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hobnobhob‧nob /ˈhɒbnɒb $ ˈhɑːbnɑːb/ verb (past tense and past participle hobnobbed, present participle hobnobbing) [intransitive] hobnobOrigin: 1700-1800 drink hobnob ‘to take turns in drinking’ (18-19 centuries), from habnab ‘in one way or another’ (16-19 centuries), probably from Old English habban ‘to have’ and nabban ‘to have not’ VERB TABLEhobnob |
Present | I, you, we, they | hobnob | | he, she, it | hobnobs | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | hobnobbed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have hobnobbed | | he, she, it | has hobnobbed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had hobnobbed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will hobnob | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have hobnobbed |
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Present | I | am hobnobbing | | he, she, it | is hobnobbing | | you, we, they | are hobnobbing | Past | I, he, she, it | was hobnobbing | | you, we, they | were hobnobbing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been hobnobbing | | he, she, it | has been hobnobbing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been hobnobbing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be hobnobbing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been hobnobbing |
- He had a special sympathy for the underdog, and he enjoyed hobnobbing with all and sundry.
- In Lisbon hobnobbing with Liam Devlin.
- Winning meant post-race parties, hobnobbing with well-meaning sponsors.
informal to spend time talking to people who are in a higher social position than youhobnob with He spent the first day hobnobbing with the management. |