fool along in English

Forms: fools along [present, singular, third-person], fooling along [participle, present], fooled along [participle, past], fooled along [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fool along (third-person singular simple present fools along, present participle fooling along, simple past and past participle fooled along)

Inflected forms

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      "form": "fools along",
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    {
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    {
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        "(intransitive) To proceed slowly and leisurely."
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    {
      "form": "fools along",
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        "present",
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    {
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        "participle",
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    {
      "form": "fooled along",
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      "form": "fooled along",
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"fool along" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms