giocare — meaning in English

English meaning

• play verb To engage in an activity purely for fun or recreation.
• speculate verb To guess or form a theory about something without having solid proof.
• toy noun An object made for a child (or sometimes an adult) to play with.

Senses

giocare is used for these senses in English:

• 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.
• speculate (intransitive, business, finance) To make a risky trade in the hope of making a profit; to venture or gamble.
• toy (intransitive) To play (with) in an idle or desultory way.

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.

speculate — full definition

1. verb To guess or form a theory about something without having solid proof.
2. verb To buy or trade something risky, hoping to sell later at a profit.

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