play about
play about · plays about · played about · playing about
Synonym of play aroundSynonym of play around.
» Tom plays his guitar about three hours a day.
Meaning
2 sensesSynonym of play around.
(slang)To trifle with or be frivolous concerning.
Examples
9 sentencesTom plays his guitar about three hours a day.
We played games for about an hour and a half.
She can play tennis very well, but I can play just about as well as she can.
deSie kann sehr gut Tennis spielen, aber ich auch.
Mary plays her guitar about three hours a day.
ruМэри играет на гитаре приблизительно три часа в день.
They're dimming the lights. The play is about to begin.
ruГасят свет. Спектакль вот-вот начнётся.
deDie Lichter werden heruntergedreht: das Stück fängt gleich an.
Forms
plays about, playing about, played about, played about| Base form | play about · to play about |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | plays about |
| Present participle | playing about |
| Past simple | played about |
| Past participle | played about |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
15 phrasal verbs- play upвитягти, витягатиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, up.
- play offвідповідати, зійтисяTo portray (something) (as unimportant); to dismiss or make light of (a factor in a situation, or one's embarrassment about it); to pretend not to be embarrassed, upset, impressed, or otherwise affected by (it).
- play outнабридати, втомлюватисяTo play (a game etc.) to its conclusion.
- play downзрубати, зрубуватиTo make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.
- play alongслідувати, дотримуватисяTo take part in a charade, deception, or practical joke.
- play onTo exploit (a potential weakness or vulnerability) by exacerbating.
- play inUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, in.
- play backTo replay a recording.
More 7
- play awayTo be sexually unfaithful out of one's home
- play intoTo support (an idea or plan).
- play aroundTo behave in a silly, childish, or irresponsible way.
- play throughTo overtake a slower group of players ahead of one's own group, rather than waiting for them to finish the hole before proceeding.
- play aboutSynonym of play around.
- play withUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: play with.
- play toUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, to.
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb