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play on

To continue playing or use someone's feelings.

Meanings of «play on»

1 · verb

to continue without stopping

The music will play on all through the night.

2 · verb

to use someone's feelings to influence them

The ad tries to play on your fear of failure.

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Translation

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«play on» 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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