play a part (English, verb)
expansion: play a part (third-person singular simple present plays a part, present participle playing a part, simple past and past participle played a part)
Senses:
glosses: To be involved in such a way to affect the outcome, to be a contributing factor.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: plays a part
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: playing a part
tags: participle
present
form: played a part
tags: participle
past
form: played a part
tags: past