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