play hard to get
play hard to get verb: of a courtship, to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to compel that person to be more overt in expressing interest.
Verb
play hard to get (third-person singular simple present plays hard to get, present participle playing hard to get, simple past and past participle played hard to get)
play hard to get meaning in Tagalog and Thai
play hard to get in Tagalog
- to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest
- magdayuray
play hard to get in Thai
- to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest
- เล่นตัว lên-dtuua
Forms of play hard to get
| third-person singular present | plays hard to get |
|---|---|
| present participle | playing hard to get |
| past participle | played hard to get |
| past | played hard to get |
Questions about play hard to get
- What does play hard to get mean?
- Play hard to get means of a courtship, to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to compel that person to be more overt in expressing interest.
- What is play hard to get in Tagalog?
- Play hard to get in Tagalog is magdayuray. See Play hard to get meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is play hard to get?
- Play hard to get is a verb.
- What is the past tense of play hard to get?
- The past tense of play hard to get is played hard to get.
Words near play hard to get in the dictionary
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