half joke
half joke · half jokes · half joked · half joking
To make a half jokeTo make a half joke.
» Tom was only half joking.
Том лише напівжартував.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To make a half joke.
Examples
3 sentencesTom was only half joking.
Том лише напівжартував.
Tom is only half joking.
Том лише наполовину жартує.
A friend of mine once half-joked that Toki Pona is like a minority language of Esperantoland.
Forms
half jokes, half joking, half joked, half joked| Base form | half joke · to half joke |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | half jokes |
| Present participle | half joking |
| Past simple | half joked |
| Past participle | half joked |
regular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle