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hobnob
hob·nob H0228400 (hŏb′nŏb′)intr.v. hob·nobbed, hob·nob·bing, hob·nobs To associate familiarly: hobnobs with the executives.
[Earlier hob-or-nob, hob-nob, to toast or drink to each other alternately, drink together, from hob or nob, hob a nob, hob nob, give or take, hit or miss, however it may turn out (spoken as a toast when clinking glasses), alteration of obsolete and dialectal hab nab (perhaps originally meaning "have or have not") : probably Middle English habbe, singular present subjunctive of Middle English haven, habben, to have; see have + Middle English nabbe, have not, singular present subjunctive of nabben, not to have (from Old English nabban : ne, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + habban, to have; see have).]hobnob (ˈhɒbˌnɒb) vb, -nobs, -nobbing or -nobbed1. to socialize or talk informally2. obsolete to drink (with)[C18: from hob or nob to drink to one another in turns, hence, to be familiar, ultimately from Old English habban to have + nabban not to have]hob•nob (ˈhɒbˌnɒb)
v.i. -nobbed, -nob•bing, to associate on very friendly terms: to hobnob with royalty. [1595–1605; from the phrase hab or nab literally, have or have not] hob′nob`ber, n. hobnob
Past participle: hobnobbed
Gerund: hobnobbing
| Present |
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| I hobnob | | you hobnob | | he/she/it hobnobs | | we hobnob | | you hobnob | | they hobnob |
| Preterite |
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| I hobnobbed | | you hobnobbed | | he/she/it hobnobbed | | we hobnobbed | | you hobnobbed | | they hobnobbed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am hobnobbing | | you are hobnobbing | | he/she/it is hobnobbing | | we are hobnobbing | | you are hobnobbing | | they are hobnobbing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have hobnobbed | | you have hobnobbed | | he/she/it has hobnobbed | | we have hobnobbed | | you have hobnobbed | | they have hobnobbed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was hobnobbing | | you were hobnobbing | | he/she/it was hobnobbing | | we were hobnobbing | | you were hobnobbing | | they were hobnobbing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had hobnobbed | | you had hobnobbed | | he/she/it had hobnobbed | | we had hobnobbed | | you had hobnobbed | | they had hobnobbed |
| Future |
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| I will hobnob | | you will hobnob | | he/she/it will hobnob | | we will hobnob | | you will hobnob | | they will hobnob |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have hobnobbed | | you will have hobnobbed | | he/she/it will have hobnobbed | | we will have hobnobbed | | you will have hobnobbed | | they will have hobnobbed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be hobnobbing | | you will be hobnobbing | | he/she/it will be hobnobbing | | we will be hobnobbing | | you will be hobnobbing | | they will be hobnobbing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been hobnobbing | | you have been hobnobbing | | he/she/it has been hobnobbing | | we have been hobnobbing | | you have been hobnobbing | | they have been hobnobbing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been hobnobbing | | you will have been hobnobbing | | he/she/it will have been hobnobbing | | we will have been hobnobbing | | you will have been hobnobbing | | they will have been hobnobbing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been hobnobbing | | you had been hobnobbing | | he/she/it had been hobnobbing | | we had been hobnobbing | | you had been hobnobbing | | they had been hobnobbing |
| Conditional |
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| I would hobnob | | you would hobnob | | he/she/it would hobnob | | we would hobnob | | you would hobnob | | they would hobnob |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have hobnobbed | | you would have hobnobbed | | he/she/it would have hobnobbed | | we would have hobnobbed | | you would have hobnobbed | | they would have hobnobbed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | hobnob - rub elbows with; "He hobnobs with the best of society"socialise, socialize - take part in social activities; interact with others; "He never socializes with his colleagues"; "The old man hates to socialize" |
hobnobverb socialize, mix, associate, hang out (informal), mingle, consort, hang about, keep company, fraternize an opportunity to hobnob with the company's presidenthobnobverbTo be with as a companion:associate, consort, fraternize, hang around, run (around), troop.Slang: hang out.Idiom: rub elbows.Translationshobnob
hobnob with (someone)To interact with someone, typically someone who has more power, fame, or success than oneself. I can't hobnob with those ladies—they're executives at the biggest company in town!See also: hobnobhobnob with someone or somethingto associate with someone or a group, especially with those more wealthy, famous, etc. I'm not used to hobnobbing with such luminaries. Walter is spending a lot of time hobnobbing with the very rich.See also: hobnobhobnob
Related to hobnob: ritzinessSynonyms for hobnobverb socializeSynonyms- socialize
- mix
- associate
- hang out
- mingle
- consort
- hang about
- keep company
- fraternize
Synonyms for hobnobverb to be with as a companionSynonyms- associate
- consort
- fraternize
- hang around
- run
- troop
- hang out
Words related to hobnobverb rub elbows withRelated Words |