruelty play for kingdoms,
    The gentler gamester is the soonest winner. William Shakespeare.

    O perdurable shame!
    Are these the wretches that we play’d at dice for. William Shakespeare.

    The low rated English play at dice. William Shakespeare.

    The clergyman played at whist and swobbers. Jonathan Swift.

    His mother played false with a smith. William Shakespeare.

    Cawdor, Glamis, all
    The wizzard women promis’d; and, I fear,
    Thou play’d’st most foully for’t. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    Life is not long enough for a coquette to play all her tricks in. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 89.

    Ev’ry thing that heard him play,
    Ev’n the billows of the sea
    Hung their heads, and then lay by,
    In sweet musick is such art,
    Killing care, and grief of heart,
    Fall asleep, or hearing die. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

    Thou art as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument. Ezekiel.

    Marcus Tullius Cicero says, there consisteth in the practice of singing and playing on instruments great knowledge, and the most excellent instruction, which rectifies and orders our manners, and allays the heat of anger. Henry Peacham, of Musick.

    Wherein doth our practice of singing and playing with instruments in our cathedral churches differ from the practice of David. Henry Peacham, of Musick.

    Clad like a country swain, he pip’d, he sung,
    And playing drove his jolly troop along. Dryden.

    Take thy harp and melt thy maid;
    Play, my friend! and charm the charmer. Joseph Glanvill.

    He applied the pipe to his lips, and began to play upon it: the sound of it was exceeding sweet. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

    John hath seiz’d Arthur, and it cannot be,
    That whilst warm life plays in that infant’s veins,
    The misplac’d John should entertain
    One quiet breath of rest. William Shakespeare, King John.

    My wife cried out fire, and you brought out your buckets, and called for engines to play against it. Dryden.

    By constant laws, the food is concocted, the heart beats, the blood circulates, the lungs play. George Cheyne.

    Citherea all in sedges hid,
    Which seem to move and wanton with her breath,
    Ev’n as the waving sedges play with wind. William Shakespeare.

    This with exhilarating vapour bland
    About their spirits play’d, and inmost powers
    Made err. John Milton.

    In the streams that from the fountain play,
    She wash’d her face. Dryden.

    The setting sun
    Plays on their shining arms and burnish’d helmets,
    And covers all the field with gleams of fire. Addison.

    A lord will hear you play to-night;
    But I am doubtful of your modesties,
    Lest, over-eying of his odd behaviour,
    Fot yet his honour never heard a play,
    You break into some merry passion. William Shakespeare.

    Ev’n kings but play; and when their part is done,
    Some other, worse or better, mount the throne. Dryden.

    Courts are theatres, where some men play;
    Princes, some slaves, and all end in one day. John Donne.

    Thus we play the fool with the time, and the spirits of the wise sit in the clouds and mock us. William Shakespeare.

    I did not think to shed a tear
    In all my miseries; but thou hast forc’d me,
    Out of thy honest truth to play the woman. William Shakespeare.

    She hath wrought folly to play the whore. Deut. xxii. 21.

    Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people. 2 Samuel x. 12.

    Alphonse, duke of Ferrara, delighted himself only in turning and playing the joiner. Henry Peacham, of Musick.

    ’Tis possible these Turks may play the villains. John Denham.

    A man has no pleasure in proving that he has played the fool. Jeremy Collier, of Friendship.

Wikipedia

  1. Play

    Play is a song by English DJ Jax Jones and English band Years & Years, released as a single on 28 November 2018. It was included on Jones' Snacks EP. Sung by Olly Alexander, it is Jones' first track to feature male lead vocals since 2016's "House Work". The song is also included on the track listing of Years & Years' second studio album Palo Santo, rereleased the same day as the single.

ChatGPT

  1. Play

    Play can be defined as any voluntary, enjoyable, and spontaneous activity or behavior that is engaged in for its own sake rather than for any external reward or goal. It is typically characterized by freedom, imagination, creativity, and a sense of fun. Play can occur in various forms, such as physical games, pretend play, social play, intellectual play, or artistic play, and it is often seen as a fundamental aspect of human development, learning, and well-being.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Playnoun

    to engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot

  2. Playnoun

    to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be careless

  3. Playnoun

    to contend, or take part, in a game; as, to play ball; hence, to gamble; as, he played for heavy stakes

  4. Playnoun

    to perform on an instrument of music; as, to play on a flute

  5. Playnoun

    to act; to behave; to practice deception

  6. Playnoun

    to move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate; to act; as, the fountain plays

  7. Playnoun

    to move gayly; to wanton; to disport

  8. Playnoun

    to act on the stage; to personate a character

  9. Playverb

    to put in action or motion; as, to play cannon upon a fortification; to play a trump

  10. Playverb

    to perform music upon; as, to play the flute or the organ

  11. Playverb

    to perform, as a piece of music, on an instrument; as, to play a waltz on the violin

  12. Playverb

    to bring into sportive or wanton action; to exhibit in action; to execute; as, to play tricks

  13. Playverb

    to act or perform (a play); to represent in music action; as, to play a comedy; also, to act in the character of; to represent by acting; to simulate; to behave like; as, to play King Lear; to play the woman

  14. Playverb

    to engage in, or go together with, as a contest for amusement or for a wager or prize; as, to play a game at baseball

  15. Playverb

    to keep in play, as a hooked fish, in order to land it

  16. Playnoun

    amusement; sport; frolic; gambols

  17. Playnoun

    any exercise, or series of actions, intended for amusement or diversion; a game

  18. Playnoun

    the act or practice of contending for victory, amusement, or a prize, as at dice, cards, or billiards; gaming; as, to lose a fortune in play

  19. Playnoun

    action; use; employment; exercise; practice; as, fair play; sword play; a play of wit

  20. Playnoun

    a dramatic composition; a comedy or tragedy; a composition in which characters are represented by dialogue and action

  21. Playnoun

    the representation or exhibition of a comedy or tragedy; as, he attends ever play

  22. Playnoun

    performance on an instrument of music

  23. Playnoun

    motion; movement, regular or irregular; as, the play of a wheel or piston; hence, also, room for motion; free and easy action

  24. Playnoun

    hence, liberty of acting; room for enlargement or display; scope; as, to give full play to mirth

  25. Etymology: [OE. pleien, AS. plegian, plegan, to play, akin to plega play, game, quick motion, and probably to OS. plegan to promise, pledge, D. plegen to care for, attend to, be wont, G. pflegen; of unknown origin. 28. Cf. Plight, n.]

Wikidata

  1. Play

    A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. Plays are performed at a variety of levels, from Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theater, to Community theatre, as well a University or school productions. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference whether their plays were performed or read. The term "play" can refer to both the written works of playwrights and to their complete theatrical performance.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Play

    plā, v.i. to engage in some amusing exercise: to take part in a game, or a piece of diversion: to gamble: to sport: to trifle: to move irregularly or (mech.) freely: to operate: to act in a theatre: to perform on a musical instrument: to practise a trick: to act a character: to act with repeated strokes.—v.t. to put in motion: to perform upon: to perform: to act a sportive part: to compete with.—n. amusement: any exercise for amusement: a contending for victory or for a prize: practice in a contest: gaming: action or use: manner of dealing, as fair-play: a dramatic composition: movement: room for action or motion: liberty of action.—ns. Play′-act′or, one who acts a part in a play: an actor; Play′-act′orism, the manner or habits of a play-actor; Play′-bill, a bill or advertisement of a play; Play′book, a book of plays or dramas; Play′-club, a wooden-headed golf-club used for driving the ball the longest distances; Play′-day, Play′-time, a day devoted to play: a holiday; Play′er, one who plays: an actor of plays or dramas: a trifler: a musician: a professional at cricket; Play′fellow, Play′mate, a fellow or mate in play or amusements.—adj. Play′ful, given to play: sportive.—adv. Play′fully.—ns. Play′fulness; Play′-gō′er, one who habitually attends the theatre; Play′-gō′ing; Play′-ground, a ground or place on which to play, esp. that connected with a school; Play′-house, a house where dramatic performances are represented: a theatre; Play′ing-card, one of a set of fifty-two cards used in playing games; Play′-mare, the hobby-horse, one of the chief parts in the ancient morris-dance; Play′thing, anything for playing with: a toy; Play′wright, Play′-writ′er, a writer of plays: one who adapts dramatic compositions for the stage.—Played out, worked to the end: used up: tired; Play fast and loose, to act in a tricky, inconstant way: to say one thing and do another; Play fine, at billiards, to strike the object-ball near the edge—opp. to Play full, to strike it nearer the centre than the edge; Play off, to show or display; Play up, to make a beginning of playing: to play more vigorously; Play upon, to trifle with: to delude.—A play upon words, a use of words so as to give them a double meaning; Bring into play, to bring into exercise or use; Come into play, to come into use; Hold in play, to keep the attention of. [A.S. plegan, to play.]

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. play

    A wise method of Nature which prevents one's nerves from setting on the outside of his Stein-Bloch.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. play

    Motion in the frame, masts, &c. Also said of the marine steam-engine when it is in action or in play. Also, in long voyages or tedious blockades, play-acting may be encouraged with benefit; for the excitement and employment thus afforded are not only good anti-scorbutics, but also promoters of content and good fellowship: in such-- "Jack is not bound by critics' crabbed laws, But gives to all his unreserved applause: He laughs aloud when jokes his fancy please-- Such are the honest manners of the seas. And never--never may he ape those fools Who, lost to reason, laugh or cry by rules."

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. play

    Is occasionally applied to a military action; as, the guns played upon the enemy.

Rap Dictionary

  1. playverb

    To go along with. I don't think so. Homey don't play that -- Homey D. Clown in the TV show "In Living Colour".

  2. playverb

    To fool. You can't buy no relationship. You played yourself. -- Ice-T (You Played Yourself).

  3. playnoun

    Action. We gotta bring home some play -- Gangsta Boo (Money and the Powder)

Editors Contribution

  1. play

    To perform at sport.

    They did play football, basketball and hockey as a hobby.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  


  2. play

    To use an instrument.

    They did play their instruments together as one joyful group.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  


  3. play

    To use the imagination.

    They loved to play with the children.


    Submitted by MaryC on December 30, 2019  

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'play' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #719

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'play' in Written Corpus Frequency: #469

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'play' in Nouns Frequency: #599

  4. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'play' in Verbs Frequency: #54

Anagrams for play »

  1. pyal

  2. pyla

  3. paly

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of play in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of play in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of play in a Sentence

  1. Roger Federer:

    It was a tough first set for me because I had the lead so things were looking good for me, but( Sumit Nagal of India) came back and played very strong, credit to Sumit Nagal of India to really play a solid first set. I was missing a lot of balls and I was trying to cut back on the unforced errors and hopefully serve a bit better because that also let me down. It all came back just in time. At the end, I actually played good tennis, so I'm happy.

  2. Jordan Spieth:

    I think it would be a cool match-up if I was able to play Jason in a couple of weeks' time, i think it would be fun.

  3. Mark Nelson:

    Last year, the pandemic hurt a lot of drive-ins, they were forced to go retro, diversify with live events and play movies they wouldn't normally play.

  4. Julianne Hough:

    ’Grease’ is one of the movies that made me want to be an entertainer, and I have literally been waiting my whole life to play Sandy.

  5. Denisa Allertova:

    I didn't expect this because it's my first time here, and there are a lot of great players here, so I'm happy to play the final tomorrow.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

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Translations for play

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • مسرحية, دَوْر, مسرح, لَعِب, عَزَفَ, لَعِبَ, مَثَّلَ, شَغَّلَ, لعبArabic
  • грацьBelarusian
  • joc, obra, participar, tocar, jugar, actuarCatalan, Valencian
  • ghjucàCorsican
  • hra, hrátCzech
  • drama, gêm, chwaraeWelsh
  • stykke, leg, spilDanish
  • Spiel, Schauspiel, spielen, abspielenGerman
  • fefeEwe
  • παίζω, παιχνίδιGreek
  • teatraĵo, ludo, ludi, roliEsperanto
  • jugada, obra, juego, jugar, [[jugar]] a, tocar, actuar, reproducirSpanish
  • jokaBasque
  • teatr, بازی کردن, بازیPersian
  • näytelmä, peli, välys, leikki, löysä, kenttä, esiintymä, klappi, siirto, soittaa, pelata, hoitaa, näytellä, leikkiäFinnish
  • spæla, leikaFaroese
  • pièce de théâtre, jeu, tourner, lancer, jouer, [[jouer]] ([[à]]), amuser, mettre, interpréterFrench
  • dráma, imirt, ligean, súgradh, imir, seinnIrish
  • cleasachd, cluich, cleasaichScottish Gaelic
  • xogo, tocar, xogarGalician
  • משחק, שעשוע, שיחק, ניגן, השתעשע, השמיעHebrew
  • बजाना, खेलना, प्लेHindi
  • darab, játék, holtjáték, színdarab, játszik, lejátszik, játszaniHungarian
  • խաղ, ներկայացում, նվագարկել, խաղալ, նվագելArmenian
  • jocarInterlingua
  • pentas, bermainIndonesian
  • spila á, leika sér, spila, leikaIcelandic
  • dramma, gioco, giocare, riproduci, recitare, suonareItalian
  • לְשַׂחֵקHebrew
  • 遊び, 演劇, 演奏, 吹く, 奏でる, 遊ぶ, 演奏する, 叩く, 弾く, 遊びますJapanese
  • თამაშობა, უკრავს, თამაშიGeorgian
  • 연극, 놀다, 연기를 하다, 놀이Korean
  • tiyatro, lîstik, یاری, yarî, وازی, şano, piyes, یاری کردن, لێدان, مۆسیقا لێدانKurdish
  • fabula, ludus, lūdō, cano, inflo, sono, ludereLatin
  • žaisti, grotiLithuanian
  • spēle, luga, rotaļa, atskaņot, spēlēt, tēlotLatvian
  • whakatangiMāori
  • игра, потег, представа, драма, пиеса, пушта, свири, глумиMacedonian
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  • гра, гра́ти, гратиUkrainian
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    either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent
    A valetudinarian
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