deceive
/dɪˈsiːv/
US pronunciation
American sound/dɪˈsiːv/
dɪˈsiːv
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
dɪ - ˈsiːv -> deceive
Myanmar meaning
(v) လိမ်သည်။ လှည့်ဖြားသည်။ လှည့်စားသည်။ အိမ်ထောင်ရေး ဖောက်ပြန်သည်။
Full entry
၁။ ~ sb/ oneself (into doing sth) လိမ်သည်။ လှည့်ဖြားသည်။ လှည့်စားသည်။
His friendly manner did not deceive us for long. ❍ You can't pass exams without working, so don't deceive yourself (into thinking you can).
၂။ ~ sb (with sb) အိမ်ထောင်ရေး ဖောက်ပြန်သည်။
He's been deceiving his wife (with another woman) for months. deceiver /-vǝ(r)/ n
More examples
- ‘You two don’t deceive me, ’ she said. ‘I know what you’re trying to do’.
- [deceive someone into doing something] : He was deceived into giving them all his money.
- [don’t be deceived] : Don’t be deceived – she’s not as nice as she seems.
- [someone’s eyes/ears deceive them] : Unless my eyes deceive me, that’s your brother over there.
Synonyms
mislead, trick, take in, betray, lie to, swindle, con, misinform, cheat, hoodwink, defraud, dupe, delude, bamboozle, beat, beat out of, beguile, bilk, buffalo, burn, circumvent, clip, cozen, cross up, cuckold, disappoint, double-cross, ensnare, entrap, fake, falsify, fleece, fool, gouge, gull, hoax, hook, humbug, impose upon, lead on, outwit, play away, play joke on, pull fast one, put on, rob, scam, screw, sell, skin, step out, suck in, take advantage of, take for, take for ride, take to cleaners, two-time, victimize
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