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Phrasal Verb: Play out

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Play out - Progress, often till it finishes
Example:
Let's see how things PLAY OUT.
Notes:
- Intransitive
- International English
Play out - Pretend that something is real and reduce its effect
Example:
Computer games allow people to PLAY OUT their violent urges.
Notes:
- Separable [optional]
- International English
Play out - Play something to the end
Example:
Rain stopped them PLAYING the game OUT.
Notes:
- Separable [optional]
- International English
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Other Phrasal Verbs

We have 13 phrasal verbs with 'PLAY'

- Play along
- Play around
- Play at
- Play away
- Play back
- Play down
- Play off
- Play on
- Play out
- Play up
- Play up to
- Play upon
- Play with

 
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