pass off
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
The word 'pass' comes from the Old French word 'passer', meaning 'to pass, go by'. The word 'off' comes from the Old English word 'of', meaning 'away, off'.
مثال
- He tried to pass off his fake painting as an original.
- She managed to pass off as a journalist and gain access to the event.
- The scammer attempted to pass off counterfeit money as real.
ترکیبهای رایج
Pass off as Successfully pass off Easily pass off Try to pass off
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity “She passed off as a Russian agent” “Something is ----ing PP” “Somebody ----s PP”
- disregard “She passed off the insult” “Somebody ----s something”
- cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity “She passed the glass off as diamonds” “He passed himself off as a secret agent” “Somebody ----s somebody PP” “Somebody ----s something PP”
- come to pass “What is happening?” “The meeting took place off without an incidence” “Nothing occurred that seemed important” “Something ----s” “Something is ----ing PP” “It ----s that CLAUSE”
- expel (gases or odors) “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something”
- disappear gradually “The pain eventually passed off” “Something ----s” “Something is ----ing PP”
مترادفها
Palm, palm off, impose by trick, impose fraudulently.