act the fool in English

Forms: acts the fool [present, singular, third-person], acting the fool [participle, present], acted the fool [participle, past], acted the fool [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} act the fool (third-person singular simple present acts the fool, present participle acting the fool, simple past and past participle acted the fool)

Inflected forms

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"act the fool" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms