goof
verb (used without object)
to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.
goofed
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past participleof goof.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 goof.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
goofverb (used without object)to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.
Example Sentences
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Colbert often goofed on his public image with mock outrage over perceived offenses, a carry-over from his long-running shtick on “The Colbert Report.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
The brothers had long goofed around playing football in the backyard, even devising creative games while bouncing on the trampoline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024
"Ecowas goofed, the Nigerian president also goofed," said Prof Khalifa Dikwa, an academic at the University of Maiduguri and a member of an influential group of elders in northern Nigeria.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2023
You need a paper trail that shows Avianca or GoToGate goofed.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
They get dumped here, ’cause they goofed up someplace else, usually.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
