play as



play something as something

to deal with something as if it were something else. I will play this matter as a simple case of mistaken identity. We will play this lapse as an instance of forgetfulness and not make too much of it.
See also: play

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JohanYOO-ahn (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Anna-LiisaAHN-nah LEE:-sahFinnish
KaitlinKAYT-linEnglish (Modern)
MeadeMEEDEnglish (Rare)
SiljaSEEL-yahFinnish
DraŽEn-Croatian, Serbian