Business name word

Play

To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.

Pronunciation: /pleɪ̯/ [pɫ̥eɪ̯ ~ pʰɫeɪ̯], /ple(j)/

What “Play” means

Verb

To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).

Noun

Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
The conduct, or course, of a game.
The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is played or available to be played (see also in play, out of play).
An individual's performance in a sport or game.

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *plehan Old English pleġan Proto-West Germanic *plegō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *plegōn Old English plegian Middle English pleyen Proto-West Germanic *plegō Old English plega Middle English pleye English play From Middle English pleyen (verb) and Middle English pleye (noun), from Old English plegian and plegan, plagian (“to play, exercise, etc.”), from Proto-West Germanic *plehan (“to care about, be concerned with”) and Proto-West Germanic *plegōn (“to engage, move”), of uncertain origin. cognates and related terms Cognate with Scots play (“to act or move briskly, cause to move, stir”), Saterland Frisian pleegje (“to look after, care for, maintain”), West Frisian pleegje, pliigje (

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