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passes off as

passes off as is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pass off as.

Meaning of pass off as

Verb

pass off as (third-person singular simple present passes off as, present participle passing off as, simple past and past participle passed off as)

  1. (transitive) To misrepresent something as.
    • He tried to pass off the imitation Rolex as genuine.

Questions about passes off as

What is passes off as the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Passes off as is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pass off as.

Words near passes off as in the dictionary

  1. passes in one's checks
  2. passes judgment
  3. passes motion
  4. passes muster
  5. passes off
  6. passes off as
  7. passes on
  8. passes one's word
  9. passes oneself off as
  10. passes out
  11. passes over

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