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PRONUNCIATION OF DOB IN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOB IN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dob in is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb dob in in English.

WHAT DOES DOB IN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dob in in the English dictionary

The definition of dob in in the dictionary is to inform against or report, esp to the police. Other definition of dob in is to contribute to a fund for a specific purpose.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DOB IN

PRESENT

Present
I dob in
you dob in
he/she/it dobs in
we dob in
you dob in
they dob in
Present continuous
I am dobbing in
you are dobbing in
he/she/it is dobbing in
we are dobbing in
you are dobbing in
they are dobbing in
Present perfect
I have dobbed in
you have dobbed in
he/she/it has dobbed in
we have dobbed in
you have dobbed in
they have dobbed in
Present perfect continuous
I have been dobbing in
you have been dobbing in
he/she/it has been dobbing in
we have been dobbing in
you have been dobbing in
they have been dobbing in
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I dobbed in
you dobbed in
he/she/it dobbed in
we dobbed in
you dobbed in
they dobbed in
Past continuous
I was dobbing in
you were dobbing in
he/she/it was dobbing in
we were dobbing in
you were dobbing in
they were dobbing in
Past perfect
I had dobbed in
you had dobbed in
he/she/it had dobbed in
we had dobbed in
you had dobbed in
they had dobbed in
Past perfect continuous
I had been dobbing in
you had been dobbing in
he/she/it had been dobbing in
we had been dobbing in
you had been dobbing in
they had been dobbing in
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will dob in
you will dob in
he/she/it will dob in
we will dob in
you will dob in
they will dob in
Future continuous
I will be dobbing in
you will be dobbing in
he/she/it will be dobbing in
we will be dobbing in
you will be dobbing in
they will be dobbing in
Future perfect
I will have dobbed in
you will have dobbed in
he/she/it will have dobbed in
we will have dobbed in
you will have dobbed in
they will have dobbed in
Future perfect continuous
I will have been dobbing in
you will have been dobbing in
he/she/it will have been dobbing in
we will have been dobbing in
you will have been dobbing in
they will have been dobbing in
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would dob in
you would dob in
he/she/it would dob in
we would dob in
you would dob in
they would dob in
Conditional continuous
I would be dobbing in
you would be dobbing in
he/she/it would be dobbing in
we would be dobbing in
you would be dobbing in
they would be dobbing in
Conditional perfect
I would have dob in
you would have dob in
he/she/it would have dob in
we would have dob in
you would have dob in
they would have dob in
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been dobbing in
you would have been dobbing in
he/she/it would have been dobbing in
we would have been dobbing in
you would have been dobbing in
they would have been dobbing in
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you dob in
we let´s dob in
you dob in
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to dob in
Past participle
dobbed in
Present Participle
dobbing in
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOB IN

doat
doater
dob
dob on
dobbed
dobber
dobber-in
dobbies
dobbin
dobbing
dobby
Dobbyn
Dobell
Dobell´s solution
Doberman
Doberman pinscher
Dobermann
dobie
dobla
dobra

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOB IN

all in
at home in
check in
come in
do in
done in
fill in
get in
get stuck in
keep in
live in
log in
put in
rub in
rub it in
set in
sign in
stick one´s bib in
take part in
work in

Synonyms and antonyms of dob in in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dob in» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOB IN

Find out the translation of dob in to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dob in from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dob in» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在DOB
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dob en
570 millions of speakers

English

dob in
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

में जन्म तिथि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دوب في
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

д.р. в
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dn em
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডাব ইন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ddn dans
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dob in
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dob in
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

中DOB
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의 생년월일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dob ing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Ngày sinh trong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Dob in
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डब इन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Içinde dob
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

DOB in
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ur w
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

д.р. в
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dn în
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ημερ.γεν σε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

DOB in
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

född i
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

DOB i
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dob in

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOB IN»

The term «dob in» is normally little used and occupies the 110.666 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOB IN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dob in

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOB IN»

Discover the use of dob in in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dob in and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Understanding Cultures Through Their Key Words : English, ...
(Daley & Clyde 1995:170) The noun dobber is equally or even more contemptuous and derogatory than the verb dob in (as is also the now obsolete cobber-dobber, from cobber 'mate'): Don't look at me, you bastards! I'm no bloody dobber!
Anna Wierzbicka Professor of Linguistics Australian National University, 1997
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The World's Paper Trade Review
The dutiable imports of manufactures of paper amounted to U*.' «»» dob, in Februarv. against 243J»4 dob in February. L3K. The total for the eight months amounted to l.V*il...-J dob. worth imported this rear. as compared with ±2Hj**» dots, ...
3
Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
(dial, dobby = dimin. of Robert + a hobby-horse) or ? dial, dobbin-wheels, the large rear wheels of a cart, similar to spools on which ribbon was wound] dobbin rig n. see DOBIN RIG n. dob down v. see DOB (IN) v. (1). dobe n. (also dhobe) ...
Jonathon Green, 2005
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English : Meaning and Culture: Meaning and Culture
Dob, defined by the Oxford English Dictionary (1989) as “to betray, to inform against,” is described by it as “Australian slang,” but as I argued in earlier work, this description is misleading: “in Australia, dob in is not slang . . . , it is simply part of ...
Anna Wierzbicka Professor of Linguistics Australian National University, 2006
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Cross-Cultural Pragmatics: The Semantics of Human Interaction
Dob in treats the victim as a direct object ('to dob someone in') and thus suggests that the agent is 'doing something to' the person dobbed in. By contrast, inform on treats the victim as an oblique object (one cannot 'inform someone on'); this ...
Anna Wierzbicka, 2003
6
Medical Toxicology of Drug Abuse: Synthesized Chemicals and ...
A 21-year-old woman was found dead with a package of DOB nearby and DOB in her postmortem blood.177 Severe symptomatic arterial vasospasm developed after the ingestion of DOB, as confirmed by angiography.178 Other synthetic, ...
Donald G. Barceloux, 2012
7
Breaking the Wave: Women, Their Organizations, and Feminism, ...
Like DOB in San Francisco, DOB New York initially shared space with the Mattachine chapter, opening up their first office as a sublet at 1133 Broadway; future locations—especially the ones on 28th Street in Chelsea and on Charlton Street in ...
Kathleen A. Laughlin, Jacqueline Castledine, 2012
8
Diabetes: Oxidative Stress and Dietary Antioxidants
Despite the results of these studies, numerous publi- cations on the role of Ca Dob in patients with DR have emerged over the past 40 years. Vojnikovic first studied 50 patients who had suffered from diabetes mellitus for 2–7 years, diagnosed ...
Victor R. Preedy, 2013
9
Past diameters and gross volumes of plains cottonwood in ...
... measurements to d.i.b. Values presented in table 1 were computed from the regression equation: In V = -6.5534 + 1.0636 In (D2H) [5] r = 0.96 where: V = gross volume in cubic feet, D = d.o.b. in inches at breast height, H = total height in feet.
Carleton B. Edminster, James R. Getter, Donna R. Story, 1977
10
U.S. Forest Service research note PSW.
I converted these constants into equations that expressed past d.o.b. in terms of current d.o.b. and intervening wood increment. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Bark thickness was linearly correlated with d.o.b. for diameters between 1 and 20  ...
Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Berkeley, Calif.), 1969

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOB IN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dob in is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Serpico: New York police corruption classic shoots from hip – and …
... up to a rape suspect doesn't exactly say “good cop” to a 21st-century audience, even if he is trying to get the guy to dob in his fellow perps. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Another break in - But help might be on the way
Meanwhile Wellington's 'Dob In A Dealer' programme has been launched . A poster campaign has begun and showbags and pamphlets ... «Wellington Times, Jul 15»
3
NYC Bagel Shop Just Doing Its Job Gets Sued For Emitting Heat
A building resident made a claim with the DOB in 2011 that it could fall and "kill a child." Although the DOB's complaint's since been resolved, ... «Curbed NY, Jun 15»
4
The war on drugs is real. And this is not the time to surrender
Noffs even objects to the NSW Police “Dob In A Drug Dealer or Meth Lab” campaign. He boasts that “the tide is turning” on drugs “just as it has ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»
5
Should NZ pay pay people to dob in the tax dodgers?
There can be significant financial incentives to dob in individuals or companies suspected of dodging UK tax. A recent report shows the amount ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
6
You might be sitting on a goldmine
If the home or sleepout doesn't comply, a tenant could dob in the owner to the council. Tenants could also be awarded "exemplary damages" ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
7
Now they're 40-something, will Bondi's gay-bashing gangs dob in
Or maybe, after all these years, they will be tempted by the $100,000 rewards announced on Tuesday to dob in the killers of three gay men who ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
8
New smoking laws in outdoor dining areas to turn customers into …
PATRONS will be able to dob in pubs or restaurants who don't crack ... Customers can dob in a venue at health.nsw.gov.au/smokefree or by ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»
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Drugs and youth: NSW government failing young people, says Ted …
Mr Noffs has questioned the NSW government's drug strategy that in recent weeks funded a "dob in a meth lab" advertising blitz. "Every time I ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
10
Chinese smartphone app adds new feature to dob in corrupt cadres
Zhou Yongkang, China's former domestic security chief, listens to his sentence. He was jailed for life for taking more than $20.5m in bribes, ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»

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