play around

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения занятия несерьезной, необязательной или экспериментальной деятельностью, часто ради развлечения или без определенной цели.

A phrasal verb used to indicate engaging in casual, unserious, or experimental activity, often for amusement or without a fixed purpose.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, no object

1. Engage in casual activityinformal

   To spend time doing something in a relaxed, unserious, or playful manner.

   Бездельничать

   • The kids are playing around in the backyard.
   • Stop playing around and get to work.
   • We were just playing around with the new software.

   Synonymscavortdallyfool aroundfrolicidlelarkmess aroundromptrifle

   Antonymslabortoilwork

2. Experiment or tinkerinformal

   To try different things without a specific goal, often to learn or explore.

   Экспериментировать

   • He likes to play around with old radios.
   • She played around with different recipes until she found one she liked.
   • I'm just playing around with the design to see what works.

   Synonymsdabbleexperimentfiddlefool aroundmess aroundpotterputtertinker

3. Be unfaithfulinformal

   To have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone other than one's partner.

   Изменять

   • She suspected her husband was playing around.
   • He was caught playing around with a coworker.
   • They broke up because one of them was playing around.

   Synonymscarry oncheatfool aroundmess aroundphilanderstep outstraytwo-time

   Antonymsremainsettlestay

Base verbplay