play one against another in English

Audio: En-au-play one against another.ogg

[Australia] Forms: plays one against another [present, singular, third-person], playing one against another [participle, present], played one against another [participle, past], played one against another [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} play one against another (third-person singular simple present plays one against another, present participle playing one against another, simple past and past participle played one against another)

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"play one against another" meaning in English

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