Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to scoff
Participle: scoffed
Gerund: scoffing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | scoff |
| you | scoff |
| he;she;it | scoffs |
| we | scoff |
| you | scoff |
| they | scoff |
Perfect
| I | have scoffed |
| you | have scoffed |
| he;she;it | has scoffed |
| we | have scoffed |
| you | have scoffed |
| they | have scoffed |
Past
| I | scoffed |
| you | scoffed |
| he;she;it | scoffed |
| we | scoffed |
| you | scoffed |
| they | scoffed |
Pluperfect
| I | had scoffed |
| you | had scoffed |
| he;she;it | had scoffed |
| we | had scoffed |
| you | had scoffed |
| they | had scoffed |
Future
| I | will scoff |
| you | will scoff |
| he;she;it | will scoff |
| we | will scoff |
| you | will scoff |
| they | will scoff |
Future Perfect
| I | will have scoffed |
| you | will have scoffed |
| he;she;it | will have scoffed |
| we | will have scoffed |
| you | will have scoffed |
| they | will have scoffed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | scoff |
| you | scoff |
| he;she;it | scoff |
| we | scoff |
| you | scoff |
| they | scoff |
Perfect
| I | have scoffed |
| you | have scoffed |
| he;she;it | have scoffed |
| we | have scoffed |
| you | have scoffed |
| they | have scoffed |
Imperfect
| I | scoffed |
| you | scoffed |
| he;she;it | scoffed |
| we | scoffed |
| you | scoffed |
| they | scoffed |
Pluperfect
| I | had scoffed |
| you | had scoffed |
| he;she;it | had scoffed |
| we | had scoffed |
| you | had scoffed |
| they | had scoffed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would scoff |
| you | would scoff |
| he;she;it | would scoff |
| we | would scoff |
| you | would scoff |
| they | would scoff |
Perfect
| I | would have scoffed |
| you | would have scoffed |
| he;she;it | would have scoffed |
| we | would have scoffed |
| you | would have scoffed |
| they | would have scoffed |
Imperative
| you | scoff |
| we | Let's scoff |
| you | scoff |
Verbs conjugated like 'scoff'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'scoff'
scuff,
boff,
coif,
cuff,
doff,
feoff,
loff,
nroff,
off,
scarf,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to make fun of
- befool, bust on, clown around, gibe, gird, gleek, jape, jeer, jive, josh, kid, make a fool of, make fun of, make sport of, mimic, mock, needle, niggle, poke fun at, pull one's leg, razz, rib, roast, satirize, scorn, take the mickey, tease, twit
- To laugh at with contempt and derision.
- deride
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English scof, skof, probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Old Norse skaup, Old Danish skof, Old Frisian skof (“insult, shame”), and Old High German scoph.
Sample Sentences
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Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, / And fools who came to scoff, remained to pray. [1770, [Oliver] Goldsmith, The Deserted Village, a Poem, London: […] W[illiam] Griffin, […], →OCLC:]