Play to

Verb

Word Frequency: 2.1

Definitions

1.VerbUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play,‎ to.

"At the festival, the band played to 20,000 people."

2.VerbTo act in a way most suitable to; to act in a way that best brings out .

"He played to his strengths tonight.; The advertisement plays to people's fears about cancer."

3.VerbTo act in order to gain the attention or admiration of.

"to play to the crowd; to play to the cameras"

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