play along (English, verb)
expansion: play along (third-person singular simple present plays along, present participle playing along, simple past and past participle played along)
Senses:
glosses: To take part in a charade, deception, or practical joke.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: To participate in a joke or trick while hiding one's knowledge of its true nature.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: To play a musical instrument in synchrony with a playback of a recording.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: To cooperate or go along with a plan.
tags: US
idiomatic
glosses: To pretend to cooperate or go along with a plan.
tags: US
idiomatic
glosses: To manipulate (someone).
tags: UK
idiomatic
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, along.
Forms:
form: plays along
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: playing along
tags: participle
present
form: played along
tags: participle
past
form: played along
tags: past