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play one's part

play one's part verb: synonym of play a part.

Verb

play one's part (third-person singular simple present plays one's part, present participle playing one's part, simple past and past participle played one's part)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of play a part.
    • Nora had played her part—there could be no doubt of its success—but now she was uncertain of what next would be required of her.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
    Synonyms:
    play a part

Synonyms of play one's part

Forms of play one's part

third-person singular presentplays one's part
present participleplaying one's part
past participleplayed one's part
pastplayed one's part

Questions about play one's part

What does play one's part mean?
Play one's part means synonym of play a part.
What part of speech is play one's part?
Play one's part is a verb.
What is the past tense of play one's part?
The past tense of play one's part is played one's part.

Words near play one's part in the dictionary

  1. play one against another
  2. play one's cards right
  3. play one's cards well
  4. play one's guts out
  5. play one's hand right
  6. play one's part
  7. play or pay
  8. play out
  9. play park
  10. play parks
  11. play parties

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