mock

//mɒk//
B2Frequency Level 10Neutral
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Verb

mockInfinitive
mockPresent tense
mockedPast tense
mockedPast participle
mockingPresent participle
mocksThird-person singular
1

To ridicule or make fun of someone or something in a contemptuous or scornful manner.

The other students mocked him for his accent.

2

To imitate someone or something in a derisive way.

The children mocked the way their teacher walked.

Noun

1

An act of mocking or ridicule.

His words were a mock of everything she believed in.

2

A practice examination or test taken before an official one.

I need to study hard for the mock next week.

Adjective

mockCanonical form
1

Not authentic or real; imitation or simulated.

The students practiced with mock exams before the real test.

Antonym