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play nice

play nice verb: to behave oneself in interaction with others, in particular refraining from instigating trouble, teasing or being cruel.

Verb

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

  1. To behave oneself in interaction with others, in particular refraining from instigating trouble, teasing or being cruel.

Forms of play nice

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

Questions about play nice

What does play nice mean?
Play nice means to behave oneself in interaction with others, in particular refraining from instigating trouble, teasing or being cruel.
What part of speech is play nice?
Play nice is a verb.
What is the past tense of play nice?
The past tense of play nice is played nice.

Words near play nice in the dictionary

  1. play it straight
  2. play like
  3. play merry havoc with
  4. play merry hell with
  5. play money
  6. play nice
  7. play Nostradamus
  8. play number two
  9. play of color
  10. play of colour
  11. play of words

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