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joked

v.
A2 Elementary US //ˈdʒoʊkt// UK //dʒˈəʊkt// joked

v. said something funny to make people laugh or to be playful.

v. the past tense of 'joke'; refers to having said or done something for amusement rather than in earnest.


SIMPLE

He joked about his messy hair during the meeting.

CONTEXTUAL

The colleagues joked about the long commute until the train finally arrived at the station.

COMPLEX

Although the speaker joked about the technical difficulties, the audience could sense his underlying frustration with the venue's outdated equipment.

Synonyms
Usage

Intransitive; typically takes the preposition 'about' or 'with'.

Pitfall

he joked mehe joked with meThe verb is intransitive and cannot take a person as a direct object without a preposition like 'with'.

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