play along

mitspielen

Bei einem Trick, einem Scherz oder einer erfundenen Geschichte mitmachen, indem man so tut, als wäre alles echt.

In einfachem Englisch: To help with a trick, joke, or false story by acting as if it is real.

• Just play along and pretend you know me.
• He played along with the joke to surprise his sister.
• I refused to play along with their dishonest scheme.

So benutzt man es: play along with someone/something (She played along with our story about the missing cake.)

Synonyme: join in, go along

Häufige Wendungen: play along with someone, play along with something

mitmachen, mitziehen

Bei einem Plan oder einer Bitte mitmachen, auch wenn man Zweifel daran hat.

In einfachem Englisch: To cooperate with someone’s plan or request, even if you have doubts about it.

• I will play along for now.
• They played along with the plan despite their doubts.
• Will you play along until we know more?

So benutzt man es: play along with someone/something (We agreed to play along with her plan for now.)

Synonyme: cooperate, go along

Gegenteile: resist

Häufige Wendungen: play along with someone, play along for now

zum Schein mitmachen, mitspielen

So tun, als stimme man jemandem zu, obwohl man tatsächlich anderer Meinung ist.

In einfachem Englisch: You act as if you agree with someone, although you do not really agree.

• I knew it was a joke, so I played along.
• She played along with their plan while secretly looking for help.
• Will you play along and pretend we have never met?

So benutzt man es: play along with someone/something (I played along with his story to avoid an argument.)

Synonyme: pretend to agree, humor

Häufige Wendungen: play along with someone, play along with something

mitspielen, so tun, als ob man es glaubt

So tun, als glaube man einen Scherz oder einen Trick, obwohl man weiß, was wirklich passiert.

In einfachem Englisch: To act as if you believe a joke or trick, although you know what is really happening.

• I knew the answer but decided to play along.
• She realized they were joking and played along anyway.
• Did he play along, or was he really fooled?

So benutzt man es: play along with someone/something (I knew it was a prank but played along with them.)

Synonyme: pretend, humor

Häufige Wendungen: play along with someone, play along anyway

zu einer Aufnahme mitspielen, begleiten

Ein Instrument zu einer laufenden Aufnahme spielen und dabei deren Tempo und Rhythmus folgen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make music on an instrument at the same time as a recording, matching its speed and rhythm.

• Play along with this song.
• She played along on her guitar.
• Can you play along without looking at the music?

So benutzt man es: play along with something (I play along with my favorite recordings.)

Synonyme: accompany

Häufige Wendungen: play along with recordings, play along on guitar

hinhalten, täuschen

Jemanden weiter an die eigenen Lügen glauben lassen, um ihn für eigene Zwecke zu benutzen.

In einfachem Englisch: To keep someone believing your lies so you can use them for your own purposes.

• He played her along with false promises.
• The scammers played their victims along until they sent money.
• She realized he had been playing her along for months.

So benutzt man es: play someone along (The fraudster played her along with promises of a huge reward.)

Synonyme: string along, deceive

Häufige Wendungen: play someone along, play victims along