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played a role

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

Meaning of play a role

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To have an effect or influence on a situation or outcome; to contribute to something.
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    Synonyms:
    play a part
  2. To portray a character in a performance.

Questions about played a role

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

Words near played a role in the dictionary

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

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