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play well with others

play well with others verb: to habitually demonstrate interpersonal skills by engaging agreeably in social or work activities.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To habitually demonstrate interpersonal skills by engaging agreeably in social or work activities.

Forms of play well with others

third-person singular presentplays well with others
present participleplaying well with others
past participleplayed well with others
pastplayed well with others

Origin of play well with others

From primary education report cards.

Questions about play well with others

What does play well with others mean?
Play well with others means to habitually demonstrate interpersonal skills by engaging agreeably in social or work activities.
What part of speech is play well with others?
Play well with others is a verb.
What is the past tense of play well with others?
The past tense of play well with others is played well with others.

Words near play well with others in the dictionary

  1. play up
  2. play up Old Gooseberry
  3. play up to
  4. play upon
  5. play upon words
  6. play well with others
  7. play with
  8. play with a full deck
  9. play with edge-tools
  10. play with edged tools
  11. play with fire

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