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noun | verb fibfib1 /fɪb/ noun [countable] informal ETYMOLOGYfib1Origin: 1600-1700 Perhaps from fable ► tells fibs His mother says that he sometimes tells fibs. THESAURUS something that you say or write that you know is untrue► lie something that you say or write that you know is untrue: Tina got in trouble for telling lies. Some of the other kids were spreading lies about me at school (=telling lots of people lies about me). ► white lie a small lie that you tell someone, usually to avoid hurting his or her feelings: I told her the dress looked wonderful, which was a white lie. ► fib informal a lie, especially about something that is not very important: You’re not telling me a fib, are you? ► falsehood formal falsehood means the same as lie but sounds more formal or literary: The book is full of falsehoods and rumors even though the author claims everything is true. ► fabrication formal a story, piece of information, etc. that someone makes up in order to deceive people: Her story was a complete fabrication. ► slander formal the crime of saying something that is bad and not true about someone, which could make people have a bad opinion of that person: If she continues to spread these lies about me, I will take her to court for slander. ► libel formal the crime of writing or printing things about someone that are not true: The actor will sue you for libel if you write that he took drugs and you have no proof. ► perjury formal the crime of telling a lie in a court of law when you have promised to tell the truth: The witness has been charged with perjury because she knowingly lied to the jury. a small unimportant lie: His mother says that he sometimes tells fibs.► see thesaurus at lie3 noun | verb fibfib2 verb (fibbed, fibbing) [intransitive] informal VERB TABLEfib |
| Present | I, you, we, they | fib | | he, she, it | fibs | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | fibbed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have fibbed | | he, she, it | has fibbed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had fibbed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will fib | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have fibbed |
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| Present | I | am fibbing | | he, she, it | is fibbing | | you, we, they | are fibbing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was fibbing | | you, we, they | were fibbing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been fibbing | | he, she, it | has been fibbing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been fibbing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be fibbing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been fibbing |
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