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passing oneself off as

passing oneself off as is the present participle and gerund of pass oneself off as.

Meaning of pass oneself off as

Verb

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

  1. To pretend to be.

Questions about passing oneself off as

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

Words near passing oneself off as in the dictionary

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

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