Meaning

1 senses
  1. (colloquial, idiomatic)To cause great trouble or distress to.

Examples

1290 sentences
  1. Will you play tennis with us?

    Ти пограєш у теніс із нами? — deniko

    ruПоиграешь с нами в теннис? — marafon

  2. I sometimes play tennis with her.

    Іноді я граю з нею в теніс. — deniko

    ruИногда я играю с ней в теннис. — afyodor

    deIch spiele manchmal Tennis mit ihr. — Esperantostern

  3. It's dangerous to play with fire.

    Грати з вогнем небезпечно. — deniko

    ruОпасно играть с огнём. — Avelesy

    deEs ist gefährlich, mit dem Feuer zu spielen. — freddy1

  4. Tom sometimes plays tennis with Mary.

    Том іноді грає в теніс з Мері. — deniko

    ruТом иногда играет с Мэри в теннис. — odexed

    deTom spielt manchmal Tennis mit Mary. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. I won't play games with you.

    Я не гратиму з тобою в ігри. — deniko

    ruЯ не буду играть с тобой в игры. — marafon

Forms

plays the devil with, playing the devil with, played the devil with, played the devil with
Base formplay the devil with · to play the devil with
3rd person singularplays the devil with
Present participleplaying the devil with
Past simpleplayed the devil with
Past participleplayed the devil with

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyplay the devil with
he, she, itplays the devil with

Past simpleLesson

all personsplayed the devil with

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave played the devil with
he, she, ithas played the devil with

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill play the devil with

Synonyms

7 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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