Kilo Lingo

/fʌn/

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Coloured illustration of fun
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Translation

The good feeling you get when you enjoy what you are doing.

Word origin

From an older verb fun, meaning to trick or to fool someone.

Origin
English
Root
fun

Examples

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"Fun" means enjoyment.

Swimming .

Here "fun" tells us that the activity is enjoyable.

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"Make fun of" means to laugh at someone in an unkind way.

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This word is part of lesson 8.