play for a fool in English

Forms: plays for a fool [present, singular, third-person], playing for a fool [participle, present], played for a fool [participle, past], played for a fool [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} play for a fool (third-person singular simple present plays for a fool, present participle playing for a fool, simple past and past participle played for a fool)

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "plays for a fool",
      "tags": [
        "present",
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    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "played for a fool",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "to trick/fool somebody"
      ],
      "id": "en-play_for_a_fool-en-verb-HiRwpmfm",
      "links": [
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          "trick",
          "trick"
        ],
        [
          "fool",
          "fool"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, transitive) to trick/fool somebody"
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to trick/fool somebody",
          "word": "holde for nar"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "play for a fool"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "plays for a fool",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "playing for a fool",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "played for a fool",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "played for a fool",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "play for a fool (third-person singular simple present plays for a fool, present participle playing for a fool, simple past and past participle played for a fool)",
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    }
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to trick/fool somebody"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "trick",
          "trick"
        ],
        [
          "fool",
          "fool"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, transitive) to trick/fool somebody"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to trick/fool somebody",
      "word": "holde for nar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "play for a fool"
}

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"play for a fool" meaning in English

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