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play in

English translation: in which to play

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:play in
Selected answer:in which to play
Entered by: B D Finch

15:32 Dec 29, 2015
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
English term or phrase: play in
What does “play in” mean in this sentence?


The designers envision several futuristic worlds to prototype for and play in. Thank you
mrkhezri
Iran
in which to play
Explanation:
Given the lack of context, I give this a low confidence level. However, just reading that sentence: "The designers envision several futuristic worlds to prototype for and [to] play in," I think your problem may be about parsing.
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 10:36
Grading comment
Thank you so much
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
2 +4in which to play
B D Finch
Summary of reference entries provided
Here's the context, for what it's worth
philgoddard

Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +4
in which to play


Explanation:
Given the lack of context, I give this a low confidence level. However, just reading that sentence: "The designers envision several futuristic worlds to prototype for and [to] play in," I think your problem may be about parsing.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 10:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 56
Grading comment
Thank you so much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Though I have no idea what "prototype for" means.
12 mins
  -> Thanks Phil. To produce prototype games for those futuristic worlds?
agree  Tony M
24 mins
  -> Thanks Tony
agree  Armorel Young
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Armorel
agree  Charles Davis
14 hrs
  -> Thanks Charles
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Reference comments


3 hrs peer agreement (net): +2
Reference: Here's the context, for what it's worth

Reference information:
It's the end of the first paragraph on page 11, though it's written in incomprehensible business jargon and the meaning of the sentence is not clear.


    Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=sR42AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA11&lpg=PA...
philgoddard
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Tony M
4 mins
agree  acetran
9 hrs
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