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play fair

play fair verb: to behave equitably and honestly.

Verb

play fair (third-person singular simple present plays fair, present participle playing fair, simple past and past participle played fair)

  1. To behave equitably and honestly.
    • Police interrogators don't have to play fair: they are allowed to lie to or coerce a witness.

play fair meaning in Vietnamese

play fair in Vietnamese

to behave equitably
chơi đẹp

Forms of play fair

third-person singular presentplays fair
present participleplaying fair
past participleplayed fair
pastplayed fair

Questions about play fair

What does play fair mean?
Play fair means to behave equitably and honestly.
What is play fair in Vietnamese?
Play fair in Vietnamese is chơi đẹp. See Play fair meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is play fair?
Play fair is a verb.
What is the past tense of play fair?
The past tense of play fair is played fair.

Words near play fair in the dictionary

  1. play doctors
  2. play doggo
  3. play down
  4. play dumb
  5. play equipment
  6. play fair
  7. play fast and loose
  8. play favorites
  9. play fight
  10. play fights
  11. play fine

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