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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He, meanwhile, has pawned his timepiece to purchase a set of combs.
From Time Magazine Archive
The countess makes bequests of gems she has pawned, mistakes total strangers for lifetime friends.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I am afraid he has got into one of those dens, and has pawned his clothes, as dozens of them do, for food, and so can't get out."
From Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography by Thomas Hughes
I’m a plain and simple man, who won’t believe a gentleman with your fair looks, fame, and fortune has pawned them all in a night.
From A Victor of Salamis by William Stearns Davis
As I hope for mercy, I am half-persuaded that this slip-halter has pawned my clothes.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Robert Dodsley
