A2 (مبتدی)

play

To perform a piece of music on a musical instrument

US /pleɪ/ 
UK /pleɪ/ 

 

(ساز) زدن‌، نواختن‌

مثال: 

Do you want to learn how to play guitar?

آیا می خواهی نواختن گیتار را بیاموزی؟

To perform a piece of music on a musical instrument

معادل فارسی: 

(ساز) زدن‌، نواختن‌

مثال انگلیسی: 

Do you want to learn how to play guitar?

آیا می خواهی نواختن گیتار را بیاموزی؟

Oxford Essential Dictionary

verb (plays, playing, played )

1 to have fun; to do something to enjoy yourself:
The children were playing with their toys.

2 to take part in a game:
I like playing tennis.
Do you know how to play chess?

3 to make music with a musical instrument:
My sister plays the piano very well.

grammar
Note that we usually say 'play the violin, the piano, etc.': I'm learning to play the clarinet.

4 to put a record, CD, DVD, etc. in a machine and listen to it:
Shall I play the CD again?

5 to act the part of somebody in a play:
Who wants to play the policeman?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

play

I. play1 S1 W1 /pleɪ/ BrE AmE verb
[Word Family: noun: ↑play, ↑interplay, ↑replay, ↑player, ↑playfulness; verb: ↑play, ↑outplay, ↑replay; adjective: ↑playful, ↑playable; adverb: ↑playfully]
[Language: Old English; Origin: plegan]
1. CHILDREN [intransitive and transitive] when children play, they do things that they enjoy, often with other people or with toys:
Kids were playing and chasing each other.
play catch/house/tag/school etc
Outside, the children were playing cowboys and Indians.
play with
Did you like to play with dolls when you were little?
Parents need to spend time just playing with their children.
2. SPORTS/GAMES
a) [intransitive and transitive] to take part or compete in a game or sport:
Karen began playing basketball when she was six.
If you feel any pain, you shouldn’t play.
Men were sitting in the park, playing cards.
play against
Bristol will play against Coventry next week.
She’s playing Helen Evans in the semi-final (=playing against her).
play for
Moxon played for England in ten test matches.
b) [transitive] to use a particular piece, card, person etc in a game or sport:
Harrison played a ten of spades.
The Regents played Eddie at center (=used him as a player in that position) in the game against Arizona.
c) [intransitive and transitive] to take a particular position on a team:
Garvey played first base for the Dodgers.
d) [transitive] to hit a ball in a particular way or to a particular place in a game or sport:
She played the ball low, just over the net.

MUSIC [intransitive and transitive]
to perform a piece of music on a musical instrument:
He’s learning to play the piano.
She played a Bach prelude.
Haden has played with many jazz greats.
A small orchestra was playing.
4. RADIO/CD ETC [intransitive and transitive] if a radio, CD etc plays, or if you play it, it produces sound, especially music:
The bedside radio played softly.
play a record/CD/tape etc
DJs playing the latest house and techno tracks
5. THEATRE/FILM
a) [transitive] to perform the actions and say the words of a particular character in a theatre performance, film etc:
Streep plays a shy, nervous woman.
play a role/part/character etc
Playing a character so different from herself was a challenge.
b) [intransitive] if a play or film is playing at a particular theatre, it is being performed or shown there:
‘Macbeth’ is playing at the Theatre Royal in York.
c) [transitive] if actors play a theatre, they perform there in a play
6. play a part/role to have an effect or influence on something
play a part/role in
A good diet and fitness play a large part in helping people live longer.
7. play ball
a) to throw, kick, hit, or catch a ball as a game or activity:
Jim and Karl were playing ball in the backyard.
b) to do what someone wants you to do:
So far, the company has refused to play ball, preferring to remain independent.
8. PRETEND [linking verb] to behave as if you are a particular kind of person or have a particular feeling or quality, even though it is not true:
the accusation that scientists are playing God
Some snakes fool predators by playing dead.
‘What do you mean?’ ‘Don’t play dumb (=pretend you do not know something).'
Don’t play the innocent (=pretend you do not know about something) with me – we both know what happened.
play the idiot/the teacher etc
Susan felt she had to play the good wife.
He played the fool (=behaved in a silly way) at school instead of working.
9. BEHAVE [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to behave in a particular way in a situation, in order to achieve the result or effect that you want:
How do you want to play this meeting?
Play it safe (=avoid risks) and make sure the eggs are thoroughly cooked.
play it carefully/cool etc
If you like him, play it cool, or you might scare him off.
10. play games to hide your real feelings or wishes in order to achieve something in a clever or secret way – used to show disapproval:
Stop playing games, Luke, and tell me what you want.
11. play something by ear
a) to decide what to do according to the way a situation develops, without making plans before that time:
We’ll see what the weather’s like and play it by ear.
b) if someone can play a musical instrument by ear, they can play a tune without looking at written music
12. play a joke/trick/prank on somebody to do something to someone as a joke or trick
13. play the game
a) to do things in the way you are expected to do them or in a way that is usual in a particular situation:
If you want a promotion, you’ve got to play the game.
b) British English to behave in a fair and honest way
14. play the race/nationalist/environmentalist etc card to use a particular subject in politics in order to gain an advantage:
a leader who is skilfully playing the nationalist card to keep power
15. play your cards right to say or do things in a situation in such a way that you gain as much as possible from it:
Who knows? If you play your cards right, maybe he’ll marry you.
16. play your cards close to your chest to keep secret what you are doing in a situation
17. play into sb’s hands to do what someone you are competing with wants you to do, without realizing it:
If we respond with violence, we’ll be playing into their hands, giving them an excuse for a fight.
18. play for time to try to delay something so that you have more time to prepare for it or prevent it from happening:
The rebels may be playing for time while they try to get more weapons.
19. play tricks (on you) if your mind, memory, sight etc plays tricks on you, you feel confused and not sure about what is happening:
It happened a long time ago, and my memory might be playing tricks on me.
20. play the market to risk money on the ↑stock market as a way of trying to earn more money
21. play the system to use the rules of a system in a clever way, to gain advantage for yourself:
Accountants know how to play the tax system.
22. play second fiddle (to somebody) to be in a lower position or rank than someone else
23. play hard to get to pretend that you are not sexually interested in someone so that they will become more interested in you
24. SMILE [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] written if a smile plays about someone’s lips, they smile slightly
25. play hooky American English, play truant British English to stay away from school without permission
26. play with fire to do something that could have a very dangerous or harmful result:
Dating the boss’s daughter is playing with fire.
27. play to your strengths to do what you are able to do well, rather than trying to do other things:
It is up to us to play to our strengths and try to control the game.
28. LIGHT [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] written if light plays on something, it shines on it and moves on it:
the sunlight playing on the water
29. WATER [intransitive] written if a ↑fountain plays, water comes from it
30. play a hose/light on something to point a ↑hose or light towards something so that water or light goes onto it
31. play the field to have sexual relationships with a lot of different people
32. play fast and loose with something to not be careful about what you do, especially by not obeying the law or a rule:
They played fast and loose with investors’ money.
33. play happy families British English to spend time with your family, doing normal things, especially so that your family appears to be happy when it is not
play around (also play about British English) phrasal verb
1. to have a sexual relationship with someone who is not your usual partner
play around with
Wasn’t she playing around with another man?
It was years before I realized he’d been playing around.
2. to try doing something in different ways, to see what would be best, especially when this is fun
play around with
Play around with the ingredients if you like.
3. to behave in a silly way or waste time, when you should be doing something more serious SYN fool around:
When the teacher wasn’t looking, we used to play about a lot.
play around with something (also play about with something British English) phrasal verb
to keep moving or making changes to something in your hands SYN fiddle with:
Will you stop playing around with the remote control!
play along phrasal verb
1. to pretend to agree to do what someone wants, in order to avoid annoying them or to get an advantage:
She felt she had to play along or risk losing her job.
2. play somebody along British English to tell someone something that is not true because you need their help in some way
play at something phrasal verb
1. What is somebody playing at? British English spoken used when you do not understand what someone is doing or why they are doing it, and you are surprised or annoyed:
What do you think you’re playing at?
2. if you play at doing something, you do not do it properly or seriously
play at doing something
He’s still playing at being an artist.
3. British English if children play at doctors, soldiers etc, they pretend to be doctors, soldiers etc
play at being something
a 14-year-old playing at being a grown woman
play something ↔ back phrasal verb
to play something that has been recorded on a machine so that you can listen to it or watch it:
He played back his answering machine messages.
play something ↔ down phrasal verb
to try to make something seem less important or less likely than it really is:
Management has been playing down the possibility of job losses.
play down the importance/seriousness/significance of something
The White House spokeswoman sought to play down the significance of the event.
play off phrasal verb
1. British English if people or teams play off, they play the last game in a sports competition, in order to decide who is the winner:
The top two teams will play off at Twickenham for the county title.
2. play off somebody/something American English to deliberately use a fact, action, idea etc in order to make what you are doing better or to get an advantage:
The two musicians played off each other in a piece of inspired improvisation.
play somebody off against somebody phrasal verb
to encourage one person or group to compete or argue with another, in order to get some advantage for yourself:
The house seller may try to play one buyer off against another, to raise the price.
play on/upon something phrasal verb
to use a feeling, fact, or idea in order to get what you want, often in an unfair way:
The ad plays on our emotions, showing a doctor holding a newborn baby.
play something ↔ out phrasal verb
1. if an event or situation is played out or plays itself out, it happens:
It will be interesting to see how the election plays itself out.
2. if people play out their dreams, feelings etc, they express them by pretending that a particular situation is really happening:
The weekend gives you a chance to play out your fantasies.
play up phrasal verb
1. play something ↔ up to emphasize something, sometimes making it seem more important than it really is:
Play up your strongest arguments in the opening paragraph.
2. play (somebody) up British English informal if children play up, they behave badly:
Jordan’s been playing up in school.
I hope the kids don’t play you up.
3. play (somebody) up British English informal to hurt you or cause problems for you:
My knee’s been playing me up this week.
The car’s playing up again.
play up to somebody phrasal verb
to behave in a very polite or kind way to someone because you want something from them:
Connie always plays up to her parents when she wants money.
play with somebody/something phrasal verb
1. to keep touching something or moving it:
Stop playing with the light switch!
2. to try doing something in different ways to decide what works best:
Play with the design onscreen, moving text and pictures until you get a pleasing arrangement.
3. to consider an idea or possibility, but not always very seriously SYN toy with:
After university, I played with the idea of teaching English in China.
4. money/time/space etc to play with money, time etc that is available to be used:
The budget is very tight, so there isn’t much money to play with.
5. play with yourself to touch your own sex organs for pleasure SYN masturbate
6. play with words/language to use words in a clever or amusing way

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

play

play [play plays played playing] verb, noun   [pleɪ]    [pleɪ] 

verb  

 

OF CHILDREN
1. intransitive, transitive to do things for pleasure, as children do; to enjoy yourself, rather than work
• You'll have to play inside today.
• There's a time to work and a time to play.
~ with sb/sth A group of kids were playing with a ball in the street.
• I haven't got anybody to play with!

~ sth Let's play a different game.

2. transitive, no passive, intransitive to pretend to be or do sth for fun
~ sth Let's play pirates.

~ at doing sth They were playing at being cowboys.  

TRICK

 

3. transitive ~ a trick/tricks (on sb) to trick sb for fun  

SPORTS/GAMES
4. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) (with/against sb) to be involved in a game; to compete against sb in a game
~ sth to play football/chess/cards, etc.
~ sb France are playing Wales tomorrow.
~ sb at sth Have you played her at squash yet?
~ for sb He plays for Cleveland.
~ against sb France are playing against Wales on Saturday.

+ adv./prep. Evans played very well.

5. intransitive to take a particular position in a sports team
+ adv./prep. Who's playing on the wing?

+ noun I've never played right back before.

6. transitive ~ sb (+ adv./prep.) to include sb in a sports team

• I think we should play Matt on the wing.

7. transitive ~ sth to make contact with the ball and hit or kick it in the way mentioned
• She played the ball and ran forward.

• He played a backhand volley.

8. transitive ~ sth (in chess) to move a piece in chess, etc

• She played her bishop.

9. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) (in card games) to put a card face upwards on the table, showing its value
• to play your ace/a trump

• He played out of turn!  

 

MUSIC

10. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) (on sth) to perform on a musical instrument; to perform music
~ (sth) to play the piano/violin/flute, etc.
• In the distance a band was playing.
~ sth (on sth) He played a tune on his harmonica.
~ sth to sb Play that new piece to us.

~ sb sth Play us that new piece.

11. transitive, intransitive to make a tape, CD, etc. produce sound
~ sth (for sb) Play their new CD for me, please.
~ (sb sth) Play me their new CD, please.
• My favourite song was playing on the radio.

• For some reason this CD won't play.  

 

DVD/VIDEO

12. intransitive, transitive (of a DVD or video) to start working; to make a DVD or video start working
• This DVD won't play on my computer.
~ sth Click below to play videos.
• Nothing happens when I try to play a DVD.

• A short video was played to the court showing the inside of the house.  

 

ACT/PERFORM

13. transitive ~ sth to act in a play, film/movie, etc; to act the role of sb
• The part of Elizabeth was played by Cate Blanchett.

• He had always wanted to play Othello.

14. intransitive to pretend to be sth that you are not
+ adj. I decided it was safer to play dead.

+ noun She enjoys playing the wronged wife.

15. intransitive ~ (to sb) to be performed

• A production of ‘Carmen’ was playing to packed houses.  

 

HAVE EFFECT

16. transitive ~ a part/role (in sth) to have an effect on sth

• The media played an important part in the last election.  

 

SITUATION

17. transitive ~ sth + adv./prep. to deal with a situation in the way mentioned

• He played the situation carefully for maximum advantage.  

 

OF LIGHT/A SMILE

18. intransitive + adv./prep. to move or appear quickly and lightly, often changing direction or shape

• Sunlight played on the surface of the lake.  

 

OF FOUNTAIN

19. intransitive when a fountain plays, it produces a steady stream of water

• Two huge fountains were playing outside the entrance.

Rem: Most idioms containing play are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example play the game is at game.
 
Word Origin:

Old English pleg(i)an ‘to exercise’, plega ‘brisk movement’, related to Middle Dutch pleien ‘leap for joy, dance’.

Thesaurus:
play verb
1. I, T
• There's a time to work and a time to play.
enjoy yourself • • have fun • • celebrate • |informal have a good/great time • • party • • live it up
Let's play/enjoy ourselves/have fun/celebrate/have a good time/party/live it up.
2. T, I
• He plays football in a local team.
compete • • go in for sth • • enter
play/compete in a competition, etc.
play/compete against sb
3. T, I
• Who played the part of Juliet?
• I could hear a band playing in the distance.
perform • • act • |especially spoken do
play/perform/do a piece
play/act a role/part
a band/musician plays/performs/does sth
Play or act? When you are talking about drama act can be used with an object (act a part) as well as without (He just can't act.); play can only be used with an object (play a part) and is more commonly used in this way than act.  
Synonyms:
entertainment
fun • recreation • relaxation • play • pleasure • amusement
These are all words for things or activities used to entertain people when they are not working.
entertainment • films, television, music, etc. used to entertain people: There are three bars, with live entertainment seven nights a week.
fun • (rather informal) behaviour or activities that are not serious but come from a sense of enjoyment: It wasn't serious— it was all done in fun . ◊ We didn't mean to hurt him. It was just a bit of fun . ◊ The lottery provides harmless fun for millions.
recreation • (rather formal) things people do for enjoyment when they are not working: His only form of recreation is playing football.
relaxation • (rather formal) things people do to rest and enjoy themselves when they are not working; the ability to relax: I go hill-walking for relaxation.
recreation or relaxation?
Both these words can be used for a wide range of activities, physical and mental, but relaxation is sometimes used for gentler activities than recreation: I play the flute in a wind band for recreation. ◊ I listen to music for relaxation.
play • things that people, especially children, do for enjoyment rather than as work: the happy sounds of children at play
pleasure • the activity of enjoying yourself, especially in contrast to working: Are you in Paris for business or pleasure ?
amusement • the fact of being entertained by sth: What do you do for amusement round here?
to do sth for entertainment/fun/recreation/relaxation/pleasure/amusement
to provide entertainment/fun/recreation/relaxation/amusement 
Example Bank:
• Have you ever heard her play?
• He plays for Aston Villa.
• He plays for the Chicago Bears.
• I'm learning to play sax.
• I've never played John at tennis.
• Let's play at pirates!
• She has played in every game this season.
• She was playing cards with her mother.
• The band will be playing live in the studio.
• The little girl was playing with her toys.
• The other children wouldn't let him play.
• These guys make the team very difficult to play against.
• United are difficult to play against.
• a piece that is relatively easy to play
• learning to play the violin
• Do you want to play cards with me?
• Have you ever played her at chess?
• I haven't got anybody to play with!
• I've never played right back before.
• Let's play a different game.
• The part of the Queen was played by Helen Mirren.
• There's a time to work and a time to play.
• They play football on Saturday mornings.
• Who's playing on the wing?

• You'll have to play inside today.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

play

play (RISK MONEY) /pleɪ/
verb [T]
to risk money, especially on the results of races or business deals, hoping to win more money:
He plays the horses/the stock market.

 

play (MOVE) /pleɪ/
verb
1 [I or T] to direct or be directed over or onto something:
Firefighters played their hoses onto the base of the fire.
A fountain was playing (= sending out water) in the courtyard outside.

2 [I + adverb or preposition] (of something you see, such as light) to move quickly or be seen briefly:
A smile played across/over/on his lips.

play (PRODUCE SOUNDS/PICTURES) /pleɪ/
verb [I or T]
1 to perform music on an instrument or instruments:
He learned to play the clarinet at the age of ten.
[+ two objects] Play us a song!/Play a song for us!
On Radio London they play African and South American music as well as rock and pop.
They could hear a jazz band playing in the distance.
Play up a bit (= play louder) - I can hardly hear you!

2 to (cause a machine to) produce sound or a picture:
Play the last few minutes of the video again.

play (ACT) /pleɪ/
verb
1 [I or T] to perform an entertainment or a particular character in a play, film or other entertainment:
In the film version, Kenneth Branagh played the hero.
North-West Opera played to full houses every night.
I didn't realize that 'Macbeth' was playing (= being performed) at the Guildhall.

2 [T] to behave or pretend in a particular way, especially in order to produce a particular effect or result:
to play dead/dumb
Would you mind playing host (= entertaining the guests)?

play (GAME) /pleɪ/
verb
1 [I or T] to take part in a game or other organized activity:
Do you want to play cards/football (with us)?
Irene won't be able to play in the match on Saturday.
Which team do you play for?
Luke plays centre-forward (= plays in that position within the team).

2 [T] to compete against a person or team in a game:
Who are Aston Villa playing next week?

3 [T] to hit or kick a ball in a game:
He played the ball back to the goalkeeper.
A good snooker player takes time deciding which shot to play.

4 [T] to choose a card, in a card game, from the ones you are holding and put it down on the table:
She played the ace of spades.

play (ENJOY) /pleɪ/
verb [I]
When you play, especially as a child, you spend time doing an enjoyable and/or amusing activity:
The children spent the afternoon playing in the garden.
My daughter used to play with the kids next door.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

play

/pleɪ/
(plays, playing, played)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

1.
When children, animals, or perhaps adults play, they spend time doing enjoyable things, such as using toys and taking part in games.
They played in the little garden...
Polly was playing with her teddy bear.
VERB: V, V with n

2.
When you play a sport, game, or match, you take part in it.
While the twins played cards, Francis sat reading...
Alain was playing cards with his friends...
I used to play basketball...
I want to play for my country...
He captained the team but he didn’t actually play.
V-RECIP: pl-n V n, V n with n, V n (non-recip), V for n (non-recip), V (non-recip)

 

3.
When one person or team plays another or plays against them, they compete against them in a sport or game.
Northern Ireland will play Latvia...
I’ve played against him a few times.
VERB: V n, V against n

 

4.
When you play the ball or play a shot in a game or sport, you kick or hit the ball.
Think first before playing the ball...
I played the ball back slightly.
VERB: V n, V n adv

5.
If you play a joke or a trick on someone, you deceive them or give them a surprise in a way that you think is funny, but that often causes problems for them or annoys them.
Someone had played a trick on her, stretched a piece of string at the top of those steps...
I thought: ‘This cannot be happening, somebody must be playing a joke’.
VERB: V n on n, V n

6.
If you play with an object or with your hair, you keep moving it or touching it with your fingers, perhaps because you are bored or nervous.
She stared at the floor, idly playing with the strap of her handbag.
VERB: V with n

 

8.
If an actor plays a role or character in a play or film, he or she performs the part of that character.
...Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, in which he played Hyde...
His ambition is to play the part of Dracula.
VERB: V n, V n

9.
You can use play to describe how someone behaves, when they are deliberately behaving in a certain way or like a certain type of person. For example, to play the innocent, means to pretend to be innocent, and to play deaf means to pretend not to hear something.
Hill tried to play the peacemaker...
So you want to play nervous today?
= act
V-LINK: V n, V adj

10.
You can describe how someone deals with a situation by saying that they play it in a certain way. For example, if someone plays it cool, they keep calm and do not show much emotion, and if someone plays it straight, they behave in an honest and direct way.
Investors are playing it cautious, and they’re playing it smart.
VERB: V it adj/adv

11.
If you play a musical instrument or play a tune on a musical instrument, or if a musical instrument plays, music is produced from it.
Nina had been playing the piano...
He played for me...
Place your baby in her seat and play her a lullaby...
The guitars played.
VERB: V n, V for n, V n n, V

12.
If you play a record, a CD, or a tape, you put it into a machine and sound is produced. If a record, CD, or tape is playing, sound is being produced from it.
She played her records too loudly...
There is classical music playing in the background.
VERB: V n, V, also V n n

13.
If a musician or group of musicians plays or plays a concert, they perform music for people to listen or dance to.
A band was playing...
He will play concerts in Amsterdam and Paris.
VERB: V, V n

14.
If you ask what someone is playing at, you are angry because you think they are doing something stupid or wrong. (INFORMAL)
What the hell are you playing at?
PHRASE: V inflects [feelings]

15.
When something comes into play or is brought into play, it begins to be used or to have an effect.
The real existence of a military option will come into play...
PHRASE: V inflects

16.
If something or someone plays a part or plays a role in a situation, they are involved in it and have an effect on it.
The UN would play a major role in monitoring a ceasefire.
...the role played by diet in disease.
PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR in n

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1play /ˈpleɪ/ verb plays; played; play·ing
1 : to do activities for fun or enjoyment

[no obj]

• The children were playing in the yard.
• Can Sara come out and play?
• He played by himself in his room.
- often + with
• She's outside playing with her friends.
• You already have lots of toys to play with.
• a baby playing with his toes

[+ obj]

✦If children play teacher/school (etc.), they play by pretending to be adults.
• She likes to play teacher/doctor with her sisters.
- see also play house at 1house
2 a : to participate in (a game or sport)

[+ obj]

• Did you play any sports in high school?
• She plays soccer.
• Do you want to play (a game of) cards/poker?
• No one dares to play chess with/against him.
• It's not whether you win or lose (that's important), it's how you play the game.
• The children were playing hide-and-seek.

[no obj]

• I have a chess set. Do you want to play?
• It's your turn to play.
• She hurt her wrist but decided to continue playing.
• He played in every major tournament this year.
• He's always dreamed of playing on a professional hockey team.
- often + for
• We never play for money.
• I'm on a basketball team at school, but I also play for fun with my friends.
✦If you play for a particular team, you are a member of that team.
• Babe Ruth played for the Yankees.
• He used to play for Boston but got traded to New York.
b : to compete against (someone) in a game

[+ obj]

• The Yankees are playing the Red Sox tonight at Yankee Stadium.
• No one dares to play him at chess.
• When Tom and I are finished with this game, you can play the winner.

[no obj]

• The Yankees and the Red Sox are playing at Yankee Stadium.
• She has played against some of the best tennis players in the world.
✦If you play (someone) for (something), you play a game in which the winner will be able to take or keep something.
• “Is that the last can of soda?” “Yeah, I'll play you for it.”
c [+ obj] : to have (a particular position on a sports team)
• He dreamed about playing quarterback in the National Football League.
• She played center field in their last game.
• He plays third base.
• What position does he play?
d [+ obj] : to allow (someone) to play during a game especially in a particular position
• Her coach didn't play her in yesterday's game.
• They decided to play him at first base.
e [+ obj] : to place (a playing card) on the table during your turn in a card game
• I played the ace of hearts.
- often used figuratively
• lawyers who play the race card to defend their clients [=who say that their clients were treated unfairly because of their race]
- see also play your cards close to the chest/vest at 1card play your cards right at 1card
f [+ obj] : to move (a piece) during your turn in a chess game
• He played his rook/bishop/queen for the win.
g [+ obj] : to hit, kick, throw, or catch (a ball, puck, etc.)
• You have to play the ball where it lies.
• He played a wedge shot to the green.
• He played a great shot to his opponent's forehand.
• The shortstop played the ball perfectly.
3 [+ obj]
a : to bet money on (something)
• I used to gamble a lot. Mostly, I played the races/horses/slots.
• She only plays the lottery when there's a large jackpot.
b : to invest money in (the stock market) in order to try to earn money
• You can lose a lot of money playing the (stock) market.
4 a : to perform music on (an instrument)

[+ obj]

• She's been playing the violin since she was 10 years old.
• Where did you learn to play the piano?
• He can play guitar and drums.

[no obj]

• He played while she sang.
• Would you play for us?
• He plays in a band.
b [no obj] of an instrument : to produce music
• I could hear a guitar playing in the distance.
c [+ obj] : to perform (a song, a piece of music, etc.) on an instrument
• Would you play something for us?
• The band played their new hit song.
• The conductor had us play the piece again from the beginning.
• The band played a waltz.
• She started her career playing country music.
d [+ obj] : to perform music written by (a particular composer)
• The orchestra will be playing Mozart tonight.
e : to perform music in (a particular place)

[+ obj]

• It was her dream to play Carnegie Hall.
• She prefers playing small concert halls rather than big stadiums.
• The band has been playing bars and nightclubs.

[no obj]

• We mostly play in bars and nightclubs.
5 : to cause (a song, a piece of music, a movie, etc.) to be heard or seen

[+ obj]

• You kids are playing your music too loud.
• The radio station plays mostly hip-hop and R&B.
• Who decides which songs get played on the radio?
• We're waiting for you to play the movie.
• I asked him to play the album/CD/DVD for me.

[no obj]

• Our favorite song was playing on the radio.
• Classical music played softly in the background.
• The movie/DVD is already playing.
6 [no obj] : to be shown or performed usually more than one time
• The film is now playing [=is now being shown] in theaters across the country.
• What's playing at the theater/movies?
• The show has been playing to full/packed houses.
7 a [+ obj] : to act the part of (a particular character) in a film, play, etc.
• He played the lead role in Hamlet.
• Her character is being played by a relatively unknown actress.
• She's not a doctor, but she plays one on TV.
- often used figuratively
• My wife never disciplines the children. She gets to play the good guy while I have to play the bad guy. [=I have to discipline the children]
• I survived a terrible tragedy, but I don't want to play the victim. [=I don't want to act like a victim]
- often used with part or role
• Luck played an important part in their success. [=a lot of their success was because of luck]
• The essay discusses the role that television plays in modern society. [=the effect that television has on modern society]
• He's been playing the part/role of the jealous husband. [=he has been acting like a jealous husband]
• We all have a part/role to play in the future of this company. [=we all will be involved in an important way in the future of this company]
- see also role-play
b [no obj] : to pretend that you have a particular quality or are in a particular condition
• Don't play [=act] all innocent with me!
• She tried to teach her dog to play dead. [=to lie on its back and pretend to be dead]
• If anyone asks you about it, play dumb. [=act like you do not know anything about it]
8 : to act or behave in a particular way

[no obj]

• It's a very competitive business, and not everyone plays fair. = Not everyone plays by the rules.
• If you play smart [=if you make good decisions], you should be able to graduate in four years.

[+ obj]

• She didn't want to seem too eager, so she decided to play it cool. [=to act calm]
• If you play it smart, you should be able to graduate in four years.
• I decided to play it safe [=to be careful and avoid risk or danger] and leave early so that I would be sure to arrive on time.
- see also play by ear at 1ear
9 [no obj] : to do or say things in a joking way
• Don't take it so seriously. He was just playing. [=kidding, joking]
- often + around
• I was just playing around. I didn't really mean it.
• Stop playing around and talk to me seriously for a moment.
10 [+ obj] : to do (something) to someone in order to amuse yourself or others
• He's known for playing pranks, so I wouldn't trust him if I were you.
- usually + on
• Let's play a joke on her.
• The students got in trouble for playing a trick on their teacher.
• I can't believe what I'm seeing. My eyes must be playing tricks on me.
11 [+ obj] informal : to use or control (someone or something) in a clever and unfair way
• I'm never going to let anyone play me again.
• She played you like a fool.
- often + for
• She realized too late that she had been played for a fool.
• They had been playing the guy for a sucker all along.
12 [+ obj] : to base a decision or action on (something)
• Sometimes you just have to play your luck [=to take a chance] and hope that everything turns out okay.
• The coach was playing the odds that his pitcher would get through the inning without giving up a run.
• Criminal investigators need to play [=to act on] their hunches.
13 [no obj] US : to be accepted or received in a particular way
• The script looked good on paper but didn't play well on Broadway.
- often + with
• His idea did not play well with the committee. [=the committee did not like his idea]
14 [no obj] : to move in a lively and irregular way
• A knowing smile played on/about her lips.
• We watched the moonlight playing on the water.
play along [phrasal verb] : to agree to do or accept what other people want
• They wanted me to cooperate with them, but I refused to play along. [=go along]
• If I pretend to be sick, will you play along and tell everyone that I had to go to the doctor?
- often + with
• I refused to play along with them.
• Will you play along with my plan?
play around also Brit play about [phrasal verb]
1 : to have sex with someone who is not your husband, wife, or regular partner
• He's not the kind of guy who plays around. [=fools around, messes around]
- often + on
• She's been playing around on her husband.
- often + with
• She's been playing around with one of her coworkers.
2 : to deal with or treat something in a careless way
• When it comes to protecting his family, he doesn't play around. [=fool around, mess around]
- often + with
• You can't play around with diabetes; it's a very serious disease.
3 : to use or do something in a way that is not very serious
• It's time to stop playing around [=fooling around] and get busy.
- often + on
• I spent the evening playing around on the piano/computer/Internet.
- often + with
• I'm not really a painter; I just like to play around with paints.
4 play around with (something) : to move or change (something) or to think about (something) in different ways often in order to find out what would work best
• I see you've been playing around with the living room furniture again.
• The supervisor played around with our work schedules this week.
• We played around with the idea for a while but eventually realized that it just wouldn't work.
- see also 1play 9 (above)
play at [phrasal verb] play at (something)
1 : to do (something) in a way that is not serious
• They were only playing at trying to fix the problem.
2 chiefly Brit : to play by pretending to be (someone or something)
• (Brit) She liked to play at doctors and nurses as a child.
- often used in the phrase play at being (something)
• boys playing at being soldiers
3 Brit
- used to say in an annoyed way that you do not know the reason for someone's behavior
• What is he playing at?
• I have no idea what he was playing at.
play back [phrasal verb] play back (something) or play (something) back : to cause (recorded sounds or pictures) to be heard or seen
• The machine allows you to record and play back sounds.
• We finished recording our first take and played it back to hear how it sounded.
• He played the tape back to/for us.
- see also playback
play ball
- see 1ball
play down [phrasal verb] play down (something) or play (something) down : to make (something) seem smaller or less important
• She played down [=downplayed] her role in the research.
• It was a significant mistake though our CEO tried to play it down.
play fast and loose : to behave in a clever and dishonest way - usually + with
• He was accused of playing fast and loose with the truth. [=of being dishonest]
• reporters playing fast and loose with the facts
play for laughs or play (something) for laughs : to act in a funny way that makes people laugh
• She's fantastic in serious roles, but she also knows how to play for laughs.
• Most performers would have taken a serious tone during the scene, but he decided to play it for laughs.
play for time : to try to make something happen later instead of sooner : to try to delay something
• They're just playing for time, hoping that the situation will resolve itself.
play games
- see 1game
play God usually disapproving : to make decisions that have a very powerful and important effect on other people's lives
• lawyers who play God with people's lives
play hard to get : to pretend that you are not interested in having a romantic or sexual relationship with someone in order to make that person more attracted to you
• She's been playing hard to get, but I can tell that she likes me.
play into [phrasal verb] play into (something) : to help support (something, such as an idea)
• This new evidence plays into their theory quite nicely.
• Her methods play into the stereotype that lawyers are dishonest.
play into someone's hands or play into the hands of someone : to do something that you do not realize will hurt you and help someone else
• You're only playing into their hands by making such ridiculous accusations.
play off [phrasal verb]
1 chiefly Brit : to participate in a game that decides a winner from people or teams that had the same results in an earlier game : to play in a play-off
• The two teams played off for third place.
- see also play-off
2 play off (someone or something) US : to react to (someone or something) in a pleasing way : to combine with (someone or something) in a way that makes each part better
• In this scene, the two actors play off each other extremely well.
• The sweetness of the wine plays off the sharp flavor of the cheese.
3 play (someone or something) off against (someone or something) : to cause two people or groups to fight or compete with each other in a way that helps you
• They have been playing him off against his old enemies. [=causing him to fight with his old enemies]
• He played one side off against the other.
play on also play upon [phrasal verb] play on/upon (something) : to make people do what you want by using (their emotions, fears, concerns, etc.) in an unfair way
• The company plays on [=takes advantage of] the concerns of parents in order to sell their products.
• Politicians often win votes by playing on [=exploiting] people's emotions.
play out [phrasal verb]
1 a : to happen or occur in usually a gradual way
• Let's wait and see how things play out. [=take place, develop]
• The consequences of the error will play out for several years to come.
• Their personal tragedy was being played out in public.
b play out (something) or play (something) out : to make (something) happen
• She got to play out [=realize] her fantasy of being on TV.
• We watch professional athletes play out [=act out, live out] our dreams on the field.
• This scene plays itself out [=happens] daily in every large city in this country.
2 play out (something) or play (something) out : to finish (something)
• Her coach let her play out the rest of the season but said she wouldn't be allowed on the team next year.
• We'll stop the game after we play out this hand.
playing out dangerous experiments
• That style of music had played itself out [=stopped being current or popular] and the record companies wanted something new.
- see also played-out
play the field : to have romantic or sexual relationships with more than one person at a time : to date more than one person
• He wanted to play the field a bit before he got married and settled down.
play the fool
- see 1fool
play to [phrasal verb]
1 play to (someone or something) : to behave or perform in a particular way for (someone or something) in order to get approval or attention
• He didn't mean what he was saying. He was just playing to the crowd.
• He loves publicity and plays to the cameras every chance he gets.
2 play to (something) : to make use of (something)
• a film that plays to stereotypes of housewives
• In his latest album, he once again plays to his strengths as a classical musician.
play to the gallery
- see gallery
play up [phrasal verb]
1 play up (something) or play (something) up
a : to talk about or treat (something) in a way that gives it special importance : to emphasize or stress (something)
• During the interview, try to play down your weaknesses and play up your strengths.
b : to make (something) seem bigger or more important
• It was only a small achievement though our CEO tried to play it up.
2 play up or play (someone) up Brit : to cause problems or pain
• The children have been playing up [=misbehaving, acting up] again.
• The camera started playing up [=acting up] after I dropped it.
• Whenever it rains, my arthritis starts playing up. [=acting up]
• My back has been playing me up again.
play with [phrasal verb] play with (something)
1 : to move or handle (something) with your hands or fingers often without thinking
• She played with her hair while she talked on the phone.
• Stop playing with your food and eat.
2 : to handle, change, or deal with (something) in a careless way
• I played [=fiddled, messed] with the radio for a while but couldn't get it to work.
• It's important to teach your children not to play with guns/fire/matches.
• Don't play with [=play around with] my heart/emotions.
• You have to take this seriously. You're playing with people's lives!
• They're playing with other people's money.
3 : to think about (something) briefly and not very seriously
• Management has been playing with [=toying with] the idea of moving to a different building.
• I played with the idea of moving to Chicago but ended up staying in New York.
play with fire : to do something that is risky or dangerous
• People who use drugs are playing with fire.
play with words/language : to use words that sound similar or that have several different meanings especially in a clever or funny way
• a writer who enjoys playing with words
play with yourself : to touch your own sex organs for sexual pleasure : masturbate

pasta

pasta [noun]

an Italian food made from flour, eggs, and water and cut into various shapes, usually eaten with a sauce

US /ˈpɑː.stə/ 
UK /ˈpæs.tə/ 
pasta - ماکارونی

پاستا، ماکارونی

مثال: 

Have your pasta with hot sauce.

پاستایت را با سس تند بخور.

 

an Italian food made from flour, eggs, and water and cut into various shapes, usually eaten with a sauce

pasta - پاستا
معادل فارسی: 

پاستا، ماکارونی

مثال انگلیسی: 

Have your pasta with hot sauce.

پاستایت را با سس تند بخور.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

pasta

 noun (no plural)
an Italian food that is made from flour, water and sometimes eggs, which comes in many different shapes:
pasta with tomato sauce

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

pasta

pasta /ˈpæstə $ ˈpɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Italian; Origin: Late Latin; ⇨ ↑paste1]

an Italian food made from flour, eggs, and water and cut into various shapes, usually eaten with a sauce:
I eat a lot of pasta.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pasta

 

pasta [pasta pastas]   [ˈpæstə]    [ˈpɑːstə]  noun uncountable
an Italian food made from flour, water and sometimes eggs, formed into different shapes and usually served with a sauce. It is hard when dry and soft when cooked. 
Word Origin:
late 19th cent.: from Italian, literally paste.  
Example Bank:

Toss the pasta with the hot sauce.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

pasta     / pæs.tə /      / pɑ.stə /   noun   [ U ]   
  
    A2     a food made from flour, water, and sometimes egg, that is cooked and usually served with a sauce. It is made in various shapes that have different names:  
  Spaghetti, lasagne, ravioli, and cannelloni are all types of pasta. 

 
© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

pasta

[pæ̱stə, AM pɑ͟ːstə]
 pastas
 N-MASS
 Pasta is a type of food made from a mixture of flour, eggs, and water that is formed into different shapes and then boiled. Spaghetti, macaroni, and noodles are types of pasta.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

pasta

pas·ta /ˈpɑːstə, Brit ˈpæstə/ noun, pl -tas : a food made from a mixture of flour, water, and sometimes eggs that is formed into different shapes (such as thin strips, tubes, or shells) and usually boiled

[noncount]

• They ordered pasta with meat sauce.
pasta salad/sauce

[count]

• Breads and pastas are high in carbohydrates.

chicken

chicken [noun] (BIRD)

a common farm bird that is kept for its meat and eggs

US /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/ 
UK /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/ 
chicken - مرغ

مرغ‌

مثال: 

We had chicken for dinner.

برای شام مرغ داشتیم.

a common farm bird that is kept for its meat and eggs

chicken - مرغ
معادل فارسی: 

مرغ‌

مثال انگلیسی: 

We had chicken for dinner.

برای شام مرغ داشتیم.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

chicken

 noun

1 (plural chickens) a bird that people often keep for its eggs and its meat

word building
A female chicken is called a hen and a male chicken is called a cock. A young chicken is a chick.

2 (no plural) the meat from this bird:
roast chicken

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

chicken

I. chicken1 S2 /ˈtʃɪkən, ˈtʃɪkɪn/ BrE AmE noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: cicen 'young chicken']
1.
[countable] a common farm bird that is kept for its meat and eggs ⇨ hen, cock, rooster, chick
2. [uncountable] the meat from this bird eaten as food:
roast chicken
fried chicken
chicken soup
3. [countable] informal someone who is not at all brave SYN coward:
Don’t be such a chicken!
4. [uncountable] a game in which children do something dangerous, for example stand on a railway line when a train is coming, and try to be the one who continues doing it for the longest time
5. which came first, the chicken or the egg? used to say that it is difficult or impossible to decide which of two things happened first, or which action is the cause and which is the effect
6. a chicken and egg situation/problem etc a situation in which it is impossible to decide which of two things happened first, or which action is the cause and which is the effect
7. sb’s chickens have come home to roost used to say that someone’s bad or dishonest actions in the past have caused the problems that they have now
don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched at count1(8), ⇨ spring chicken
• • •
COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 2)
■ adjectives
fresh (=recently killed and not frozen) Is the chicken fresh?
frozen We never buy cheap frozen chicken.
free-range (=from a chicken that moved around outside and ate naturally) All the chicken we serve is free-range.
roast chicken (=cooked in an oven) For dinner we're having roast chicken.
fried chicken (=cooked in oil) They filled their plates with fried chicken.
skinless chicken (=with the skin removed) For this recipe, you will need a two pounds of skinless chicken.
■ chicken + NOUN
chicken breast/thigh/wing Chop the chicken breast into pieces.
a chicken piece (=a chicken breast, leg, thigh or wing) You will need two chicken pieces per person.
chicken drumsticks (=the lower part of chicken legs) party food, such as sandwiches and chicken drumsticks
a chicken sandwich/salad/pie etc I'll make a chicken pie with the leftovers.
■ verbs
stuff a chicken (=fill a chicken with a mixture of onion, lemon, herbs etc)
carve a chicken (=cut up a whole chicken that has been cooked)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chicken

 

chick·en [chicken chickens chickened chickening] noun, verb, adjective   [ˈtʃɪkɪn]    [ˈtʃɪkɪn] 

 

noun

1. countable a large bird that is often kept for its eggs or meat
They keep chickens in the back yard.
• free-range chickens

compare  cock, hen

2. uncountable meat from a chicken
fried/roast chicken
chicken stock/soup
chicken breasts/livers/thighs
chicken and chips
see also  spring chicken 
more at don't count your chickens at  count  v., run around like a headless chicken at  headless, the chickens come home to roost at  home  adv.  
Word Origin:
Old English cīcen, cȳcen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kieken and German Küchlein, and probably also to cock.  
Example Bank:
A few chickens were scratching around the yard.
Are we just going to sit here like trussed up chickens?
Battery chickens have miserable lives.
Free-range chickens have happy lives.
a crate of live chickens
succulent pieces of chicken
He called me a chicken because I wouldn't swim in the river.
Idioms: chicken-and-egg situation/problem  play chicken

Derived: chicken out 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

chicken     / tʃɪk.ɪn /   noun   [ C  or  U ]   (BIRD) 
  
    A2     a type of bird kept on a farm for its eggs or its meat, or the meat of this bird that is cooked and eaten:  
  A male chicken is called a cock and a female chicken is called a hen. 
  We're having  roast/fried  chicken for dinner. 

chicken     / tʃɪk.ɪn /   noun   [ C ]   informal   (PERSON) 
  
        a person who is not brave:  
  Jump, you chicken!   
 →  Synonym     coward 

 
© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

chicken

[tʃɪ̱kɪn]
 ♦♦♦
 chickens, chickening, chickened

 1) N-COUNT Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat.
  Lionel built a coop so that they could raise chickens and have a supply of fresh eggs.
  ...free-range chickens.
  Syn:
  hen
 N-UNCOUNT
 Chicken is the flesh of this bird eaten as food. ...roast chicken with wild mushrooms. ...chicken soup.
 2) N-COUNT (disapproval) If someone calls you a chicken, they mean that you are afraid to do something. [INFORMAL]
  I'm scared of the dark. I'm a big chicken.
  Syn:
  coward
 ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ
 Chicken is also an adjective. Why are you so chicken, Gregory?
 3) PHRASE: V inflects If you say that someone is counting their chickens, you mean that they are assuming that they will be successful or get something, when this is not certain.
  I don't want to count my chickens before they are hatched.
 4) PHRASE: PHR n If you describe a situation as a chicken and egg situation, you mean that it is impossible to decide which of two things caused the other one.
  It's a chicken and egg situation. Does the deficiency lead to the eczema or has the eczema led to certain deficiencies?
 5) PHRASE: V and N inflect If someone is running round like a headless chicken or rushing around like a headless chicken, they are panicking when they should be thinking carefully about what needs to be done. [mainly BRIT]
  Instead of running round like a headless chicken use your efforts in a more productive way.
 6) chickens come home to roost 
  Phrasal Verbs:
  - chicken out

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

 

1chick·en /ˈʧɪkn̩/ noun, pl -ens
1 a [count] : a bird that is raised by people for its eggs and meat
b [noncount] : the meat of the chicken used as food
• We had chicken for dinner.
• fried/roasted/grilled chicken
- often used before another noun
chicken soup/broth
chicken salad
2 [count] informal : a person who is afraid : coward
• It's just a spider, you chicken!
• Don't be such a big chicken.
count your chickens
✦If you count your chickens or (US) count your chickens before they hatch or (Brit) before they're hatched, you believe that something you want to happen will definitely happen before you know for certain that it really will.
• Don't count your chickens before they hatch—we don't know yet if she will accept our offer.
your chickens come home to roost

pilot

pilot [noun] (AIRCRAFT)

Someone who operates the controls of an aircraft or spacecraft

US /ˈpaɪ.lət/ 
UK /ˈpaɪ.lət/ 
pilot - خلبان

خلبان

مثال: 

They cancelled the flight because the pilot was sick.

آنها به دلیل بیماری خلبان پرواز را کنسل کردند.

Someone who operates the controls of an aircraft or spacecraft

pilot - خلبان
معادل فارسی: 

خلبان

مثال انگلیسی: 

They cancelled the flight because the pilot was sick.

آنها به دلیل بیماری خلبان پرواز را کنسل کردند.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

pilot

 noun
a person who flies a plane

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

pilot

I. pilot1 W3 /ˈpaɪlət/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: pilote, from Italian pedota, from Greek pedon 'oar']
1. someone who operates the controls of an aircraft or spacecraft:
an airline pilot
a fighter pilot
The official report into the accident says that it was caused by pilot error (=a mistake by the pilot).
2. someone with a special knowledge of a particular area of water, who is employed to guide ships across it:
a harbour pilot
3. pilot study/project/scheme etc a small study, project etc which is carried out as a test to see if an idea, product etc will be successful:
a pilot scheme which could be extended to other areas
4. a television programme that is made in order to test whether people like it and would watch it:
a pilot for a new sitcom
⇨ ↑automatic pilot
• • •
THESAURUS
■ people on a plane
pilot someone who operates the controls of a plane: an airline pilot | He has a pilot’s licence.
co-pilot a pilot who shares the control of a plane with the main pilot: The pilot became ill, and the co-pilot had to land the plane.
captain the pilot who is in charge of an aircraft: This is your captain speaking. We will be arriving at Gatwick Airport in approximately 10 minutes.
the flight crew all the people who work on a plane during a flight: The flight crew asked for permission to land at Chicago’s O'Hare International Airport.
the cabin crew the people whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane: The cabin crew will be serving drinks shortly.
flight attendant someone whose job is to serve food and drink to passengers on a plane: The flight attendant told him to go back to his seat.
steward/stewardess a man/woman whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane: I asked the stewardess if I could have a blanket.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pilot

pilot [pilot pilots piloted piloting] noun, verb, adjective   [ˈpaɪlət]    [ˈpaɪlət] 

noun
1. a person who operates the controls of an aircraft, especially as a job
an airline pilot
a fighter pilot
The accident was caused by pilot error.

see also  automatic pilot, autopilot, co-pilot, test pilot

 

2. a person with special knowledge of a difficult area of water, for example, the entrance to a harbour, whose job is to guide ships through it

3. a single television programme that is made in order to find out whether people will like it and want to watch further programmes

4. =  pilot light  
Word Origin:
early 16th cent. (denoting a person who steers a ship): from French pilote, from medieval Latin pilotus, an alteration of pedota, based on Greek pēdon ‘oar’, (plural) ‘rudder’.  
Example Bank:
The air crash is thought to have been caused by pilot error.
The aircraft was set on automatic pilot.

The pilot bailed out as the aircraft crashed into the ocean.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pilot

pilot (SHIP) /ˈpaɪ.lət/
noun [C]
a person with detailed knowledge of an area of water, such as that around a port, who goes onto a ship to direct it safely

pilot /ˈpaɪ.lət/
noun [C]
a programme which is made to introduce and test the popularity of a new radio or television series:
If you'd seen the pilot, you'd know why they decided not to make a complete series of programmes!

pilot (AIRCRAFT) /ˈpaɪ.lət/
noun [C]
a person who flies an aircraft:
a fighter/helicopter/bomber/airline pilot

pilot (light)

pilot (light) noun [C]
a small flame which burns all the time in a gas device, such as a cooker or a water heater, and which starts the main flame burning when the gas is turned on

 

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

pilot

/paɪlət/
(pilots, piloting, piloted)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.
A pilot is a person who is trained to fly an aircraft.
He spent seventeen years as an airline pilot.
...fighter pilots of the British Royal Air Force.
N-COUNT

2.
A pilot is a person who steers a ship through a difficult stretch of water, for example the entrance to a harbour.
N-COUNT

A pilot scheme or a pilot project is one which is used to test an idea before deciding whether to introduce it on a larger scale.
The service is being expanded following the success of a pilot scheme.
N-COUNT: usu N n

 

A pilot or a pilot episode is a single television programme that is shown in order to find out whether a particular series of programmes is likely to be popular.
A pilot episode of Nothing’s Impossible has already been filmed.
N-COUNT: oft N n

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1pi·lot /ˈpaɪlət/ noun, pl -lots [count]
1 : a person who flies an airplane, helicopter, etc.
• an airline pilot
• a fighter/bomber pilot
- see also autopilot, bush pilot, copilot, test pilot
2 : a person who steers or guides a ship into and out of a port or in dangerous waters
3 : a single television show that is made as a test to see if a television series based on the show would be popular and successful
4 : pilot light

chef

chef [noun]

A skilled cook, especially the main cook in a hotel or restaurant

US /ʃef/ 
UK /ʃef/ 
chef - سرآشپز

سرآشپز

مثال: 

This restaurant has a famous chef.

این رستوران آشپز مشهوری دارد.

A skilled cook, especially the main cook in a hotel or restaurant

chef - آشپز
معادل فارسی: 

سرآشپز

مثال انگلیسی: 

This restaurant has a famous chef.

این رستوران آشپز مشهوری دارد.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

chef

 noun
a professional cook, especially the head cook in a hotel or restaurant

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

chef

chef /ʃef/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: chef de cuisine 'head of the kitchen']

a skilled cook, especially the main cook in a hotel or restaurant:
a master chef
a pastry chef

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chef

chef [chef chefs]   [ʃef]    [ʃef]  noun
a professional cook, especially the most senior cook in a restaurant, hotel, etc. 
Word Origin:
early 19th cent.: French, literally head.  
Example Bank:
He took a job as a sous chef in a London hotel.

a new book by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chef

chef /ʃef/
noun [C]
a skilled and trained cook who works in a hotel or restaurant, especially the most important cook:
He is one of the top chefs in Britain.
She is head-chef at the Waldorf-Astoria.

 

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

chef

ef/
(chefs)

A chef is a cook in a restaurant or hotel.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

chef

chef /ˈʃɛf/ noun, pl chefs [count]
1 : a professional cook who usually is in charge of a kitchen in a restaurant
• The hotel's chef trained at the finest culinary institutes in Europe.
• He's the head chef at a five-star restaurant.
• a celebrity chef with her own TV show
2 : a person who prepares food for people to eat : cook
• My friend is an excellent chef.

get up

get up [phrasal verb]

to wake up and get out of bed, or to tell or help someone to do this

US /ɡet/ 
UK /ɡet/ 
get up - بیدار شدن

بیدار شدن

مثال: 

I didn't get up until midday.

من تا نیمه ی روز بیدار نشدم.

to wake up and get out of bed, or to tell or help someone to do this

get up - بیدار شدن
معادل فارسی: 

بیدار شدن

مثال انگلیسی: 

I didn't get up until midday.

من تا نیمه ی روز بیدار نشدم.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

get up

get up phrasal verb (see also ↑get)
1. get (somebody) up to get out of your bed after sleeping, or to make someone get out of their bed:
We didn’t get up until lunchtime.
Get me up at seven, would you?
2. to stand up:
He got up and walked over to the window.
3. if a wind or storm gets up, it starts and gets stronger
4. be got up as/in something British English informal to be dressed in particular clothes:
He arrived at the party got up as Count Dracula.
The men were all got up in suits.
5. get it up informal to get an ↑erection(1)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

get up

▪ I. ˌget ˈup derived
1. to stand up after sitting, lying, etc.
Syn:  rise

• The class got up when the teacher came in.

2. if the sea or wind gets up, it increases in strength and becomes violent

Main entry: getderived

▪ II. ˌget ˈup | ˌget sb ˈup derived

to get out of bed; to make sb get out of bed

• He always gets up early.

• Could you get me up at 6.30 tomorrow?

Main entry: getderived

get-up

ˈget-up [get-up get-ups]       noun (old-fashioned, informal)

a set of clothes, especially strange or unusual ones

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

get up (STAND) — phrasal verb with get / ɡet / verb ( present participle getting , past tense got , past participle got or US gotten )

B2 to stand up:

The whole audience got up and started clapping.

 

get up UK (GROW STRONG) — phrasal verb with get / ɡet / verb ( present participle getting , past tense got , past participle got or US gotten )

If the wind gets up, it starts to grow stronger:

The wind is getting up.

 

get (sb) up — phrasal verb with get / ɡet / verb ( present participle getting , past tense got , past participle got or US gotten )

get (sb) up

A1 to wake up and get out of bed, or to tell or help someone to do this:

I got up at five o'clock this morning!

It's dreadful trying to get the kids up on school days.

 

get sth up — phrasal verb with get / ɡet / verb ( present participle getting , past tense got , past participle got or US gotten )

UK to organize a group of people to do something:

He's getting up a small group to go carol-singing for charity.

© Cambridge University Press 2013

 

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

get up

1.
When someone who is sitting or lying down gets up, they rise to a standing position.
I got up and walked over to where he was.
= stand up
PHRASAL VERB: V P

2.
When you get up, you get out of bed.
They have to get up early in the morning.
PHRASAL VERB: V P

3.
see also get-up
 

get-up

(get-ups)

If you refer to a set of clothes as a get-up, you think that they are unusual or ridiculous. (INFORMAL)
Naturally he couldn’t work in this get-up.

N-COUNT [disapproval]

singer

singer [noun]

Someone who sings

US /ˈsɪŋ.ɚ/ 
UK /ˈsɪŋ.ər/ 
singer - خواننده

خواننده‌، آوازخوان‌

مثال: 

A famous Italian opera singer

یک خواننده ی اپرای ایتالیایی

singer - خواننده
معادل فارسی: 

خواننده‌، آوازخوان‌

Oxford Essential Dictionary

singer

 noun
a person who sings, or whose job is singing, especially in public:
an opera singer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

singer

singer S3 /ˈsɪŋə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: singer, singing; verb: sing; adjective: unsung]
someone who sings
pop/opera/folk etc singer
her favourite pop singer
a famous Italian opera singer
the lead singer (=main singer) of Slade
Tina Turner’s backing singers (=people who sing with her)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

singer

 

sing·er [singer singers]   [ˈsɪŋə(r)]    [ˈsɪŋər]  noun
a person who sings, or whose job is singing, especially in public
She's a wonderful singer.
an opera singer  
Thesaurus:
singer noun C
the band's lead singer
vocalistmusicianartistperformerentertainer
a talented/famous singer/vocalist/musician/artist/performer/entertainer 
Example Bank:
A local singer belted out the national anthem.
I was just a lounge singer in a Key West bar.
Our wedding singers are the best in Las Vegas.
She will perform with two guest singers.
Singers took turns to perform songs they had written.
a singer who sounds like Rufus Wainwright
a soulful jazz singer
an aspiring concert singer

an interview with the band's lead singer

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sing

sing (MAKE MUSIC) /sɪŋ/
verb [I or T] sang, sung
to make musical sounds with the voice, usually a tune with words:
The children sang two songs by Schubert at the school concert.
We were woken early by the sound of the birds singing.
Your grandmother would like you to sing for/to her.
[+ two objects] Will you sing us a song/sing a song to us?
She sang her baby to sleep every night.
Pavarotti is singing Rodolfo (= singing the part of Rodolfo) in 'La Boheme' at La Scala this week.
Please sing UK up/US out (= sing louder).

singer /ˈsɪŋ.əʳ/ US /-ɚ/
noun [C]
a person who sings:
Kiri Te Kanawa is a famous singer from New Zealand.

singing /ˈsɪŋ.ɪŋ/
noun [U]

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

singer

[sɪ̱ŋə(r)]
 ♦♦♦
 singers
 N-COUNT

 A singer is a person who sings, especially as a job.
  My mother was a singer in a dance band.
  ...Dame Joan Sutherland, one of the great opera singers of the century.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

singer

sing·er /ˈsɪŋɚ/ noun, pl -ers [count] : someone who sings
• My sister is a pretty good singer. especially; : a performer who sings
• He is the lead singer in the band.
• a country/opera/pop/rock singer

artist

artist [noun]

Someone who produces art, especially paintings or drawings

US /ˈɑːr.t̬ɪst/ 
UK /ˈɑː.tɪst/ 

آرتيست‌، هنرمند

مثال: 

​Local artists are currently exhibiting their work at the gallery. 

هنرمندان محلی آثارشان را در گالری به نمایش گذاشته اند.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

artist

 noun
a person who paints or draws pictures:
Monet was a famous French artist.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

artist

artist S3 W2 /ˈɑːtəst, ˈɑːtɪst $ ˈɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: ↑art, ↑artist, ↑artistry; adjective: ↑artistic, ↑arty; adverb: ↑artistically]

1. someone who produces art, especially paintings or drawings:
an exhibition of paintings by local artists ⇨ make-up artist at ↑make-up(1)
2. a professional performer, especially a singer, dancer, or actor:
Many of the artists in the show donated their fee to charity.
3. informal someone who is extremely good at something:
He’s an artist in the kitchen. ⇨ ↑con artist
• • •
THESAURUS
artist someone who produces art, especially paintings or drawings: an exhibition of paintings by 50 contemporary artists | a wildlife artist who specializes in drawing birds
painter someone who paints pictures: the Dutch painter, Johannes Vermeer | Sisley was principally a landscape painter.
photographer someone who takes photographs, as an art or as a job: Cartier-Bresson was one of the greatest photographers of all time. | a fashion photographer
potter someone who makes pots or other objects from clay: In Spain, local potters produce ceramics with beautiful brightly-coloured designs.
sculptor someone who makes ↑sculptures (=a work of art that is made from stone, metal, or wood): The museum has several pieces by the great English sculptor, Sir Henry Moore.
performance artist someone who uses acting, dance and other actions to create art that expresses an idea: a one-man show by the French performance artist, Orlan

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

artist

 

art·ist [artist artists]   [ˈɑːtɪst]    [ˈɑːrtɪst]  noun
1. a person who creates works of art, especially paintings or drawings
an exhibition of work by contemporary British artists
a graphic artist
a make-up artist
Police have issued an artist's impression of her attacker.
In Paris she met a group of young artists: poets, film-makers and painters.

(figurative) Whoever made this cake is a real artist.

2. (especially BrE ar·tiste   [ɑːˈtiːst]  ;   [ɑːrˈtiːst]  ) a professional entertainer such as a singer, a dancer or an actor
a recording/solo artist
(especially BrE) Among the artistes appearing on our show tonight we have…
He was a true artiste: sensitive, dramatic and tragic.  
Word Origin:
early 16th cent. (denoting a master of the liberal arts): from French artiste, from Italian artista, from arte ‘art’, from Latin ars, art-.  
Thesaurus:
artist noun
1. C
an exhibition of work by contemporary Danish artists
paintersculptor
a contemporary/talented/famous artist/painter/sculptor
a/an abstract/impressionist/portrait/landscape artist/painter
2. C
After the duo split up, Kit became a successful solo artist.
performerentertainerartistemusiciansingerdancer
a famous/talented/aspiring artist/performer/entertainer/musician/singer/dancer 
Collocations:
Fine arts
Creating art
make a work of art/a drawing/a sketch/a sculpture/a statue/engravings/etchings/prints
do an oil painting/a self-portrait/a line drawing/a rough sketch
create a work of art/an artwork/paintings and sculptures
produce paintings/portraits/oil sketches/his most celebrated work/a series of prints
paint a picture/landscape/portrait/mural/in oils/in watercolours/(especially US) in watercolors/on canvas
draw a picture/a portrait/a cartoon/a sketch/a line/a figure/the human form/in charcoal/in ink
sketch a preliminary drawing/a figure/a shape
carve a figure/an image/a sculpture/an altarpiece/reliefs/a block of wood
sculpt a portrait bust/a statue/an abstract figure
etch a line/a pattern/a design/a name into the glass
mix colours/(especially US) colors/pigments/paints
add/apply thin/thick layers of paint/colour/(especially US) color/pigment
use oil pastels/charcoal/acrylic paint/a can of spray paint
work in bronze/ceramics/stone/oils/pastels/watercolour/a wide variety of media
Describing art
paint/depict a female figure/a biblical scene/a pastoral landscape/a domestic interior
depict/illustrate a traditional/mythological/historical/religious theme
create an abstract composition/a richly textured surface/a distorted perspective
paint dark/rich/skin/flesh tones
use broad brush strokes/loose brushwork/vibrant colours/a limited palette/simple geometric forms
develop/adopt/paint in a stylized manner/an abstract style
Showing and selling art
commission an altarpiece/a bronze bust of sb/a portrait/a religious work/an artist to paint sth
frame a painting/portrait
hang art/a picture/a painting
display/exhibit modern art/sb's work/a collection/original artwork/ drawings/sculptures/a piece
be displayed/hung in a gallery/museum
install/place a sculpture in/at/on sth
erect/unveil a bronze/marble/life-size statue
hold/host/mount/open/curate/see (especially BrE) an exhibition/(NAmE usually) exhibit
be/go on (BrE) exhibition/(NAmE) exhibit
feature/promote/showcase a conceptual artist/contemporary works
collect African art/modern British paintings/Japanese prints
restore/preserve a fresco/great works of art 
Example Bank:
He is a serious artist, and totally committed to his work.
In 1942 the city commissioned war artist John Piper to paint its bombed cathedral.
Local artists are currently exhibiting their work at the gallery.
Local watercolour artists are currently exhibiting their work in the town hall.
My husband is a real artist in the kitchen.
She set up the gallery so that up-and-coming artists could exhibit their work.
The Blue Note Quartet will be the guest artists tomorrow night.
The agency began to represent Chinese artists.
The artists explored common themes.
The festival featured artists such John Mclaughlin and Russell Malone.
The festival featured up-and-coming young artists.
The museum's featured artists include Degas, Cézanne and Renoir.
a group of artists who specialize in jazz-themed art
an artist who paints in oils
an exhibition featuring wildlife artist Emma Gray
artists who work in different media
the new artist in residence at the Tate Gallery
A mime artist's movements must be clear to the audience.
After the band broke up, Joe relaunched his career as a solo artist.
Caruso was probably the most popular recording artist of his time.
Even the most beautiful celebrities need the services of a make-up artist.
In Paris she met a group of young artists: poets, film-makers and painters.
Police have issued an artist's impression of her attacker.

The advertisement was designed professionally by a graphic artist.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

art

art /ɑːt/ US /ɑːrt/
noun
1 [U] the making of objects, images, music, etc. that are beautiful or that express feelings:
Can television and pop music really be considered art?
I enjoyed the ballet, but it wasn't really great art.

2 [U] the activity of painting, drawing and making sculpture:
Art and English were my best subjects at school.
an art teacher

3 [U] paintings, drawings and sculptures:
The gallery has an excellent collection of modern art.
an exhibition of Native American art
Peggy Guggenheim was one of the twentieth century's great art collectors.
The Frick is an art gallery in New York.

4 [C] an activity through which people express particular ideas:
Drama is an art that is traditionally performed in a theatre.
Do you regard film as entertainment or as an art?
She is doing a course in the performing arts.

5 [C] a skill or special ability:
the art of conversation
Getting him to go out is quite an art (= needs special skill).

artist /ˈɑː.tɪst/ US /ˈɑːr.ţɪst/
noun [C]
1 someone who paints, draws or makes sculptures:
Monet is one of my favourite artists.
Compare artiste.

2 someone who creates things with great skill and imagination:
He described her as one of the greatest film artists of the 20th century.

artistic /ɑːˈtɪs.tɪk/ US /ɑːr-/
adjective
1 [before noun] relating to art:
the artistic director of the theatre
artistic endeavours
a work of artistic merit

2 able to create or enjoy art:
His friends are all artistic - they're painters, musicians and writers.

3 skilfully and attractively made:
That's a very artistic flower arrangement you have there.

artistically /ɑːˈtɪs.tɪ.kli/ US /ɑːr-/
adverb

artistry /ˈɑː.tɪ.stri/ US /ˈɑːr.ţɪ-/
noun [U]
great skill in creating or performing something, such as in writing, music, sport, etc:
You have to admire the artistry of her novels.

the arts plural noun
the making or showing or performance of painting, acting, dancing and music:
More government money is needed for the arts.
public interest in the arts
See also arts.

arty /ˈɑː.ti/ US /ˈɑːr
adjective INFORMAL USUALLY DISAPPROVING
being or wishing to seem very interested in everything connected with art and artists:
She hangs out with a lot of arty types.

 

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

artist

[ɑ͟ː(r)tɪst]
 ♦♦
 artists

 1) N-COUNT An artist is someone who draws or paints pictures or creates sculptures as a job or a hobby.
  ...the studio of a great artist...
  Each poster is signed by the artist...
  I'm not a good artist.
 2) N-COUNT An artist is a person who creates novels, poems, films, or other things which can be considered as works of art.
  His books are enormously easy to read, yet he is a serious artist...
  Engel is quoted as saying that balanced people do not become artists.
 3) N-COUNT An artist is a performer such as a musician, actor, or dancer.
  ...a popular artist who has sold millions of records.
 4) N-COUNT: usu with supp If you say that someone is an artist at a particular activity, you mean they are very skilled at it.
  Jack is an outstanding barber, an artist with shears.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

artist

art·ist /ˈɑɚtɪst/ noun, pl -ists [count]
1 : a person who creates art
• the great artists of the Renaissance
• a graphic artist : a person who is skilled at drawing, painting, etc.
• I can't draw at all, but both of my children are very talented artists. [=they draw very well]
2 : a skilled performer
• a jazz artist
• a trapeze artist
• famous recording artists [=singers and musicians who record their music]
3 : a person who is very good at something
• She's an artist in her field. [=she's very good at her job]
• a scam artist

midnight

midnight [noun]

12 o'clock at night

US /ˈmɪd.naɪt/ 
UK /ˈmɪd.naɪt/ 

نيمه‌ شب‌، نصف‌ شب‌، ساعت‌ 2‏1‏ شب‌

مثال: 

Two hours after midnight

دو ساعت‌ بعد از نيمه‌ شب

 

12 o'clock at night

معادل فارسی: 

نيمه‌ شب‌، نصف‌ شب‌، ساعت‌ 2‏1‏ شب‌

مثال انگلیسی: 

Two hours after midnight

دو ساعت‌ بعد از نيمه‌ شب

Oxford Essential Dictionary

midnight

 noun (no plural)
twelve o'clock at night:
We left the party at midnight.
Look at midday.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

midnight

midnight S3 /ˈmɪdnaɪt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[Word Family: noun: ↑night, ↑midnight, ↑nightie; adverb: ↑overnight, ↑nightly; adjective: ↑nightly, ↑overnight]
12 o'clock at night ⇨ midday
at midnight
The train is due in at midnight.
after/before midnight
We stayed there until way after midnight.
You can’t phone her now – it’s gone midnight (=after midnight)!
By the time he arrived, it was well past midnight (=after midnight).
at/on the stroke of midnight (=at exactly midnight)
The treaty will come into force on the stroke of midnight tonight.
He’s gone for a midnight swim.
► Do not say ‘in the midnight’. If you mean ‘at 12 o’clock at night' say at midnight and if you mean ‘very late at night’ say in the middle of the night.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

midnight

mid·night [midnight midnights]   [ˈmɪdnaɪt]    [ˈmɪdnaɪt]  noun uncountable
1. 12 o'clock at night
They had to leave at midnight.
on the stroke of midnight/shortly after midnight
She heard the clock strike midnight.
Let's have a midnight feast tonight (= a secret meal that children like to have in the middle of the night).

• We have to catch the midnight train.

2. (especially NAmE) =  midnight blue
see burn the midnight oil at  burn  v., do a moonlight/midnight flit at  flit  n.  
Word Origin:
Old English midniht (see mid-, night).  
Example Bank:
Downstairs in the hall, midnight struck.
It was approaching midnight when I finally reached home.
On the stroke of midnight, Prince Charming turned back into a rat.
The church clock struck midnight.
the land of the midnight sun
The law comes into effect on the stroke of midnight tomorrow.
• The ship set sail shortly after midnight.

• They had to leave at midnight.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

midnight / ˈmɪd.naɪt / noun [ U ]

A2 twelve o'clock in the middle of the night:

There's a great film on TV at midnight.

It was after midnight when we got home.

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

midnight

/mɪdnaɪt/

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.
Midnight is twelve o’clock in the middle of the night.
It was well after midnight by the time Anne returned to her apartment...
N-UNCOUNT: usu prep N

2.
Midnight is used to describe something which happens or appears at midnight or in the middle of the night.
It is totally out of the question to postpone the midnight deadline...
ADJ: ADJ n

3.
If someone is burning the midnight oil, they are staying up very late in order to study or do some other work.
Chris is asleep after burning the midnight oil trying to finish his article.
PHRASE: V inflects

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

midnight

 

mid·night /ˈmɪdˌnaɪt/ noun [noncount] : the middle of the night : 12 o'clock at night
• Her parents wanted her home before midnight.
• The clock struck midnight.
• It was 12 midnight when we arrived home.
- often used before another noun
• a midnight snack
• at the midnight hour [=at midnight]
burn the midnight oil

noon

noon [noun]

12 o'clock in the daytime SYN midday

US /nuːn/ 
UK /nuːn/ 
noon - ظهر

نيمروز، ظهر، ساعت‌ دوازده‌ در روز

مثال: 

Take one pill at noon and one at night

يك‌ قرص‌ ظهر و يك‌ قرص‌ شب‌ بخوريد.

12 o'clock in the daytime SYN midday

noon - ظهر
معادل فارسی: 

نيمروز، ظهر، ساعت‌ دوازده‌ در روز

مثال انگلیسی: 

Take one pill at noon and one at night

يك‌ قرص‌ ظهر و يك‌ قرص‌ شب‌ بخوريد.‏

Oxford Essential Dictionary

noon

 noun (no plural)
twelve o'clock in the middle of the day same meaning midday:
I met him at noon.

 

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

noon

noon /nuːn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: non 'ninth hour from sunrise', from Latin nonus 'ninth']
12 o'clock in the daytime SYN midday
at/before/by noon
We left home at noon.
He rarely gets up before noon.
We met at 12 noon.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

noon

noon [noon noons]   [nuːn]    [nuːn]  noun uncountable
12 o'clock in the middle of the day
Syn:  midday
We should be there by noon.
The conference opens at 12 noon on Saturday.
the noon deadline for the end of hostilities
I'm leaving on the noon train.
the glaring light of high noon
see morning, noon and night at  morning  
Word Origin:
Old English nōn ‘the ninth hour from sunrise, i.e. approximately 3 p.m.’, from Latin nona (hora) ‘ninth hour’.  
Example Bank:
the glaring light of high noon
I'm leaving on the noon train.

We arrived at high noon.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

noon / nuːn / noun [ U ]

A2 twelve o'clock in the middle of the day, or about that time:

We used to ski before noon then take a long lunch.

By noon, we had had ten phone calls.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

noon

/nu:n/

1.
Noon is twelve o’clock in the middle of the day.
The long day of meetings started at noon...
Our branches are open from 9am to 5pm during the week and until 12 noon on Saturdays.
= midday
N-UNCOUNT: oft prep N
see also high noon

2.
Noon means happening or appearing in the middle part of the day.
The noon sun was fierce...
He expected the transfer to go through by today’s noon deadline.
= midday
ADJ: ADJ n

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

noon

 

noon /ˈnuːn/ noun [noncount] : the middle of the day : 12 o'clock in the daytime
• Meet me at/around noon.
• half past noon
• The party will take place from noon to 4 p.m.
• He showed up at precisely 12 noon.
- often used before another noun
• the noon meal/hour
• the hot noon sun

morning, noon, and night
 

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