"fool" meaning in English

See fool in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fuːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fool.wav [UK] Forms: fool [singular], fools [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A fool is a person who does or thinks stupid things. Synonyms: idiot
    Sense id: simple-fool-en-noun-~LVTIDJI
  2. A jester.
    Sense id: simple-fool-en-noun-HdaEbJTL

Verb

IPA: /fuːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fool.wav [UK] Forms: fool [canonical], fools [third-person, singular], fooled [past], fooled [past, participle], fooling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you fool someone, you make them believe something that is not true. Synonyms: trick
    Sense id: simple-fool-en-verb-nC4-giy~
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