collocation · informal
play video games
UK/pleɪ ˈvɪdiəʊ ɡeɪmz/US/pleɪ ˈvɪdioʊ ɡeɪmz/play VI·de·o GAMES
Band 4-5speaking
to spend time playing electronic games on a console, computer, or phone
Examples
“I usually play video games for about an hour after dinner.”
“We often play video games together at the weekend.”
“Playing video games helps me relax after studying.”
Band 8 sentence
“I usually unwind by playing video games for an hour in the evening; it’s a simple way to switch off after work.”
Collocations
- play computer/console games
- play mobile games
Word family
play verbplayer nounvideo game noun
Common mistakes
make video games→play video games
do video games→play video games
Say it for a higher band
5play games→6play computer games→7+play video games
Synonyms
play games
Easily confused
play computer games
“After school he prefers to play computer games rather than go outside.”
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