āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
mess with
/mËÉs wÉĒð/
to mess with
[phrase form: mess]
01
āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to get involved with something or someone, often dangerous, in a way that might lead to problems or harm
Transitive: to mess with sb/sth
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He warned his friends not to mess with his relationship by spreading rumors.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻŽāĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to tease or joke with someone in a lighthearted and good-natured manner
Transitive: to mess with sb
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I do n't mean to upset you; I was just messing with you when I made that comment.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻŋ; āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽāĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
03
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to bother, provoke, or antagonize someone
Transitive: to mess with sb/sth
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He messed with the wrong crowd.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
(African American) to like, enjoy, approve of, or support someone or something
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She messes with him heavy.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
