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passing off as

passing off as is the present participle and gerund 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 passing off as

What is passing off as the present participle and gerund of?
Passing off as is the present participle and gerund of pass off as.

Words near passing off as in the dictionary

  1. passing muster
  2. passing note
  3. passing notes
  4. passing of time
  5. passing off
  6. passing off as
  7. passing on
  8. passing one's word
  9. passing oneself off as
  10. passing out
  11. passing over

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