What part of speech is counterfeit?

Counterfeit can be categorized as a noun, a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. counterfeit is a verb, present, 1st person singular of counterfeit (infinitive).
  • 2. counterfeit is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. counterfeit is a noun, singular of counterfeits.
  • 4. counterfeit is an adjective, not comparable.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • Not comparable
    Not comparable
  • Positive: counterfeit 
  • Comparative: Not comparable
  • Superlative: Not comparable

What does counterfeit mean?

Definitions

Adjective

counterfeit - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"

Adverb

counterfeit - Representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed.
counterfeit - Fabricated in imitation of something else, with a view to defraud by passing the false copy for genuine or original; as, counterfeit antiques; counterfeit coin.
counterfeit - Assuming the appearance of something; false; spurious; deceitful; hypocritical; as, a counterfeit philanthropist.

Verb

counterfeit - To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.
counterfeit - To produce a faithful copy of.
counterfeit - To feign; to mimic.
counterfeit - Of a turn or river card, to invalidate a player's hand by making a better hand on the board.

Noun

counterfeit - a copy that is represented as the original

Examples of counterfeit

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Counterfeit emotion.
2. adj. Counterfeit money.
3. adj. Counterfeit works of art.
4. adj. A counterfeit prince.
5. adj. Tom bought a counterfeit watch.
6. adj. These are counterfeit.
7. adj. Counterfeit DVDs from Asian countries have flooded the European market.
8. adj. They are counterfeit.
9. adj. Look out for those who want to sell you counterfeit items.
10. noun The counterfeit bills flooded the market over the weekend.
11. noun Those people are true experts in the counterfeit of illegal things.
12. noun That coin is counterfeit.
13. noun Flattery is like counterfeit money; it makes the one who receives it, poorer.
14. verb The word of God is the creation we behold and it is in this word, which no human invention can counterfeit or alter, that God speaketh universally to man.
15. verb Lots of things other than money can be counterfeit.
Sentence  
adj.
Counterfeit emotion.
Counterfeit money.
Counterfeit works of art.
A counterfeit prince.
Tom bought a counterfeit watch.
These are counterfeit.
Counterfeit DVDs from Asian countries have flooded the European market.
They are counterfeit.
Look out for those who want to sell you counterfeit items.
noun
The counterfeit bills flooded the market over the weekend.
Those people are true experts in the counterfeit of illegal things.
That coin is counterfeit.
Flattery is like counterfeit money; it makes the one who receives it, poorer.
verb
The word of God is the creation we behold and it is in this word, which no human invention can counterfeit or alter, that God speaketh universally to man.
Lots of things other than money can be counterfeit.

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