Phrase guide

let's play

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • lĕtsʹ plā'
  • /ˈlɛts ˌpleɪ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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noun

Meaning 1

A video recording or comparable broadcast in which a person plays a video game while commenting on the gameplay.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Topics: video-games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: LP

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Originates from the titles of forum threads on the website Something Awful.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: let's play — a video game commentary series
  • Japanese: 実況プレイ (jikkyō purei) — a video game commentary series
  • Korean: 실황(實況) 플레이 (silhwang peullei) — a video game commentary series
  • Polish: let's play — a video game commentary series
  • Portuguese: let's play — a video game commentary series
  • Portuguese: gameplay — a video game commentary series
  • Russian: летсплей (letsplej) — a video game commentary series
  • Ukrainian: нумограй (numohraj) — a video game commentary series
  • Ukrainian: летсплей (letsplej) — a video game commentary series