Playact — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

perform on a stage or theater

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈeɪækt/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈeɪakt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈeɪakt/

1 syllable Say it as /plˈeɪækt/.

Examples

She acts in this play
He acted in `Julius Caesar'
I played in `A Christmas Carol'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

roleplay act play

Parts of Speech

verb	perform on a stage or theater “She acts in this play”

Word Forms

actable	adjective	capable of being acted; suitable for the stage
actor	noun	a theatrical performer
act	noun	a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
acting	noun	the performance of a part or role in a drama
play	noun	a theatrical performance of a drama
player	noun	a theatrical performer
playing	noun	the performance of a part or role in a drama
roleplaying	noun	acting a particular role (as in psychotherapy)
playactor	noun	an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
playacting	noun	the performance of a part or role in a drama

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Theaterstück

auf einer Bühne oder im Theater auftreten

🇫🇷French

jouer

se produire sur scène ou au théâtre

🇪🇸Spanish

actuar

actuar en un escenario o teatro

🇮🇹Italian

recitazione

esibirsi su un palco o un teatro

🇳🇱Dutch

toneelstuk

optreden op een podium of theater

🇵🇹Portuguese

encenação

atuar em um palco ou teatro

🇷🇺Russian

разыгрывать

выступать на сцене или в театре

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अभिनेता होना

किसी मंच या थिएटर पर प्रदर्शन करना

🇧🇩Bengali

খেলা

একটি মঞ্চ বা থিয়েটারে পারফর্ম করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

நாடகம்

ஒரு மேடை அல்லது தியேட்டரில் நிகழ்த்துங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్లేయాక్ట్

వేదిక లేదా థియేటర్‌లో ప్రదర్శించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

नाटक

रंगमंचावर किंवा थिएटरवर सादर करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

નાટક

સ્ટેજ અથવા થિયેટર પર પ્રદર્શન કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಟಕ

ವೇದಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ರಂಗಮಂದಿರದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കളിക്കുക

ഒരു സ്റ്റേജിലോ തിയേറ്ററിലോ അവതരിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਲੇਅੈਕਟ

ਇੱਕ ਸਟੇਜ ਜਾਂ ਥੀਏਟਰ 'ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

پلے ایکٹ

اسٹیج یا تھیٹر پر پرفارم کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

表演

在舞台或剧院表演

🇯🇵Japanese

プレイアクト

舞台や劇場で演奏する

🇰🇷Korean

연극

무대나 극장에서 공연하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

diễn kịch

biểu diễn trên sân khấu hoặc nhà hát

🇹🇭Thai

เล่นละคร

แสดงบนเวทีหรือโรงละคร

🇮🇩Indonesian

tindakan bermain

tampil di panggung atau teater

🇵🇭Filipino

dula-dulaan

gumanap sa isang entablado o teatro

🇲🇾Malay

berlakon

membuat persembahan di atas pentas atau teater

Middle East

🇹🇷Turkish

oynamak

bir sahnede veya tiyatroda performans sergilemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

משחק

להופיע על במה או בתיאטרון

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