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acts a fool

acts a fool is the third-person singular simple present indicative of act a fool.

Meaning of act a fool

Verb

act a fool (third-person singular simple present acts a fool, present participle acting a fool, simple past and past participle acted a fool)

  1. (intransitive) to play the fool.
  2. (derogatory, informal, intransitive) to behave irrationally and unseemly.

Questions about acts a fool

What is acts a fool the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Acts a fool is the third-person singular simple present indicative of act a fool.

Words near acts a fool in the dictionary

  1. actrices
  2. actrix
  3. actroid
  4. actroids
  5. acts
  6. acts a fool
  7. acts chicken
  8. acts of adjournal
  9. acts of Congress
  10. acts of darkness
  11. Acts of God

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