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playing around

/ˈpleɪɪŋ əˈraʊnd/

Translations

play aroundverb

playing around

Gerund

played around

Past Simple

played around

Past Participle

playing around

Gerund

/pleɪ əˈraʊnd/

He likes to play around with his gadgets.

Он любит возиться со своими гаджетами.

The children like to play around in the park.

Дети любят баловаться в парке.

Stop playing around and get serious.

Перестань шутить и будь серьезным.

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Synonyms

mess around

goof off

fool around

play aroundverb

To engage in playful or aimless activity.

The children like to play around in the park after school.

To experiment or tinker with something in a casual or non-serious manner.

She decided to play around with the new software to see what it could do.

To behave in a flirtatious or non-committal manner in a relationship.

He was known to play around and wasn't interested in settling down.