TOY WITH
Dictionary entry overview: What does toy with mean? • TOY WITH (verb)
The verb TOY WITH has 1 sense:
1. take into consideration, have in view
Familiarity information: TOY WITH used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TOY WITH (verb)
Meaning:
Take into consideration, have in view
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
flirt with; toy with; entertain; think about; think of
Context example:
He entertained the notion of moving to South America
Hypernyms (to "toy with" is one way to...):
contemplate (consider as a possibility)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
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