Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

play by the rules

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.94 in modern English

Syllables
play by the rules
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to do what is expected.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

plays by the rules (present, singular) playing by the rules (participle, present) played by the rules (participle, past) played by the rules (past)

Synonyms

play the game

Questions

What does play by the rules mean?
to do what is expected.

How to pronounce play by the rules

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