"fool about" meaning in All languages combined

See fool about on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈfuːl əˈbaʊt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fool about.wav Forms: fools about [present, singular, third-person], fooling about [participle, present], fooled about [participle, past], fooled about [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fool about (third-person singular simple present fools about, present participle fooling about, simple past and past participle fooled about)
  1. (intransitive) to fool around Tags: intransitive

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "fooled about",
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        "(intransitive) to fool around"
      ],
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    {
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    },
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      "form": "fooled about",
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    },
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