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