Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to fob sb off
Participle: fobbed sb off
Gerund: fobbing sb off
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | fob sb off |
| you | fob sb off |
| he;she;it | fobs sb off |
| we | fob sb off |
| you | fob sb off |
| they | fob sb off |
Perfect
| I | have fobbed sb off |
| you | have fobbed sb off |
| he;she;it | has fobbed sb off |
| we | have fobbed sb off |
| you | have fobbed sb off |
| they | have fobbed sb off |
Past
| I | fobbed sb off |
| you | fobbed sb off |
| he;she;it | fobbed sb off |
| we | fobbed sb off |
| you | fobbed sb off |
| they | fobbed sb off |
Pluperfect
| I | had fobbed sb off |
| you | had fobbed sb off |
| he;she;it | had fobbed sb off |
| we | had fobbed sb off |
| you | had fobbed sb off |
| they | had fobbed sb off |
Future
| I | will fob sb off |
| you | will fob sb off |
| he;she;it | will fob sb off |
| we | will fob sb off |
| you | will fob sb off |
| they | will fob sb off |
Future Perfect
| I | will have fobbed sb off |
| you | will have fobbed sb off |
| he;she;it | will have fobbed sb off |
| we | will have fobbed sb off |
| you | will have fobbed sb off |
| they | will have fobbed sb off |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | fob sb off |
| you | fob sb off |
| he;she;it | fob sb off |
| we | fob sb off |
| you | fob sb off |
| they | fob sb off |
Perfect
| I | have fobbed sb off |
| you | have fobbed sb off |
| he;she;it | have fobbed sb off |
| we | have fobbed sb off |
| you | have fobbed sb off |
| they | have fobbed sb off |
Imperfect
| I | fobbed sb off |
| you | fobbed sb off |
| he;she;it | fobbed sb off |
| we | fobbed sb off |
| you | fobbed sb off |
| they | fobbed sb off |
Pluperfect
| I | had fobbed sb off |
| you | had fobbed sb off |
| he;she;it | had fobbed sb off |
| we | had fobbed sb off |
| you | had fobbed sb off |
| they | had fobbed sb off |
Conditional
Present
| I | would fob sb off |
| you | would fob sb off |
| he;she;it | would fob sb off |
| we | would fob sb off |
| you | would fob sb off |
| they | would fob sb off |
Perfect
| I | would have fobbed sb off |
| you | would have fobbed sb off |
| he;she;it | would have fobbed sb off |
| we | would have fobbed sb off |
| you | would have fobbed sb off |
| they | would have fobbed sb off |
Imperative
| you | fob sb off |
| we | Let's fob sb off |
| you | fob sb off |
Verbs conjugated like 'fob'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'fob'
bob,
cob,
dob,
fab,
fib,
flob,
foe,
fog,
fox,
frob,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Etymology
From German foppen (“to mock”). See: German, old spelling '
foppen'.
Sample Sentences
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I think it is scurvy, and begin to find myself fobbed in it. [c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]:]