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play around

verbB2 · Upper-intermediate

To have fun in a not serious way.

Meanings of «play around»

1 · verb

to have fun in a not serious way

The kids play around in the pool every afternoon.

2 · verb

to manipulate or adjust something, often dishonestly

He would play around with the numbers to hide losses.

Similar: tamper withmanipulatetweak

3 · verb

to have a casual romantic relationship, often secretly

Rumors said he liked to play around while married.

Similar: flirthave an affaircheat

Translation

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«play around» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
DE Deutsch
ES Español
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FR Français
HI हिन्दी
ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
KO 한국어
PT Português
RO Română
RU Русский
TH ไทย
TR Türkçe
UK Українська
UZ O‘zbek
VI Tiếng Việt

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