Fibbed - English meaning

Fibbed – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Tell a fib.
Usage examples:
But a cornell professor recently claimed to have established the truth of a curious proposition: we…
Synonims:
Lie Tell a fib Tell a lie Invent a story Make up a story Dissemble Dissimulate Pretend Depart from the truth Exaggerate Stretch the truth Pull someone's leg Lie through one's teeth Con Kid Be

noun
A lie, typically an unimportant one.
Usage examples:
Why did you tell him such a dreadful fib?

Past simple and past participle of fib informal

Fibbed translation into English

Fibbed: translate from English into Chinese

被骗的

Fibbed: translate from English into Dutch

Fibbed, Jokken, Liegen, Slaan, Ranselen, Afranselen

Fibbed: translate from English into French

Menti, Mentir, Blaguer, Frapper

Fibbed: translate from English into German

Geflunkert, Lügen, Flunkern, Schwindeln

Fibbed: translate from English into Hindi

रेशेदार, झूठ बोलना

Fibbed: translate from English into Italian

Mentito, Raccontare frottole

Fibbed: translate from English into Korean

Fibbed, 치다, 악의 없는 거짓말을 하다

Fibbed: translate from English into Russian

Выдуманный, Выдумывать, Врать, Привирать

Fibbed: translate from English into Spanish

Mintió, Mentir, Trapalear, Decir mentirillas

Word origin

mid 16th century: perhaps a shortening of obsolete fible-fable ‘nonsense’, reduplication of fable.

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Fibbed – similar words

fib

noun
A lie, typically an unimportant one.
Usage examples:
Why did you tell him such a dreadful fib?

verb
Tell a fib.
Usage examples:
But a cornell professor recently claimed to have established the truth of a curious proposition: we…

noun
An unimportant lie
Usage examples:
Have you been telling fibs about me?, george was fibbing some to make things seem more exciting.

Fib - all meanings in English

Fibbed synonims

be

bəˈrɪlɪəm

verb
Exist.
Usage examples:
There are no easy answers

prefix
(forming verbs) all over; all round.
Usage examples:
Bespatter

abbreviation
Bachelor of education.

Be - all meanings in English

con

verb
Persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them.
Usage examples:
I conned him into giving me your home number

noun
An instance of deceiving or tricking someone.
Usage examples:
The charter is a glossy public relations con

noun
A disadvantage of or argument against something.
Usage examples:
Borrowers have to weigh up the pros and cons of each mortgage offer

Con - all meanings in English

dissemble

verb
Conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs.
Usage examples:
An honest, sincere person with no need to dissemble

verb
To hide your real intentions and feelings or the facts
Usage examples:
He accused the government of dissembling.

Dissemble - all meanings in English

dissimulate

verb
Conceal or disguise (one's thoughts, feelings, or character).
Usage examples:
A country gentleman who dissimulates his wealth beneath ragged pullovers

verb
To hide your real feelings, character, or intentions
Usage examples:
They did not try to dissimulate their grief.

Dissimulate - all meanings in English

exaggerate

verb
Represent (something) as being larger, better, or worse than it really is.
Usage examples:
He was apt to exaggerate any aches and pains

verb
To make something seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is
Usage examples:
[ t ] the media exaggerate the risks and benefits of research findings., [ i ] i don’t want to exag…

Exaggerate - all meanings in English

kid

kɪd

noun
A child or young person.
Usage examples:
She collected the kids from school

verb
(of a goat) give birth.
Usage examples:
Milk fever usually occurs in heavy milkers shortly after kidding

verb
Deceive (someone) in a playful way; tease.
Usage examples:
You're kidding me!

Kid - all meanings in English

lie

verb
(of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface.
Usage examples:
The body lay face downwards on the grass

noun
The way, direction, or position in which something lies.
Usage examples:
He was familiarizing himself with the lie of the streets

verb
Tell a lie or lies.
Usage examples:
Why had ashenden lied about his visit to london?

Lie - all meanings in English

pretend

verb
Behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not.
Usage examples:
I closed my eyes and pretended i was asleep

adjective
Not really what it is represented as being; imaginary.
Usage examples:
The children poured out pretend tea for the dolls

verb
To behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, esp. in order to deceive people or as a game
Usage examples:
[ + to infinitive ] tom pretends to care., [ + (that) clause ] the children pretended (that) they w…

Pretend - all meanings in English

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