16 English Phrasal Verbs With 'PASS'

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16 phrasal verbs with 'PASS'

Pass around

  1. Give out to everybody there
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The teacher PASSED the handout AROUND.

Pass as

  1. Be believed to be something
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: Although not qualified, he managed to PASS AS a doctor for years.

Pass away

  1. Die
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: Sadly, Georgia's uncle PASSED AWAY yesterday after a short illness.

Pass back

  1. Return
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: I felt awful when the teacher started to PASS BACK the exam papers.

Pass by

  1. Go past without stopping
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: I was just PASSING BY when I saw the accident.
  2. Visit briefly
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I was PASSING BY her house the other day when I heard about it.
  3. Miss an opportunity
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: The chance for promotion PASSED me BY.

Pass down

  1. Transmit information or give property to younger generations
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The tales were PASSED DOWN for centuries without changing ay of the words.

Pass for

  1. Be accepted as something, usually when not
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: You'd be surprised at what PASSES FOR good cooking in many restaurants.

Pass off

  1. Convince something that something is real
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: I managed to PASS OFF the fake money in the market.
  2. Happen in a certain way
    (Intransitive | British English)
    » Example: The demonstration PASSED OFF peacefully.

Pass on

  1. Give a message to someone
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: I'll PASS the message ON when she gets here.
  2. Decline an invitation or opportunity
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I think I'll PASS ON dinner tonight- I'm not hungry.
  3. Die
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: Her husband PASSED ON last year.

Pass on to

  1. Change topic or subject
    (Inseparable | British English)
    » Example: Let's PASS ON TO the next item on the agenda.

Pass out

  1. Faint, lose consciousness
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: He got so drunk that he PASSED OUT.
  2. Distribute
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The protesters PASSED OUT leaflets to the growing crowd.

Pass over

  1. Ignore someone and give a job, reward, etc, to someone more junior
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: They PASSED him OVER and made his assistant the new director.
  2. Ignore, refuse to discuss
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: Let's PASS OVER what they said and get on.

Pass round

  1. Distribute, give to people present
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: They PASSED ROUND copies of the handbook.

Pass through

  1. Visit a place without stopping or only stopping briefly
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I didn't see much as I was only PASSING THROUGH the town.

Pass to

  1. Give ownership or responsibility to someone
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: The shares PASSED TO his daughter when he died.
  2. Become owner of or responsible for something
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: The property will PASS TO her when they die.

Pass up

  1. Decline a chance
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: She PASSED UP the opportunity to go to university because she'd been offered a job.

Take our Exercise on 'PASS'

Quiz for Verb: 'To PASS'

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