Play on meaning
Play on is a phrasal verb with 3 meanings. One of them is to keep the match moving when an apparent stoppage has not been awarded.
- Past simple
- played on
- Past participle
- played on
- -ing form
- playing on
What play on means
continue in sportB2
To keep the match moving when an apparent stoppage has not been awarded
The referee told both teams to play on.
2 more meanings of play on are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With play: play around, play at, play with, play along, play around with, play back, play off, play someone/something off against someone/something, play out, play up.
With on: turn on, put on, try on, go on, get on, hold on, carry on, hang on, keep on doing, keep on.
Common questions
What does play on mean?
It has 3 meanings. One of them is to keep the match moving when an apparent stoppage has not been awarded. The other 2, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of play on?
Played on, 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.
