1 the function or position that sb has or is expected to have in an organization, in society or in a relationship:
the role of the teacher in the classroom * She refused to take on the traditional woman's role. * In many marriages there has been a complete role reversal (= change of roles) with the man staying at home and the woman going out to work.
2 an actor's part in a play, film/movie, etc:
It is one of the greatest roles she has played. * Who is in the leading role (= the most important one)?
3 the degree to which sb/sth is involved in a situation or an activity and the effect that they have on it:
the role of diet in preventing disease * The media play a major role in influencing people's opinions. * a key / vital role
Rate this entry
About this entry
This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for role is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is role a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, role is tagged as noun.
Does role appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — role appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
What is Lughet?
Lughet is a free trilingual dictionary covering nearly five million entries across Uyghur, Chinese, and English, drawn from more than ten source dictionaries and corpora.
