Funny verb "trick". The meaning of the word has little to do with chickens and forest. It is noteworthy that it came from the Greek kuri eleeson, which means "Lord have mercy."
It turns out that the semantic load of the verb should overlap with religion. Is it really?
Toil: meaning of the word
Attention, the meaning of the verb "to play tricks" does not correlate with the Greek words that were sung during church services, it conveys the very manner of singing, namely, dissonance and uneven, uncoordinated sound. In addition, in ancient times Polish soldiers used these words as a call to battle. What does the verb "swagger" mean now?
Meaning of the word that dictionaries offer us:
- to do something that cannot end in anything good;
- behave strangely.
Morphological characteristics
Goofing is an intransitive verb of an imperfect form, the second conjugation.
Face / time | Past time | Present | Future |
I | In the old days, I played a lot of tricks. | Forever I go wrong. | I wonโt fool around anymore, donโt worry. |
You | You, too, were tricked in due time, do not open yourself. | He is tampering in black. | You are different, you will never play tricks and weird like me. |
He she it | He, too, was young in his youth, but over the years he calmed down and became a serious, respectable father of the family. | She plays no better than boys. | How many do not bring up Paul, how many do not read him long moralizing and notations, all the same he will play tricks. |
we | In your years, we did not play tricks. | Great, weโre tampering here. | Come with us, have fun, play tricks, fool around. |
You | You thought you were great, now it's time to work. | Go play constantly, who will work? | If you donโt play tricks, get a reward. |
They are | Friends tricked, tricked and dodged. | The Tretyakov sisters only play tricks, no harm with them. | They will continue to play tricks until their death. |
Goof: Synonyms
The verb "swagger" can be replaced by words that are close in meaning:
- Naughty: It's so fun to naughty with you, I feel like a carefree child.
- To make a fool: Do not fool.
- To play pranks: Childhood is the time to play pranks, but you still need to think about the consequences.
- Rush: Anatoly constantly rages when he drinks too much.
- Outrageous: I was silent when you outrageous at home, but with your grandmother, be kind, behave yourself with dignity.
- Quirk: It was glorious.
- Outrage: Merchants outraged, offended ordinary people.
- Madness: All our youth we have been crazy, in old age there will be something to remember.
Now we know the meaning of the verb "trick".