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PLAY ALONG

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perform an accompaniment to

Example:

The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano

Synonyms:

accompany; follow; play along

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "play along" is one way to...):

play (play on an instrument)

Domain category:

music (musical activity (singing or whistling etc.))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cooperate or pretend to cooperate

Example:

He decided to play along with the burglars for the moment

Synonyms:

go along; play along

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "play along" is one way to...):

collaborate; cooperate; get together; join forces (work together on a common enterprise of project)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

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