Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to mob
Participle: mobbed
Gerund: mobbing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | mob |
| you | mob |
| he;she;it | mobs |
| we | mob |
| you | mob |
| they | mob |
Perfect
| I | have mobbed |
| you | have mobbed |
| he;she;it | has mobbed |
| we | have mobbed |
| you | have mobbed |
| they | have mobbed |
Past
| I | mobbed |
| you | mobbed |
| he;she;it | mobbed |
| we | mobbed |
| you | mobbed |
| they | mobbed |
Pluperfect
| I | had mobbed |
| you | had mobbed |
| he;she;it | had mobbed |
| we | had mobbed |
| you | had mobbed |
| they | had mobbed |
Future
| I | will mob |
| you | will mob |
| he;she;it | will mob |
| we | will mob |
| you | will mob |
| they | will mob |
Future Perfect
| I | will have mobbed |
| you | will have mobbed |
| he;she;it | will have mobbed |
| we | will have mobbed |
| you | will have mobbed |
| they | will have mobbed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | mob |
| you | mob |
| he;she;it | mob |
| we | mob |
| you | mob |
| they | mob |
Perfect
| I | have mobbed |
| you | have mobbed |
| he;she;it | have mobbed |
| we | have mobbed |
| you | have mobbed |
| they | have mobbed |
Imperfect
| I | mobbed |
| you | mobbed |
| he;she;it | mobbed |
| we | mobbed |
| you | mobbed |
| they | mobbed |
Pluperfect
| I | had mobbed |
| you | had mobbed |
| he;she;it | had mobbed |
| we | had mobbed |
| you | had mobbed |
| they | had mobbed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would mob |
| you | would mob |
| he;she;it | would mob |
| we | would mob |
| you | would mob |
| they | would mob |
Perfect
| I | would have mobbed |
| you | would have mobbed |
| he;she;it | would have mobbed |
| we | would have mobbed |
| you | would have mobbed |
| they | would have mobbed |
Imperative
| you | mob |
| we | Let's mob |
| you | mob |
Verbs conjugated like 'mob'
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 'mob'
bob,
cob,
dob,
fob,
gob,
hob,
job,
lob,
mab,
mod,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1688, "disorderly part of the population, rabble," slang shortening of
mobile, mobility "common people, populace, rabble" (1676), from L.
mobile vulgus "fickle common people" (1600), from
mobile, neut. of
mobilus "fickle, movable, mobile," from
movere "to move" (see move). In Australia and N.Z., used without disparagement for "a crowd." Meaning "gang of criminals working together" is from 1839, originally of thieves or pick-pockets; Amer.Eng. sense of "organized crime in general" is from 1927. The verb meaning "to attack in a mob" is attested from 1709.
Mobster is first attested 1917.
Mob scene "crowded place" first recorded 1922.
Mobocracy "mob rule" is attested from 1754.
2. From Middle English mob, short for mobile, from Latin mōbile (vulgus) (“fickle (crowd)”).
Verbs referencing "mob"
Danish
mobbe, Swedish
mobba.
Sample Sentences
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The fans mobbed a well-dressed couple who resembled their idols.
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Politicians have been turning up to Glastonbury for years, but this year the leader of the opposition was among the most hotly anticipated attractions: when he arrived on site, his Land Rover was mobbed by fans. [2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in the Guardian:]
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The shoppers mobbed the store on the first day of the sale.