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played around

played around is the simple past and past participle of play around.

Meaning of play around

Verb

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

  1. To behave in a silly, childish, or irresponsible way.
    • Stop playing around, and get on with your homework.
  2. To work with something in a non-serious manner; to tweak or tinker.
    • He was interested in electronics and began playing around with amplifiers.
  3. (idiomatic) To engage in sexual practices outside of marriage.

Questions about played around

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

Words near played around in the dictionary

  1. played a rôle
  2. played about
  3. played against type
  4. played all one's cards
  5. played along
  6. played around
  7. played at
  8. played away
  9. played back
  10. played ball
  11. played big

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