spelen — meaning in English

English meaning

• act verb To do something; to take action.
• play verb To engage in an activity purely for fun or recreation.
• toy noun An object made for a child (or sometimes an adult) to play with.

Senses

spelen is used for these senses in English:

• act (intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation.
• play (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
• play (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
• play (transitive, intransitive, especially, of a, person) To produce music using a musical instrument.

act — full definition

1. verb To do something; to take action.
2. verb To perform a role in a play, film, or show.
3. verb To behave in a particular way.
4. noun Something done; a deed.
5. noun A law passed by a legislative body.

play — full definition

1. verb To engage in an activity purely for fun or recreation.
2. verb To take part in a sport or game.
3. verb To perform music, or operate a device so that it produces sound or video.
4. verb To act the part of a character in a film, play, or performance.
5. noun A dramatic work written for actors to perform on stage.

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