play around

pleɪ əˈraʊnd

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Definition of play around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

silly behaviorbehave in a silly or childish way

They like to play around during meetings.

fool around

goof off

mess around

leisure activitiesengage in casual or recreational activities

They often play around at the park on weekends..

fool around

mess around

experimentationexperiment with something without serious intent

She loves to play around with new recipes.

experiment

fiddle

tinker

relationship

Rare

engage in casual sexual relationships

Rare

She isn't interested in anything serious; she just wants to play around..

flirt

philander

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Expressions with play

play games

engage in recreational activities for fun or competition

They love to play games on weekends.

at play

adv.

engaged in a game or activity

The children are at play in the garden.

child's play

activity by children driven by imagination

The backyard was filled with child's play.

play about

engage in playful or aimless activity

The children love to play about in the garden.

play a role

to act a character in a performance

She played a role in the school's theater production..

play a joke on

subject someone to a playful hoax or joke

They decided to play a joke on their friend.

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end around shift

sports

football play where a player runs around the end

Examples of play around in a sentence

Stop playing around and finish your homework.
Kids love to play around in the backyard.
We used to play around with board games during holidays.
He likes to play around with different art styles.
They decided to play around with the software features.
He's known to play around a lot.

They decided to play around instead of committing.

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French:faire les idiots, s'amuser, ...
German:herumalbern, spielen, ...
Italian:fare gli sciocchi, divertirsi, ...
Spanish:jugar, divertirse, ...
Portuguese:brincar, divertir-se, ...
Chinese:胡闹, 玩耍, ...
Japanese:ふざける, 試す, ...
Arabic:عَبِثَ, تَسَلّى, ...
Hebrew:לְהִשְׁתּוֹבֵב, לְהִשְׁתַּעֲשֵׁעַ, ...
Russian:дурачиться, играть, ...
Ukrainian:гратися, експериментувати, ...
Hindi:मस्ती करना, मौज-मस्ती करना, ...
Bengali:শিশুসুলভ আচরণ করা, মজা করা, ...
Catalan:fer el ximple, divertir-se, ...
Czech:blbnout, dovádět, ...
Danish:fjolle, lege, ...
Dutch:dollen, spelen, ...
Greek:κάνω χαζομάρες, παίζω ανέμελα, ...
Hungarian:bolondozni, szórakozni, ...
Khmer:ប្រព្រឹត្តលេងសើចផ្តេសផ្តាស, លេងកម្សាន្ត, ...
Korean:장난치다, 여가 활동을 하다, ...
Persian:مسخره‌بازی درآوردن, بازی کردن, ...
Polish:wygłupiać się, eksperymentować, ...
Portuguese (BR):brincar, divertir-se, ...
Romanian:a se prosti, a se joacă, ...
Swedish:leka, leka runt, ...
Thai:เล่นซน, เล่นสนุก, ...
Turkish:şakalaşmak, oynamak, ...
Vietnamese:đùa giỡn, vui chơi, ...

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