"play" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

play verbo

play + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 709
play football • play guitar • play music • play basketball • play cricket • play baseball • play host • play cards • play instruments • ...
verbo + play
Kolokacji: 201
start playing • stop playing • enjoy playing • love playing • continue playing • begin playing • keep playing • like playing • seen playing • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 25
(4) like, want, hope, wish
Kolokacji: 6
(8) sign, hire, qualify, born
Kolokacji: 6
(12) become, go, get, come, win, ...
Kolokacji: 16
(15) grow, mature
Kolokacji: 2
(16) prefer, choose, select, opt
Kolokacji: 8
2. prefer to play = wól grać prefer to play
  • He prefers to play on a fast surface, such as grass or hard.
  • Perhaps they would prefer to play in front of no fans at all.
  • I think if you ask all the guys on the team they would prefer to play the game yesterday or even today.
  • If ten or more players are available, most people prefer to play ultimate rather than Box.
  • Smith would prefer to play forward, but he has accepted his job at center.
  • EU big shot states prefer to play on that stage.
  • He prefers to play in his tree house, by himself.
  • It was clear he preferred to play things by the book.
  • And the children probably had more enjoyable games they preferred to play.
  • Israel would prefer it to play no part at all.
3. selected to play = wybrany na grę selected to play
4. opt to play = zdecyduj się grać opt to play
6. play in selecting = gra w wybieraniu play in selecting
7. play in choosing = gra w wybieraniu play in choosing
8. play before being selected = gra przed zostaniem wybranym play before being selected
(18) recruit, draft, enter, waive
Kolokacji: 4
(19) use, spend, commit
Kolokacji: 5
(21) help, promote, encourage
Kolokacji: 3
(22) seem, appear, look, mime
Kolokacji: 5
(24) manage, tend, mind
Kolokacji: 4
(25) persuade, convince
Kolokacji: 2
play + preposición
Kolokacji: 89
play out • play against • play alongside • play back • play down • play off • play up • ...
play + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 261
play together • play professionally • play hard • play collegiately • play poorly • play live • play fair • play dead • play good • play low • ...

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