Play along meaning
Play along is a phrasal verb that means to cooperate temporarily with another person's request or plan.
- Past simple
- played along
- Past participle
- played along
- -ing form
- playing along
What play along means
cooperate temporarilyB2
To cooperate temporarily with another person's request or plan
I did not agree, but I played along for the meeting.
Similar phrasal verbs
With play: play on, play around, play at, play with, play around with, play back, play off, play someone/something off against someone/something, play out, play up.
With along: get along, come along, go along, go along with, tag along, go along to get along.
Common questions
What does play along mean?
To cooperate temporarily with another person's request or plan.
What is the past tense of play along?
Played along, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
