Information about the word play (English → Esperanto: ludi)

Synonym: enact

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/pleɪ̯/
Hyphenationplay
Shavian alphabet𐑐𐑤𐑱
Deseret alphabet𐐹𐑊𐐩

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) play(I) played
(thou) playest(thou) playedst
(he) plays(he) played
(we) play(we) played
(you) play(you) played
(they) play(they) played
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) play (I) played
(thou) play(thou) played
(he) play(he) played
(we) play(we) played
(you) play(you) played
(they) play(they) played
Imperative mood
play
Participles
Present participlePast participle
playingplayed

Usage samples

Běijīng’s increased military aggression toward Taiwan—the self‐ruling democracy the Chinese Communist Party claims as its territory but has never ruled—and economic penalties against Lithuania following a disagreement over Taiwan have also played a rôle in shifting sentiment.
Climate change is definitely playing a rôle in the high temperatures that Argentina and other countries in the region are currently experiencing.

Translations

Afrikaansspeel; vertolk
Dutchspelen
Esperantoludi
Jamaican Patoisplie
Papiamentohunga
Russianиграть
West Frisianspylje