deceive

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈsiːv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈsiv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di sēv)

Inflections of 'deceive' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
deceives
v 3rd person singular
deceiving
v pres p
deceived
v past
deceived
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
deceive [sb] vtr (fool)engañar a vtr + prep
  engatusar a vtr + prep
  embaucar a vtr + prep
 Fred believed he was making a sound investment, but it turned out that a con man had deceived him.
 Fred creyó que estaba haciendo una buena inversión pero resultó que un estafador lo estaba engañando.
deceive [sb] into doing [sth] v expr (fool into doing)hacer creer algo a alguien, hacer pensar algo a alguien loc verb
  engañar a alguien para que haga algo loc verb
  engatusar a alguien para que haga algo loc verb
 The positive feedback I was getting from my boss deceived me into thinking I would get the promotion.
 Las reacciones positivas del jefe me hicieron creer que me ascendería.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
deceive yourself v expr (be deluded) ()engañarte a ti mismo loc verb
  (vos)engañarte a vos mismo loc verb
 You're deceiving yourself if you think Lily is going to lend you so much money.
 Te estás engañando a ti mismo si crees que Lily va a prestarte tanto dinero.
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'deceive' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: deceived [the police, her husband], deceived the [consumers, government, client], deceive [them, people] by [saying, moving, offering, changing], more...

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