how to pronounce play

/ˈplɛɪ/

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the above transcription of play is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

play is pronounced in one syllable

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video examples of play pronunciation

An example use of play in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… i'm not going to play that game i'm not …”

meaning of play

Play means to take part in an activity for enjoyment.

play frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word play occurs in english on average 283.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics play can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that play can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;

2) people, society, and culture;