play
verbid
306·updated Jun 3, 2026verified
engage in an activity for learning, exploration, or demonstration
Attested in
No recorded attestations. They are written when an MWE tagging stage is completed, stamped with the pack version and the document’s digest.
Classifications
Cognitive
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Responsibility
Unclassified—trigger_default_value
Automation
Unclassified—trigger_default_value
Variants
- synonym
- actavailbetdallydiddleencounterfiddleflirtmakemake formeetplayactrecreaterepresentroleplayrunspieltake ontoytriflewagerworkwreak
- pasttense
- played
- presentparticiple
- playing
- thirdpersonsingular
- plays
- pastparticiple
- played
Framework definitions
- §1
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- §2
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- §3
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
- §4
- consider not very seriously
- §5
- participate in games or sport
- §6
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- §7
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- §8
- use or move
- §9
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- §10
- bet or wager
- §11
- put a card or piece into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- §12
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- §13
- make bets
- §14
- use to one's advantage
- §15
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- §16
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- §17
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- §18
- perform on a certain location
- §19
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- §20
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- §21
- emit recorded sound
- §22
- play a role or part
- §23
- perform on a stage or theater
- §24
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- §25
- replay (as a melody)
- §26
- play on an instrument
- §27
- to perform music on a musical instrument
- §28
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- §29
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- §30
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- §31
- engage in recreational activities rather than work
- §32
- be at play
- §33
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- §34
- behave in a certain way
- §35
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- §1 · legacy_primary
- engage in an activity for learning, exploration, or demonstrationDR-088 backfill from the verb definition column
Outgoing relationships
- verbLevel
applylexicon:CognitiveLevel
Incoming relationships
No incoming triples
No other term currently asserts a relationship to this one.