fool
/ful/ verb B1- To trick; to deceive.
- To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly.
He/she/it fools · Past fooled · Past participle fooled · -ing form fooling
Verb forms
- Base form
- fool
- He/she/it
- fools
- Past
- fooled
- Past participle
- fooled
- -ing form
- fooling
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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I am, temporarily, commander of the Pharaon, with the certainty of being permanently so, if that fool of a Caderousse can be persuaded to hold his tongue.
But I do not want people to call me a fool, and if my head stays stuffed with straw instead of with brains, as yours is, how am I ever to know anything?”
“‘I wonder if that farmer thought to fool me in this clumsy manner.
“It is such an uncomfortable feeling to know one is a fool.”
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