gober

to believe, to fall for, to swallow whole

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verb Rare #41,868

to believe, to fall for Often used for believing lies or nonsense.

FR: Il ne faut pas gober toutes les rumeurs.

EN: You shouldn't believe every rumor.

to swallow whole

FR: Elle peut gober un œuf cru.

EN: She can swallow a raw egg whole.

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

Past

He really made my daughter buy his bullshit.

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

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Let's hope they'll fall for it.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Don’t teach your grandmother how to suck eggs!

Am I supposed to believe anything I hear?

Do you think I'm going to swallow that?

I almost fell for it.

— Il est de retour (2015)