Dictionary entry

De‑ceive

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Definition

deceive /dÇ'si:v/ v ၁။ ~ sb/ oneself (into doing sth) လိမ္သည္။ လွည့္ျဖားသည္။ လွည့္စားသည္။ 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) အိမ္ေထာင္ေရး ေဖာက္ျပန္သည္။ He's been deceiving his wife (with another woman) for months. deceiver /-vǝ(r)/ n

Examples

  1. ‘You two don’t deceive me
  2. ’ she said. ‘I know what you’re trying to do’.
  3. [deceive someone into doing something] : He was deceived into giving them all his money.
  4. [don’t be deceived] : Don’t be deceived – she’s not as nice as she seems.
  5. [someone’s eyes/ears deceive them] : Unless my eyes deceive me
  6. that’s your brother over there.