fool
Third Person
fools
Present Participle
fooling
Past Tense
fooled
Past Participle
fooled
1
to trick someone by making them believe something false or absurd
transitive
- He fooled everyone with his elaborate story about winning the lottery.
- Kids often enjoy fooling each other with playful pranks and jokes.
- The illusionist's performance was designed to fool the audience.
- They fooled the crowd with a fake announcement, causing confusion and excitement.
- She fooled the store clerk by returning an item that wasn’t hers.
2
to behave in a silly or senseless way
- She couldn’t help but fool when the teacher wasn’t looking, making faces at her friends.
- They fooled by pretending to be superheroes, acting out ridiculous stunts in the yard.
- He would often fool during meetings, distracting everyone with his nonsense.
- He liked to fool, often making silly mistakes just to see people’s reactions.
- He fooled all night, cracking jokes and pulling pranks to entertain everyone.
Synonyms:
3
to trick or deceive someone into behaving foolishly
transitive
- They fooled their friend into thinking it was his birthday.
- He was fooled into making a decision he would regret.
- He fooled his coworker into agreeing to a ridiculous task, making him seem like the fool.
- She fooled him into believing her story, leaving him red-faced when the truth came out.
- She fooled the game show host into thinking she knew the correct answer.