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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
joke
/dʒəʊk/
verb1 of 2
to say or do things that are meant to be funny
- “The lecturer would wrap up his speeches with a joke.”Tatoeba
- “You should never make jokes about the idea of death.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
noun2 of 2
An amusing story.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)