Play with meaning
Play with is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to explore a possibility without committing to it.
- Past simple
- played with
- Past participle
- played with
- -ing form
- playing with
What play with means
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To explore a possibility without committing to it
We're playing with the idea of moving abroad.
1 more meaning of play with is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With play: play on, play around, play at, play along, play around with, play back, play off, play someone/something off against someone/something, play out, play up.
With with: go with, deal with, live with, interfere with, content yourself with, make with, saddle someone with something.
Common questions
What does play with mean?
It has 2 meanings. One of them is to explore a possibility without committing to it. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of play with?
Played with, 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.
