play
verb [I] (ENJOY) /pleɪ/Definition
A1 When you play, especially as a child, you spend time doing an enjoyable and/or entertaining activity: The children spent the afternoon playing in the garden. My daughter used to play with the kids next door.Children's games
(Definition of play verb (ENJOY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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