Who does Tom play? - English example sentence

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sergiomelo March 6, 2017 March 6, 2017 at 8:51:03 PM UTC

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with (?)

Ooneykcall March 6, 2017 March 6, 2017 at 8:59:38 PM UTC

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"play with" would refer to playing recreationally (for fun).

In the context of competitive matches (played for fame and/or money), just "play" is typically used.

Of course, one can also "play" a character, as an actor. Hence, the sentence is ambiguous and is now tagged accordingly.

sergiomelo March 7, 2017 March 7, 2017 at 2:04:20 AM UTC

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OK. Now I see that "to play someone" means "to play against someone", as "Federer played Nadal". (?)