/skɒf/
#1842 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
To laugh at someone or something in an unkind way, showing that you think it is silly.
Word origin
Probably from Old Norse skop, meaning mockery or a jeer.
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Root
- skop
Grammar
Verb typeregular (scoff, scoffs, scoffed)
Examples
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To "scoff at" something is to laugh at it unkindly.
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"Scoff" shows that you think an idea is silly.
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"Scoffed" is the past form of "scoff".
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