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laughs at

laughs at is the third-person singular simple present indicative of laugh at.

Meaning of laugh at

Verb

laugh at (third-person singular simple present laughs at, present participle laughing at, simple past and past participle laughed at)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see laugh, at.
  2. To scorn or tease; to evince contempt or pity for someone, usually contrasted with laugh with.
    Synonyms:
    scoff, scorn, gird, jeer, jibe, sneer
  3. (transitive) To act uncaring of or dismissive of (something).
    • Career criminals laugh at minor punishments like those.
    Synonyms:
    flout, jibe, fleer, gird, jeer, scoff, scorn

Questions about laughs at

What is laughs at the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Laughs at is the third-person singular simple present indicative of laugh at.

Words near laughs at in the dictionary

  1. Laughmans
  2. laughometer
  3. laughometers
  4. laughs
  5. laughs all the way to the bank
  6. laughs at
  7. laughs away
  8. laughs down
  9. laughs in one's sleeve
  10. laughs in someone's face
  11. laughs like a drain

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