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- DictionaryFool/fo͞ol/
noun
- 1. a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person: "what a fool I was to do this"
verb
- 1. trick or deceive (someone); dupe: "he fooled nightclub managers into believing he was a successful businessman"
adjective
- 1. foolish; silly: informal "that damn fool waiter"
A person who is made to appear ridiculous by, or is in the control of, another; spec. a person who is tricked or duped; a gullible person. Now chiefly as retained in set expressions, e.g. to make a fool of (see Phrases P.3b.i ), to be nobody’s fool (see nobody pron. & n. Compounds ). to put the fool on: see put v.
fool. noun. /fuːl/ Idioms. [countable] a person who you think behaves or speaks in a way that lacks intelligence or good judgement synonym idiot. Don't be such a fool! I felt a fool when I realized my mistake. He told me he was an actor and I was fool enough to believe him. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
noun. uk / fuːl / us. Add to word list. B1 [ C ] a stupid person: I was a fool to trust him. make a fool (out) of sb. B2. to try to make someone look stupid intentionally: She was always trying to make a fool out of me in front of my friends. make a fool of yourself. B2. to behave in a silly or embarrassing way:
[intransitive] to say or do stupid or silly things, often in order to make people laugh. fool (about/around) Stop fooling around and sit down! fool about/around with something If you fool about with matches, you'll end up getting burned. Word Origin. Idioms. you could have fooled me.
verb. /ful/ Verb Forms. [transitive] to trick someone into believing something that is not true fool somebody You don't fool me!
1. One who is deficient in judgment, sense, or understanding. 2. One who acts unwisely on a given occasion: I was a fool to have quit my job. 3. One who has been tricked or made to appear ridiculous; a dupe: They made a fool of me by pretending I had won. 4.
When you call someone a fool, you either mean he's gullible or just a run-of-the-mill idiot. To fool also means to play a trick or hoax on someone, and fooling around is carelessly spending time on something silly.
