imaginative play

collocation in English

meaningsofimaginativeandplay

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imaginative
adjective
uk
/ɪˈmædʒ.ɪ.nə.tɪv/us
/ɪˈmædʒ.ə.nə.t̬ɪv/
new, original, ...
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play
noun
uk
/pleɪ/us
/pleɪ/
a piece of writing that is intended to be acted in a theatre or on radio ...
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(Definition ofimaginativeandplayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimaginative play

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This research provides evidence that the activity of composition, as constructed in this project, gave pupils the chance to engage deeply inimaginativeplay.
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Another reason why many of the informants were attracted to and enjoyed music was that it provided 'imaginativeplay', fantasy and escape from everyday living.
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The informants also described how music allowed them to engage inimaginativeplayand to escape from some of the hardships experienced in later life.
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Conversely, composition is to a greater extent assimilation, an exercise ofimaginativeplay.
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On the one hand, the walker's identity is merged with the city, projected through the sameimaginativeplaywhich allows the city to be introjected in turn.
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Uncertainty thus becomes a boon to the gossip, opening up space for "gratifying"imaginativeplay.
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It also encourages learning at home through reading andimaginativeplay.
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Nursery classes and playgroups to a more limited extent can provide opportunities forimaginativeplayand social contact with other children.
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Thisimaginativeplayweaves together insights and experiences from various sources to form a new whole, which can then become a catalyst to action.
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His father was a teacher, yet he reports having struggled in school due to his inability to focus and a preference forimaginativeplay.
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While otherwise similar, the diagnostic criteria for children also specifies symptoms must not be confused withimaginativeplay.
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As parents, they encourage their children to form harmonious relationships and engage inimaginativeplay.
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Children often use private speech during creative andimaginativeplay.
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Through magic or compleximaginativeplay, the children face perils that they overcome through pluck.
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He engages in very creative andimaginativeplay, as he built a make-believe rocket ship to the stars.
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He believes that active,imaginativeplayis the most important of all childhood activities because it cultivates mastery of one's environment, which he terms creative competence.
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Mann recorded a combination of spontaneous and carefully arranged moments of childhood repose and revealingly sometimes unnervinglyimaginativeplay.
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