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played a part

played a part is the simple past and past participle of play a part.

Meaning of play a part

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To be involved in such a way to affect the outcome, to be a contributing factor.
    • I'd like to play a part in the initial design.
    Synonyms:
    play a role, have an effect

Questions about played a part

What is played a part the simple past and past participle of?
Played a part is the simple past and past participle of play a part.

Words near played a part in the dictionary

  1. playdoughs
  2. playdown
  3. playdowns
  4. playe
  5. played
  6. played a part
  7. played a role
  8. played a rôle
  9. played about
  10. played against type
  11. played all one's cards

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