fool up
fool up · fools up · fooled up · fooling up
To act foolishlyTo act foolishly.
» I don't mean that, but someone who laughs alone, I've often heard, is either a fool or up to some mischief.
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1 senses(archaic)To act foolishly.
Examples
1 sentencesI don't mean that, but someone who laughs alone, I've often heard, is either a fool or up to some mischief.
Forms
fools up, fooling up, fooled up, fooled up| Base form | fool up · to fool up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | fools up |
| Present participle | fooling up |
| Past simple | fooled up |
| Past participle | fooled up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.