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verb · intransitive

tomfool

tomfool · tomfools · tomfooled · tomfooling

To act foolishlyTo act foolishly.

Meaning

1 senses

To act foolishly.

Origin

From tom + fool.

From tom + fool.

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Forms

tomfools, tomfooling, tomfooled, tomfooled

Base form	tomfool · to tomfool
3rd person singular	tomfools
Present participle	tomfooling
Past simple	tomfooled
Past participle	tomfooled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	tomfool
he, she, it	tomfools

Past simpleLesson

all persons

tomfooled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have tomfooled
he, she, it	has tomfooled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will tomfool

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

tombstone tomcat tome tomfoolery tommy tomography

Dictionary 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.

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