fool
🇺🇸
/fuːl/
🇬🇧
/fuːl/
noun
B2
a person who acts or speaks without thinking wisely
I felt like a fool when I forgot my keys at home.
R
a person in the past who made kings and queens laugh with jokes and songs
The king's fool made everyone laugh with his funny stories.
R
a sweet dish made by mixing soft fruit with cream
We had a delicious strawberry fool for dessert.
verb
R
to make someone believe something that is not true
He tried to fool me with his fake story, but I knew the truth.
R
to act in a silly or playful way
Stop being a fool and pay attention to the lesson.
adjective
R
showing a lack of good sense or judgment
That was a fool idea to go out in the rain without an umbrella.
translation
a person who acts or speaks without thinking wisely; a person in the past who made kings and queens laugh with jokes and songs; a sweet dish made by mixing soft fruit with cream
to make someone believe something that is not true; to act in a silly or playful way
showing a lack of good sense or judgment
Word Forms
3rd Present
fools
Past
fooled
Perfect
fooled
Progressive
fooling
Plural
fools