fool
/fuːl/noun
उच्चारण फ़ूल
मूर्ख, बेवकूफ़
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a person who you think behaves or speaks in a way that lacks intelligence or good judgement
मूर्ख, बेवकूफ़
- Don't be a fool.
- He felt like a fool for forgetting his own phone number.
- Only a fool would swim in such a strong current.
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- He made a fool of himself by forgetting his lines on the stage.
- I was a fool to trust him with my savings.
- Everyone laughed at the fool in the play.
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[T] ~ sb (into doing sth)
to trick somebody into believing something that is not true
मूर्ख बनाना, बेवकूफ़ बनाना
- Don't let them fool you.
- The cheap imitation fooled even the experienced shopkeepers in the old city market.
- The scammer fooled many elderly people with a false lottery message.
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- You can't fool me; I know you were not at school.
- Radhika was fooled by the realistic photograph on the website.
- She tried to fool her brother into believing the milk had run out.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
fool sb into + -ing
Use into + gerund for tricking someone into doing something.
किसी को चालाकी से कुछ करने पर मजबूर करने के लिए 'into' + gerund आता है।
- The caller fooled him into giving his OTP.
- Don't be fooled into buying fake medicines.
fool sb (out of sth)
Use out of for the thing the person loses by being tricked.
ठगी में जो चीज़ खोई जाए, उसके लिए 'out of' आता है।
- The agent fooled the farmers out of their savings.
be a fool to + verb
You are a fool to do something when it is unwise.
कोई काम नासमझी भरा हो तो 'be a fool to' आता है।
- You would be a fool to ignore the doctor's advice.
fool around / about (phrasal verb)
Fool around means to behave in a silly way or waste time.
'Fool around' का अर्थ मूर्खतापूर्ण व्यवहार करना या समय बर्बाद करना है।
- Stop fooling around and start studying.
make a fool of + oneself/sb
To make a fool of yourself is to do something that makes people laugh at you.
'Make a fool of yourself' का अर्थ ऐसा काम करना है जिससे लोग हँसें।
- He made a fool of himself at the farewell party.
+Collocations 5
adjective + fool
sillyolduttercompleteApril
- Only a complete fool would drive in that flood.
verb + fool
make aplay theact thefeel like atake for a
- She felt like a fool after the mistake.
fool + into
into believinginto payinginto signinginto thinkinginto trusting
- He was fooled into trusting a stranger.
fool + adverb
aroundabouteasilycompletelyno one
- You cannot fool me so easily.
fool + noun
proofhardyisherrandgold
- The plan is fool-proof, they say.
“More examples 5
- Radhika was a fool to lend her notes without a copy.
राधिका ने बिना प्रति रखे अपने notes उधार देकर नासमझी की।
- The shopkeeper fooled customers by mixing cheap oil.
दुकानदार ने सस्ता तेल मिलाकर ग्राहकों को धोखा दिया।
- Don't fool yourself; the exam is not easy.
अपने आप को धोखा मत दीजिए; परीक्षा आसान नहीं है।
- The children were fooling around near the pond.
बच्चे तालाब के पास शरारतें कर रहे थे।
- He is nobody's fool and checks every bill.
वे आसानी से बेवकूफ़ बनने वाले नहीं हैं और हर बिल जाँचते हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He fooled me to give my number.
✓ He fooled me into giving my number.
Fool sb takes into + gerund, not to-infinitive.
'Fool sb' के बाद 'into' + gerund आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।
✗ You are fool to trust him.
✓ You are a fool to trust him.
Fool is countable and needs a.
'Fool' countable है और इसके साथ 'a' चाहिए।
✗ They fooled with me and took my money.
✓ They fooled me and took my money.
Fool is transitive and takes no preposition here.
यहाँ 'fool' transitive है, इसलिए preposition नहीं आता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Fool, deceive and trick all mean misleading someone, but they differ in seriousness.
तीनों का अर्थ किसी को भ्रमित करना है, पर गंभीरता में अंतर है।
To make someone believe something false, often by a cheap trick.
किसी को सस्ती चाल से झूठी बात पर विश्वास कराना।
- He fooled the guard.
More formal; to mislead on purpose, often seriously.
अधिक formal; जानबूझकर, प्रायः गंभीर रूप से भ्रमित करना।
- He deceived the bank.
To use a clever act to make someone do something.
चतुराई से किसी से कुछ करवाना।
- She tricked him into waiting.
¶Idioms 6
make a fool of yourself
to do something stupid which makes other people think you are a fool
स्वयं को हँसी का पात्र बनाना
- He made a fool of himself on stage.
a fool's paradise
a state of happiness that is based on something that is not true
मूर्खों का स्वर्ग, झूठी ख़ुशी
- If you think you can pass without studying, you are living in a fool's paradise.
play the fool
to behave in a stupid way in order to make people laugh, especially in a way that may be annoying
मूर्खतापूर्ण हरकतें करना, मसख़रापन करना
- Stop playing the fool and pay attention.
- He played the fool in class and got punished.
be nobody's fool
to be too clever to be tricked by other people
इतना होशियार होना कि कोई बेवक़ूफ़ न बना सके
- She's nobody's fool — she checked every bill.
- Don't try to cheat him; he's nobody's fool.
a fool and his money are soon parted
a person who is not careful with money spends it quickly or is easily cheated
मूर्ख का पैसा जल्दी ही उड़ जाता है
- He spent all his prize money in a week — a fool and his money are soon parted.
- A fool and his money are soon parted, as the saying goes.
(there's) no fool like an old fool
an older person who behaves in a stupid way is worse than a young person who does the same thing because experience should have taught him or her not to do it
बूढ़े की नादानी सबसे बड़ी नादानी होती है
- He gave all his savings to a stranger; there's no fool like an old fool.
- At sixty, he fell for the same trick: no fool like an old fool.
→Phrasal verbs 1
fool about/around
to behave in a silly way, especially when you should be doing something else
बेवजह मस्ती या बेवकूफ़ी करते रहना
- Stop fooling around and finish your work.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the fool words together: fool, idiot, simpleton (easily tricked), dunce (slow at learning), buffoon (a person who acts silly to amuse).
मूर्ख के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: fool, idiot, simpleton (आसानी से ठगा जाने वाला), dunce (सीखने में धीमा), buffoon (मनोरंजन के लिए मूर्खता करने वाला)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Make a fool of yourself, a fool's paradise (happiness based on false hopes), play the fool (behave in a silly way), April Fool (a person tricked on 1 April).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: make a fool of yourself, a fool's paradise (झूठी आशाओं पर आधारित ख़ुशी), play the fool (मूर्खतापूर्ण व्यवहार), April Fool (1 अप्रैल को मूर्ख बनाया गया व्यक्ति)।
'A fool and his money are soon parted'; 'Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.'
कहावतें: 'A fool and his money are soon parted'; 'Fools rush in where angels fear to tread'।