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Play along
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Verb
- 1 To take part in a charade, deception, or practical joke. idiomatic
"James thought it was cruel for the fraternity members to make the pledge think his father had died suddenly and refused to play along."
- 2 perform an accompaniment to wordnet
- 3 To participate in a joke or trick while hiding one's knowledge of its true nature. idiomatic
"I knew that my blind date was an April Fools trick, but I played along anyway."
- 4 cooperate or pretend to cooperate wordnet
- 5 To play a musical instrument in synchrony with a playback of a recording. idiomatic
"I like to practise guitar by playing along with records."
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- 6 To cooperate or go along with a plan. US, idiomatic
"I have doubts about your plan, but I'll play along for now."
- 7 To pretend to cooperate or go along with a plan. US, idiomatic
"I haven't told him yet, I'm still playing along with his scheme."
- 8 To manipulate (someone). UK, idiomatic
"The con man plays his victims along until he senses the moment to ask for money."
- 9 Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, along.
"The children spent the day playing along the river."
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