gober

swallow (whole), gulp down

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verb Rare #36,576

swallow (whole), gulp down Informal; often used for swallowing something quickly without chewing, or believing something too easily (“to swallow it”).

FR: Il va gober son médicament avec un verre d’eau.

EN: He’s going to swallow his medicine with a glass of water.

Conjugation of gober

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
First	gobe	—
Third	gobe	—

Subjunctive present

	Singular	Plural
First	gobe	—
Third	gobe	—

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	gobe	—

gober

Tu crois que je vais gober ça ?

Do you think I'm going to swallow that?

N'apprenez pas à votre grand-mère à gober des œufs !

Don’t teach your grandmother how to suck eggs!

J'ai failli le gober.

I almost fell for it.

— Il est de retour (2015)

Espérons qu'ils vont gober.

Let's hope they'll fall for it.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Il a vraiment fait gober son baratin à ma fille.

He really made my daughter buy his bullshit.

Quand ton fils aura grandi, on aura plus à gober tes mensonges.

When your son grows up, we won't have to swallow your lies anymore.

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Suis-je supposée en gober quoi que ce soit ?

Am I supposed to believe anything I hear?