to fool
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6.4
- verb
- /fuːl/
:
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- It's easy to fool around instead of focusing on your studies during finals week.
Examples
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The more alarmist the claims, the more money they can fool the public into giving.
Blog text (2) -
If you say you want financial security but go skiing every weekend, you are just fooling yourself.
Fiction book (1992) -
We've spent too long fooling ourselves because it's easier that way.
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I hope I didn't fool myself and waste my energies.
Blog text (23) -
Oh, I've been fooling myself about Ron for too long now.
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Don't fool away your money on unnecessary gadgets that will just collect dust.
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If you keep fooling with your budget, you'll end up in debt before you know it.
Synonyms
67
6.5
To use money, time, or chances in a foolish way
52
8.6
To spend money quickly on things you do not need
4
6.0
Waste time or money on small unimportant things
4
6.8
To waste small amounts of time, money, or energy little by little
3
7.0
To use money or energy in a foolish, wasteful way
1
6.5
To spend time or money in a wasteful way
1
6.9
To spend saved money quickly on things you do not need
To waste time, money, or chances by being careless
To spend money carelessly and waste it
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
How Wasteful
- Informal
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6.9
67
6.5
23
6.4
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6.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fool meaning 'to waste' comes from the idea of acting like a fool with money or time, so to fool away something is to spend it carelessly and regret it later.