Meaning

4 senses
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: play with.

    The boy was playing with his toys.

  2. (transitive)To fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.

  3. (transitive)To trick.

  4. (transitive)To sexually stimulate (a person or a person's erogenous zone).

Examples

1235 sentences
  1. Will you play tennis with us?

    Ти пограєш у теніс із нами?

    ruПоиграешь с нами в теннис?

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  2. I sometimes play tennis with her.

    Іноді я граю з нею в теніс.

    ruИногда я играю с ней в теннис.

    deIch spiele manchmal Tennis mit ihr.

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  3. It's dangerous to play with fire.

    Грати з вогнем небезпечно.

    ruОпасно играть с огнём.

    deEs ist gefährlich, mit dem Feuer zu spielen.

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  4. Tom sometimes plays tennis with Mary.

    Том іноді грає в теніс з Мері.

    ruТом иногда играет с Мэри в теннис.

    deTom spielt manchmal Tennis mit Mary.

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  5. I won't play games with you.

    Я не гратиму з тобою в ігри.

    ruЯ не буду играть с тобой в игры.

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Translations

2 languages

Forms

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

irregular

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personsplayed with

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill play with

Phrasal verbs

15 phrasal verbs

Word family

1 related words
Relatedtoy with

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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