role

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UK /ɹəʊl/ US /ɹoʊl/

noun 6

Collocations

(noun.) in a play, film, etc.

ADJ

VERB + ROLE

perform, play, take

She performed an important role in helping her team win the championship last season.

cast sb in

interpret

The actor interprets her role in the film as a strong, independent woman.

PREP

in the ~ (of)

The actress was excellent in the role of the queen.

(noun.) position and importance

ADJ

clear

My teacher explained my clear role in the group project before we started working.

traditional | changing

dual, twin

The manager's twin role involved overseeing both the sales team and customer service department.

conflicting

Managing conflicting roles between full-time work and caring for elderly parents was exhausting for him.

advisory, consultative, managerial, supervisory | maternal, parental

economic, educational, military, political, social, strategic

The Internet has played a crucial strategic role in how businesses connect with customers worldwide.

symbolic

VERB + ROLE

have, occupy, perform, play, serve

Teachers play an important role in shaping how children learn to think about the world.

provide (sb/sth with)

adopt, assume, take (on)

When she retired, her daughter had to assume the role of manager at the family business.

fulfil

She is fulfilling her role as team captain with great responsibility and dedication.

cast sb in

The director cast her in the leading role after just one audition.

find

She finally found a role in the community theater that made her really happy.

define, redefine

After the company merged, managers had to redefine their roles in the new organization.

swap

ROLE + NOUN

model | reversal

PREP

in a/the ~

My father worked in a supervisory role at the factory for many years.

~ as

My mother played an important role as a mentor to many young students in our community.

~ for

Technology plays an increasingly important role for small businesses trying to compete with larger companies.

~ in

Social media played an important role in helping us stay connected during the pandemic.

Definitions

noun

A character or part played by a performer or actor.

My neighbor was the lead role in last year's village play.

Her dream was to get a role in a Hollywood movie, no matter how small.

The expected behaviour of an individual in a society.

The role of women has changed significantly in the last century.

The function or position of something.

Local volunteers played an important role in cleaning the beach after the oil spill.

What role does the wax in your earhole fulfill?

Designation that denotes an associated set of responsibilities, knowledge, skills, or privileges

The project manager role is responsible for ensuring that everyone on the team knows and executes his or her assigned tasks.

As students all over the United States knuckle down to learning, the rumble of war drums once more proclaims Mars high man in Europe. Discarding morbid curiosity, every student should consider it vitally necessary to get a general picture of the causes, movements, and possible effects of World War II. The average U. S. citizen's knowledge of World War II will probably decide his role in it.

The function of a word in a phrase.

Examining these verbs one by one, what one finds is that Auxiliary Selection does correlate in the expected way with the two kinds of optional transitivity, confirming that with each predicate, one semantic role has a fixed link with initial 1-hood, another with initial 2-hood.

noun

An ancient unit of quantity, 72 sheets of parchment.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the actions and activities assigned to or required or expect

noun — what something is used for

noun — an actor's portrayal of someone in a play

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

play a role

To have an effect or influence on a situation or outcome; to contribute to something.

Example Bank

My neighbor was the lead role in last year's village play.

Wiktionary

Her dream was to get a role in a Hollywood movie, no matter how small.

Wiktionary

The role of women has changed significantly in the last century.

Wiktionary

Mary played the role of an old woman in the play.

Tatoeba · #31984

Bob will play the leading role for the first time in the next school festival.

Tatoeba · #33189

Part-time workers play an important role in the development of the economy.

Tatoeba · #35609

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, role is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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