mooched

Verb

To get or borrow something without intending to return or repay it.

ریشه

Early 19th century (originally dialect in the sense ‘pretend to work’): perhaps related to French muchier ‘hide, skulk’.

مثال

• He mooched a cup of coffee from the waitress.
• She mooched around all day doing nothing.
• He mooched off his parents for years.

ترکیب‌های رایج

mooched around mooched off mooched about