fool
noun
a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
fooled
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past participleof fool.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof fool.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
foolnouna silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
Example Sentences
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This stuff has been designed intentionally to mimic human beings, and we are very, very easily fooled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Smartphones have fooled us into thinking that we curate what our screens show us.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Because being fooled once is a shame; being fooled twice — that’s moronic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
LISBON—The agent manning the passport control line warned me not to be fooled by the mercifully short line that greeted me upon arrival at Portugal’s Lisbon International Airport on the last Friday in July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
I can’t swear that I fooled the crabs, but our catches were good that summer.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
