play around with — to experiment with something or make small changes to see what happens
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: to experiment with something or make small changes to see what happens
Pronunciation (IPA): /pleɪ əˈraʊnd wɪð/
Korean meaning: 실험해보다, 이것저것 시도해보다, 만지작거리다
Korean pronunciation: 플레이 어**라운**드 위드
Example Sentences
- My cat loves to play around with the robot vacuum - she treats it like her personal taxi service.
- The programmer spent hours playing around with the algorithm to optimize performance.
- I was just playing around with my phone's camera settings when I accidentally took a masterpiece photo of my sandwich.
play around with
NOUN//pleɪ əˈraʊnd wɪð//
to experiment with something or make small changes to see what happens
Engineers play around with paper airplane designs before the big prototype meeting.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
'play'는 고대 영어 'plegan'에서, 'around'는 'on + round'에서 유래했습니다. 20세기에 들어 '가볍게 실험하다'는 현대적 의미가 생겼습니다.
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📝Examples
“My cat loves to play around with the robot vacuum - she treats it like her personal taxi service.”
“The programmer spent hours playing around with the algorithm to optimize performance.”
“I was just playing around with my phone's camera settings when I accidentally took a masterpiece photo of my sandwich.”
“Scientists often play around with different variables before conducting formal experiments.”
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