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played one's part

played one's part is the simple past and past participle of play one's part.

Meaning of play one's 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

Questions about played one's part

What is played one's part the simple past and past participle of?
Played one's part is the simple past and past participle of play one's part.

Words near played one's part in the dictionary

  1. played one against another
  2. played one's cards right
  3. played one's cards well
  4. played one's guts out
  5. played one's hand right
  6. played one's part
  7. played out
  8. played pendulum
  9. played politics
  10. played possum
  11. played pussy

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