Pass something off as something meaning
Pass something off as something is a phrasal verb that means to pretend that a person or thing is something different from what it really is.
- Past simple
- passed something off as something
- Past participle
- passed something off as something
- -ing form
- passing something off as something
What pass something off as something means
misrepresentC1
To pretend that a person or thing is something different from what it really is
The dealer tried to pass the copy off as an original.
Similar phrasal verbs
With pass: pass out, pass on, pass around, pass away, pass down, pass up, pass by, pass off.
With off: turn off, take off, cut off, go off, put off, break off, keep off, start off, tick off, get off.
Common questions
What does pass something off as something mean?
To pretend that a person or thing is something different from what it really is.
What is the past tense of pass something off as something?
Passed something off as something, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
