pawn off as in English

Forms: pawns off as [present, singular, third-person], pawning off as [participle, present], pawned off as [participle, past], pawned off as [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pawn off as (third-person singular simple present pawns off as, present participle pawning off as, simple past and past participle pawned off as)

Inflected forms

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      "form": "pawns off as",
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    {
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      "form": "pawned off as",
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          "text": "We'll pawn this necklace off as real gold, and make a fortune.",
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pawns off as",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pawning off as",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pawned off as",
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        "past"
      ]
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"pawn off as" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms