to fool
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2.1
- verb
- /fuːl/
- You won't fool me with those old stories again.
- try to fool
- fool someone into thinking
- fool someone into believing
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Watch on YouTubeAnd it's kind of a tough love, don't fool yourself thing.
- And it's kind of a tough love, don't fool yourself thing.
- So we fool ourselves and we fool other people readily.
- That is just bullshit, so stop fooling yourself, OK?
- But they can only fool you for so long with the news.
- We don't we don't ever get fooled into being old.
- Shame on me, fool me twice, shame on you.
- You're not fooling me, you're not fooling the IRS.
- Ghost hunters get fooled like this all the time.
- I think it's much easier to be in one and to be fooled by someone.
- So, so they were, they found that it was easy, easy to fool, fool liberals.
- You might be able to fool a lot of people upfront.
- Are you trying to fool 'cause I didn't see you move?
- And it can really fool intelligent people.
- I think that I I've only tried to fool the reader a few times.
- I'm trying to fool you that I have my life together.
- Now don't let this bright sunny weather fool you, it is freezing outside.
- Because if a pollinator is fooled, then that plant is rewarded.
- But right now you get fooled into thinking, OK, we're good now.
Examples
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You might be able to fool a lot of people upfront.
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Who are you trying to fool?
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But they can only fool you for so long with the news.
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And so we'll talk about ways to not fool yourself on that.
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Or is he trying to fool us?
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And it can really fool intelligent people.
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You can't fool these women forever.
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But don't be fooled by this calm exterior.
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Most phishing email messages use social techniques rather than technical tricks to fool end users.
Academic text (2012) -
They were after me with searchlights, but I fooled them.
Synonyms
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1.3
To say something that is not true to trick someone
289
3.5
To make someone believe something false so you can get what you want
229
3.9
To make someone believe something that is not true to get an advantage
152
3.9
Make someone believe something that is not true
81
7.3
To trick someone into giving their money or things
73
6.3
Make someone believe something that is not true
65
7.2
To trick someone, often as a joke
57
6.4
To trick someone into believing something false
41
7.3
To make up false information to trick people
12
8.3
To trick someone by pretending you want to help them
11
2.8
To fool someone as a joke
10
4.3
Make someone believe something that is not true
8
6.0
Pretend to be a person or website online to trick people
8
7.4
Treat someone as stupid to trick or cheat them
6
6.0
To trick someone into doing something
6
8.9
To trick someone by using false words or charm
4
7.9
To trick someone into believing something false
4
7.8
To make someone believe something that is not true
3
9.5
To trick someone by using clever talk
2
4.5
To trick people into believing something false
2
8.1
To trick someone who trusts you by hiding your real plans to get something for yourself
2
8.9
To trick someone into believing something false
1
7.5
To trick someone so they look foolish
1
7.7
To trick someone to get their money
1
9.9
To trick someone so they look silly
1
8.8
To trick someone as a joke
To trick someone into believing something false
Make someone believe something false to trick them
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Archaic
1
9.9
A person who wears bright clothes at a court to make a king or noble laugh
How Deceptive
25
5.5
- Informal
203
7.2
289
3.5
545
2.1
57
6.4
152
3.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fool as a verb comes from the noun fool and originally meant 'to make someone a fool', so to fool someone today is to trick them or make them believe something that is not true.