英和和英

動詞

mess with (third-person singular simple present messes with, present participle messing with, simple past and past participle messed with)

1. (colloquial) To interfere with.

   Don't mess with the controls. I just got everything adjusted correctly.

2. (colloquial) To diss; to put down.

   Synonym: tangle

   Hey! Quit messing with my brother.

3. (colloquial) To joke around with or dupe someone, in either a friendly or unfriendly manner.

   Don't worry: I'm just messing with you.

4. (colloquial, especially African-American Vernacular) To admire, enjoy, or approve of.

   You know I mess with you heavy.

   • 2021 July 9, Huey V (quoted), Shirley Ju, “Meet Huey V | Next up out of Milwaukee's Rap Scene”, in Flaunt Magazine‎, archived from the original on 12 November 2022:

     He reaches out to me on Instagram like "yo, I mess with you super heavy. I'm down in Allentown, PA - I heard this song 'No Regrets'. It's super crazy, shit gives me the chills. I got a proposal for you. Give me 6 months to get you a deal and we'll see if we can make a management situation happen. If I can't do this 6 months, then fuck it, But I want to see you in a better position because your music’s amazing, its real."

5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mess,‎ with. To eat with.
   • 1836, George Simpson & al., HBC Standing Rules and Regulations, §18:

     Resolved 18. That no Guide or Interpreter whether at the Factory Depot or Inland be permitted to mess with Commissioned Gentlemen or Clerks in charge of Posts; but while at the Depot they will be allowed per Week 4 days ordinary rations […]

同意語

• (vulgar) fuck with
• (obsolete) play the devil with
• (UK, rustic US) play hob with

関連する語

• mess around