collocation · informal
play board games
UK/pleɪ bɔːd ɡeɪmz/US/pleɪ bɔrd ɡeɪmz/BOARD
to play tabletop games such as chess, Monopoly or Settlers with others for fun
Examples
“On rainy afternoons we usually stay inside and play board games.”
“She invited friends over to play board games for her birthday.”
“Playing board games is a great way to bond with family.”
Band 8 sentence
“When friends come over we usually play board games to relax and catch up properly.”
Collocations
- play board games with friends
- play a board game
- host a board game night
Word family
Common mistakes
I like play board game on weekends.→I like to play board games on weekends.
We play board game with my family.→We play board games with my family.
Say it for a higher band
5play a game→6play card games→7+play board games
Synonyms
play tabletop games
play card games
Easily confused
play card games
“On weekends they enjoy playing card games like poker and rummy.”
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