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verb | noun goofgoof1 /guf/ (also goof up) verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEgoof |
Present | I, you, we, they | goof | | he, she, it | goofs | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | goofed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have goofed | | he, she, it | has goofed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had goofed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will goof | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have goofed |
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Present | I | am goofing | | he, she, it | is goofing | | you, we, they | are goofing | Past | I, he, she, it | was goofing | | you, we, they | were goofing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been goofing | | he, she, it | has been goofing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been goofing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be goofing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been goofing |
informal to make a silly mistake: Somebody goofed and entered the wrong amount.goof (something ↔) up The printer goofed up my business cards.goof around phrasal verb informal to spend time doing silly things or not doing very much SYN mess around: We were just goofing around the mall.goof off phrasal verb informal to waste time or avoid doing any work: He was goofing off in school.—goof-off noun verb | noun goofgoof2 noun [countable] informal ETYMOLOGYgoof2Origin: 1900-2000 Probably from goff stupid person (16-20 centuries), from French goffe awkward, stupid 1a silly mistake: The goof could cost the city $5 million.2someone who is silly |