How to pronounce“Fool”in English
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Definitions of “Fool”
A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
“You were a fool to cross that busy road without looking.”
A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
“1896, Frederick Peterson IN Popular Science Monthly Volume 50 December 1896 , Idiots Savants This court fool could say bright things on occasion, but his main use to the ladies and lords of the palace was to serve as victim to practical jokes, cruel, coarse, and vulgar enough to be appreciated perhaps in the Bowery.”
To trick; to deceive.
“She bit it gently and found that it resembled a worm in no way whatsoever as to taste although because it was long and slender, a Little Red Hen might easily be fooled by its appearance.”
To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly.
“1681/1682, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar Is this a time for fooling?”
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