play along

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verb

1. perform an accompaniment to
- The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano
• Syn:
accompany, follow
• Derivationally related forms:
accompanist (for: accompany), accompaniment (for: accompany)
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
play
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. cooperate or pretend to cooperate
- He decided to play along with the burglars for the moment
• Syn:
go along
• Hypernyms:
collaborate, join forces, cooperate, get together
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP