Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to fob off sb
Participle: fobbed off sb
Gerund: fobbing off sb
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | fob off sb |
| you | fob off sb |
| he;she;it | fobs off sb |
| we | fob off sb |
| you | fob off sb |
| they | fob off sb |
Perfect
| I | have fobbed off sb |
| you | have fobbed off sb |
| he;she;it | has fobbed off sb |
| we | have fobbed off sb |
| you | have fobbed off sb |
| they | have fobbed off sb |
Past
| I | fobbed off sb |
| you | fobbed off sb |
| he;she;it | fobbed off sb |
| we | fobbed off sb |
| you | fobbed off sb |
| they | fobbed off sb |
Pluperfect
| I | had fobbed off sb |
| you | had fobbed off sb |
| he;she;it | had fobbed off sb |
| we | had fobbed off sb |
| you | had fobbed off sb |
| they | had fobbed off sb |
Future
| I | will fob off sb |
| you | will fob off sb |
| he;she;it | will fob off sb |
| we | will fob off sb |
| you | will fob off sb |
| they | will fob off sb |
Future Perfect
| I | will have fobbed off sb |
| you | will have fobbed off sb |
| he;she;it | will have fobbed off sb |
| we | will have fobbed off sb |
| you | will have fobbed off sb |
| they | will have fobbed off sb |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | fob off sb |
| you | fob off sb |
| he;she;it | fob off sb |
| we | fob off sb |
| you | fob off sb |
| they | fob off sb |
Perfect
| I | have fobbed off sb |
| you | have fobbed off sb |
| he;she;it | have fobbed off sb |
| we | have fobbed off sb |
| you | have fobbed off sb |
| they | have fobbed off sb |
Imperfect
| I | fobbed off sb |
| you | fobbed off sb |
| he;she;it | fobbed off sb |
| we | fobbed off sb |
| you | fobbed off sb |
| they | fobbed off sb |
Pluperfect
| I | had fobbed off sb |
| you | had fobbed off sb |
| he;she;it | had fobbed off sb |
| we | had fobbed off sb |
| you | had fobbed off sb |
| they | had fobbed off sb |
Conditional
Present
| I | would fob off sb |
| you | would fob off sb |
| he;she;it | would fob off sb |
| we | would fob off sb |
| you | would fob off sb |
| they | would fob off sb |
Perfect
| I | would have fobbed off sb |
| you | would have fobbed off sb |
| he;she;it | would have fobbed off sb |
| we | would have fobbed off sb |
| you | would have fobbed off sb |
| they | would have fobbed off sb |
Imperative
| you | fob off sb |
| we | Let's fob off sb |
| you | fob off sb |
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]:]