roleplay
The act or practice of roleplayingThe act or practice of roleplaying; an instance of roleplaying.
» In roleplaying games, he always wanted to play as an elf.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or practice of roleplaying; an instance of roleplaying.
(countable, uncountable)The practice of roleplaying.
Examples
4 sentencesIn roleplaying games, he always wanted to play as an elf.
Asterisks are used in online roleplay to indicate an action or event.
deSternchen werden bei Rollenspielen im Netz verwendet, um eine Handlung oder ein Ereignis zu kennzeichnen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
"'Yuki', so you do put your own name in." "Yup, isn't that roleplaying's essence?"
Tom is beautiful enough to roleplay as an elf from Lord of the Rings.
ruТом достаточно красив, чтобы отыгрывать эльфа из «Властелина колец». — Ooneykcall
Origin
From role (“expected behavior”) + play (“perform, act”).From role (“expected behavior”) + play (“perform, act”).
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Forms
plural: roleplaysSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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