Meaning

1 senses

  1. To involve oneself with in a dangerous and reckless manner.

    If you fool with the Mafia, expect to get hurt.

Examples

16 sentences

  1. It's dangerous to fool around with electricity.

    deEs ist gefährlich, mit Strom herumzuspielen.

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  2. You can't fool me with a trick like that.

    ruЭтим трюком ты меня не одурачишь.

    deDu kannst mich mit einem solchen Trick nicht hereinlegen.

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  3. You should not fool with poor people.

    ruВам не следует обманывать бедных.

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  4. A fool with a tool is still a fool.

    ruДурак с инструментом — всё равно дурак.

    deEin Depp mit einem Werkzeug ist immer noch ein Depp.

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  5. However, my father used to fool around with women a lot.

    deWie auch immer, mein Vater machte ziemlich viel mit Frauen rum.

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Forms

fools with, fooling with, fooled with, fooled with
Base formfool with · to fool with
3rd person singularfools with
Present participlefooling with
Past simplefooled with
Past participlefooled with

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfool with
he, she, itfools with

Past simpleLesson

all personsfooled with

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave fooled with
he, she, ithas fooled with

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill fool with

Phrasal verbs

6 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
foodstufffoolA2foolhardyfoolishB1foolishlyB2
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