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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

play to en · VERB

Meanings

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, to.
    • At the festival, the band played to 20,000 people.
  2. To act in a way most suitable to; to act in a way that best brings out (a quality, condition, etc.).
    • The advertisement plays to people's fears about cancer.
    • He played to his strengths tonight.
  3. To act in order to gain the attention or admiration of.
    • to play to the crowd
    • to play to the cameras

Forms

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playing to Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
plays to Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
played to Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
played to Tense=Past lexicographic