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joke BrE / dʒəʊk /  NAmE / dʒoʊk / Native audio playback is not supported. joke(verb)BrE / dʒəʊk /  NAmE / dʒoʊk / to say something to make people laugh; to tell a funny storyShe was laughing and joking with the children.They often joked about all the things that could go wrong.‘I cooked it myself, so be careful!’ he joked.to say something that is not true because you think it is funnyI didn't mean that—I was only joking.She joked that she only loved him for his money.used to show that you are now being serious after you have said something funnyused to show that you are very surprised at what somebody has just saidNo way am I doing that. You must be joking!She's going out with Dan? You're joking!Extra ExamplesDon’t worry, I’m only joking!Everyone just joked around and enjoyed themselves.She was only half joking about being president one day.She’s always joking with her friends.They laughed and joked as they walked along.We joked about the amount of equipment we had to carry.I didn’t mean that—I was only joking.She’s going out with Dan? You’re joking!Verb Formspresent simple I / you / we / they jokehe / she / it jokespast simple jokedpast participle joked-ing form jokingWord Originlate 17th cent. (originally slang): perhaps from Latin jocus ‘jest, wordplay’.

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(verb) she was laughing and joking with the children.they often joked about all the things that could go wrong.‘i cooked it myself, so be careful!’ he joked.i didn't mean that—i was only joking. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=joke This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	joke
WordType	(verb)
Phonetic	BrE / dʒəʊk / NAmE / dʒoʊk /
Example	she was laughing and joking with the children. they often joked about all the things that could go wrong. ‘i cooked it myself, so be careful!’ he joked. i didn't mean that—i was only joking.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=joke
Content	joke (verb)BrE / dʒəʊk / NAmE / dʒoʊk / to say something to make people laugh; to tell a funny story She was laughing and joking with the children. They often joked about all the things that could go wrong. ‘I cooked it myself, so be careful!’ he joked. to say something that is not true because you think it is funny I didn't mean that—I was only joking. She joked that she only loved him for his money. used to show that you are now being serious after you have said something funny used to show that you are very surprised at what somebody has just said No way am I doing that. You must be joking! She's going out with Dan? You're joking! Extra Examples Don’t worry, I’m only joking! Everyone just joked around and enjoyed themselves. She was only half joking about being president one day. She’s always joking with her friends. They laughed and joked as they walked along. We joked about the amount of equipment we had to carry. I didn’t mean that—I was only joking. She’s going out with Dan? You’re joking! Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they joke he / she / it jokes past simple joked past participle joked -ing form joking Word Origin late 17th cent. (originally slang): perhaps from Latin jocus ‘jest, wordplay’.
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