fool

/fuːl/

verb B1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
fools
past
fooled
past participle
fooled
gerund
fooling

Meaning

  1. engañar

    • You can't fool me.

      No puedes engañarme.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Phrasal verbs

  • fool around

    hacer tonterías

    Stop fooling around!

    ¡Deja de hacer tonterías!

Similar words

deceive

deceive is more formal or serious, a deliberate deception; fool is more casual or playful, like a prank, "April Fools."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa fool?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: You can't ___ me.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a fool?

verb

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