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- [pley fawr keep]
- /pleɪ fɔr kip/
- /pleɪ fɔː(r) kiːps/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pley fawr keep]
- /pleɪ fɔr kip/
Definition of play for keeps words
- noun play for keeps to do something seriously and without showing any mercy 0
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Parts of speech for Play for keeps
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
play for keeps popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for play for keeps
adj play for keeps
- go-getting — an enterprising, aggressive person.
- hyped up — intensively or excessively stimulated or exaggerated: an economy hyped-up by arms spending.
- hyped-up — intensively or excessively stimulated or exaggerated: an economy hyped-up by arms spending.
adjective play for keeps
- activating — Present participle of activate.
- dynamic — (of a process or system) Characterized by constant change, activity, or progress.
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