āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to fool
01
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to trick someone by making them believe something false or absurd
Transitive: to fool sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Kids often enjoy fooling each other with playful pranks and jokes.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ°āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŽā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to behave in a silly or senseless way
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They fooled by pretending to be superheroes, acting out ridiculous stunts in the yard.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻšāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to trick or deceive someone into behaving foolishly
Transitive: to fool sb into sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He was fooled into making a decision he would regret.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĨ¤
01
āĻĢā§āĻ˛, āĻĢāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻŽ
an English dessert that is made by mixing softened fruit with cream or custard
02
a person who behaves in a silly, stupid, or clown-like way
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Only a fool would ignore such clear warnings.
āĻļā§āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŽā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĨ¤
04
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻˇāĻ, āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ˛
a performer or entertainer in a royal court or other setting who is known for their humorous or nonsensical performances
05
āĻŽā§āĻ°ā§āĻ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻˇāĻ
a character who embodies both humor and wisdom, and can offer insights into the human condition that other characters may overlook or disregard
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
fooling
fool
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
