play button

collocation in English

meaningsofplayandbutton

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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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button
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbʌt.ən/us
/ˈbʌt̬.ən/
a small, usually circular object used to fasten something, for example a shirt ...
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(Definition ofplayandbuttonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofplay button

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Theplaybuttonserves either as play, pause or resume.
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Users push and hold a largeplaybuttonwhen they make a vocal gesture.
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Since users are asked to hold down aplaybuttonwhile they are making a sound, it is trivial to create gestures based on the button's press and release.
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The song is described as a song that has a literal meaning of enjoying music by pressing theplaybutton.
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After clicking theplaybutton, do viewers wait for more than 5s before the video starts playing?
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The winners received a trophy, which was a stand with a large glassplaybutton.
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The icon shape and look is inspired by a guitar plectrum, which also looks like aplaybutton.
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By pressing theplaybutton, the tune composed by the player can be listened to.
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When the player is closed and reopened, simply clicking theplaybuttonrestores the last playlist even if it was not saved.
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The emphasis is on fast access to assessment, hence individual play buttons for the eight candidates in the current generation.
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Aplaybuttoncan be clicked.
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