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Gene93 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

to play out well

Hello,
Most online dictionaries define "play out" as "to develop or end in a particular way". Can we use it in:
- I shouldn't have worried about it so much. It all played out well.
- We moved to the big city when we were 20 and getting a decent job wasn't easy. I am glad everything played out well for us.

If play out sounds odd here, could you please tell me what is wrong with it?

Thank you.
  

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To me, the main focus is on ending.. '.

— Clive

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To me, the main focus is on ending..

Is your second sentence being said by an older person?'.
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Yes, probably. Doesn't "play out" have the same meaning as "work out/turn out" here? I can't think of a difference.
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Yes, broadly speaking.
But it's not an expression I hear every day.
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Would turn out/work out be acceptable (in the sentences above) in your variety of English? And one last question, Clive. "Play out" is just not as popular as some other verbs, or there's something wrong with it? I referred to a few sources and it doesn't seem to be very popular at the moment.
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Would turn out/work out be acceptable (in the sentences above) in your variety of English? Yes

'Play out' is not as popular as some other verbs, or there's something wrong with it? I referred to a few sources and it doesn't seem to be very popular at the moment. Language changes. Do people speak your language the way they did 50 years ago?
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Thanks, Clive. My native language hasn't changed much (except for the slang), but it's a pretty useless language anyway. Emotion: smile
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