How to pronounce mock

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What mock means

adjective

Most people know mock in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

Not real, but set up for practice, like a pretend test

In a sentence: Before the big spelling bee, our class held a mock contest to practice.

Where it comes from: It is the same word as mock, to make fun of, which comes from an old French word meaning to jeer. To mock can also mean to copy, and a mock test copies a real one.

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