Meanings
verbact a fool (third-person singular simple present acts a fool, present participle acting a fool, simple past and past participle acted a fool)
present singular third person acts a fool · participle present acting a fool · participle past acted a fool · past acted a fool
- intransitiveto play the fool.
- derogatoryinformalintransitiveto behave irrationally and unseemly.
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act a fool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/act%20a%20fool
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“act a fool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/act%20a%20fool. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “act a fool,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/act%20a%20fool.
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