1. past tense and past participle of play; engaged in a game or sport
2. past tense and past participle of play; performed music on an instrument
3. past tense and past participle of play; acted a role in a theatrical performance or movie

Examples

• The children played soccer in the park yesterday.
• She played the piano beautifully at the recital.
• He played the villain in the school play.
• We played the movie on the big screen.
• They played cards all evening.
• The band played their hit song twice.
• The video played automatically when I opened the website.