goof

🇺🇸 /ɡuːf/ 🇬🇧 /ɡuːf/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to make a mistake, especially a silly one

I accidentally hit 'send' on the wrong email, but it's not a big deal, I just goofed.

noun
R

a mistake, especially a silly one

It was just a small goof, no harm done.

R

a silly or foolish person

Don't worry about what the goof in the next cubicle thinks.

translation

v. to make a mistake, especially a silly one
n. a mistake, especially a silly one; a silly or foolish person

Word Forms

3rd Present goofs
Past goofed
Perfect goofed
Progressive goofing
Plural goofs