deceive

S3 W2

in Vietnamese Lừa dối, gạt người

BrE /dɪˈsiːv/ AmE /dɪˈsiːv/

verb en → vi

past deceived pp deceived ing deceiving

1 TRICK/FOOL [transitive] B1

Lừa dối, gạt người

to make someone believe something that is not true, in order to get an advantage or cause harm

  • deceive somebody into doing sth

Collocations deceive someone out of something · deceive someone into believing something

  • He deceived her into giving him all her money.

    Anh ta đã lừa cô ấy để lấy hết tiền của cô ấy.

2 MISLEAD [transitive] B2

Gạt người, làm cho ai đó hiểu sai lệch

to give someone a false impression or idea, especially by not telling the whole truth

  • deceive somebody about something

Collocations deceive someone about one's intentions · deceive someone about the truth

  • She deceived her parents about where she was going.

    Cô ấy đã gạt bố mẹ mình về nơi cô ấy sẽ đi.

Phrasal verbs

deceive somebody out of something TRICK/FOOL B2

Lừa ai đó lấy đi cái gì đó

  • He deceived her out of all her money.

    Anh ta đã lừa cô ấy lấy hết tiền của cô ấy.

deceive somebody into doing something TRICK/FOOL B2

Lừa ai đó làm điều gì đó

  • He deceived her into signing the contract.

    Anh ta đã lừa cô ấy ký hợp đồng.