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played up to

played up to is the simple past and past participle of play up to.

Meaning of play up to

Verb

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

  1. To try to gain favour with by flattery.

Questions about played up to

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

Words near played up to in the dictionary

  1. played to the cheap seats
  2. played to the gallery
  3. played to win
  4. played up
  5. played up Old Gooseberry
  6. played up to
  7. played upon
  8. played well with others
  9. played with
  10. played with a full deck
  11. played with edge-tools

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