mess around
mess
ˈmɛs
mes
a
a
a
round
raƊnd
rawnd
/mˈɛs ɐɹˈaʊnd/
mess about

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "mess around"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

to mess around
[phrase form: mess]
01

āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āύāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āϞāϏāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāύ⧋

to waste time or engage in idle, unproductive activity
to mess around definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
While I was studying, my roommate was messing around and playing video games.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϰ⧁āĻŽāĻŽā§‡āϟ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āύāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻ“ āϗ⧇āĻŽ āϖ⧇āϞāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāĻž

to cause problems for someone, especially by being dishonest or unfair
to mess around definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I do n't want to mess you around, but there's been a misunderstanding about your role in the project.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­ā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāχ āύāĻž, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϭ⧁āϞ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāĻŦ⧁āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āϰāĻ™ā§āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻ⧁āĻˇā§āϟ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to engage in playful or mischievous behavior, often in a way that is not intended to cause harm or offense
to mess around definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We decided to mess around at the park, playing games and enjoying each other's company.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āφāĻĄā§āĻĄāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ, āϗ⧇āĻŽ āϖ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
04

āφāĻĄā§āĻĄāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϰ⧁āϤāĻŋ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž

to engage in casual sexual activity with someone, often without commitment or emotional attachment
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The couple messed around on the beach during their vacation.
āĻĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāϤāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϛ⧁āϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏ⧈āĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
App
āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
LanGeek
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ