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Meaning of play to | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, to.
  2. To act in a way most suitable to; to act in a way that best brings out (a quality, condition, etc.).
  3. To act in order to gain the attention or admiration of.

Examples

“At the festival, the band played to 20,000 people.”
“He played to his strengths tonight.”
“The advertisement plays to people's fears about cancer.”
“to play⟳ to the crowd”
“to play⟳ to the cameras”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

play to the cheap seats play to the crowd play to the gallery play to the whistle play to win play tonsil hockey

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