英语词汇“hobnob”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

hobnobhobnob /ˈhɑbnɑb/ verb [intransitive] informal

ETYMOLOGYhobnob

Origin: 1700-1800 drink hobnob to take turns in drinking (18-19 centuries), from habnab in one way or another

VERB TABLE

hobnob

Simple Form
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

Continuous Form
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

to spend time talking to people who are in a higher social position than you: hobnob with Benech liked to hobnob with local politicians. [Origin: 1700–1800 drink hobnob to take turns in drinking (18–19 centuries), from habnab in one way or another]