pawn
verb (used with object)
to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, especially with a pawnbroker.
has pawned
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present perfectof pawn (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The countess makes bequests of gems she has pawned, mistakes total strangers for lifetime friends.
From Time Magazine Archive
He, meanwhile, has pawned his timepiece to purchase a set of combs.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Queen of the Belgians has pawned her jewels.
From Kings, Queens and Pawns An American Woman at the Front by Rinehart, Mary Roberts
She has pawned one in London, too—in the city.
From The Honour of the Clintons by Marshall, Archibald
Royal jewels have been pawned before this—to support extravagant mistresses or to bolster a crumbling throne; but Elisabeth of Belgium has pawned her jewels to buy supplies for wounded soldiers.
From Kings, Queens and Pawns An American Woman at the Front by Rinehart, Mary Roberts
