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I. mess about, mess around VB intr

1. mess about (play the fool):

mess about
herumblödeln inf

2. mess about (waste time):

mess about
herumspielen

3. mess about (tinker):

to mess about with sth
an etw dat herumspielen [o. inf herumpfuschen]

4. mess about (be unfaithful):

to mess about with sb
sich acc mit jdm einlassen

5. mess about Am (make fool of):

to mess around with sb
jdn verarschen coarse

II. mess about, mess around VB trans

to mess sb about [or around]
jdn schikanieren
Present
Imess about
youmess about
he/she/itmesses about
wemess about
youmess about
theymess about
Past
Imessed about
youmessed about
he/she/itmessed about
wemessed about
youmessed about
theymessed about
Present Perfect
Ihavemessed about
youhavemessed about
he/she/ithasmessed about
wehavemessed about
youhavemessed about
theyhavemessed about
Past Perfect
Ihadmessed about
youhadmessed about
he/she/ithadmessed about
wehadmessed about
youhadmessed about
theyhadmessed about
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