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játszik

Pronunciation: [ˈjaːt͡sːik]

“játszik” is a Hungarian word. Its 12 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to play (to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of having fun)
  2. to play (to produce music using a musical instrument)
  3. to play (to act out a role in a theatrical performance or film)
  4. to pretend, to feign, to play (to make a false show or pretence of)
  5. to play (to perform in a sport, or to participate in a sporting game)
  6. to angle for (to try to obtain something by subtle indirect means)
  7. to gamble, to play (to participate in games of chance)
  8. to show, to play (to include in its program)
  9. to fiddle with, to play with (to touch or fidget with something continuously)
  10. to toy with (to handle something in a careless or frivolous manner)
  11. to change its color with the light, or to have an indeterminable color
  12. to be an option (to be a viable alternative)

Etymology

From the same stem as játék + -szik.

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