Base verb
Phrasal verbs with pass
The verb pass combines with 13 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
13 phrasal verbs · 18 meanings
pass around
1 sense- Distribute by handing from one to the next
pass away
1 sense- Die, used as a polite expression
pass back
1 sense- Return something by passing it
pass by
2 senses- Move past a point without stopping
- Of an opportunity or time, go past without being used
pass down
1 sense- Give something to a younger generation
pass for
1 sense- Be accepted as a particular person or thing, even when this is not true
pass off
1 sense- Pretend that something or someone is something else
pass on
3 senses- Give something to another person
- Politely refuse an offer
- Die, used as a polite expression
pass out
2 senses- Distribute around a group
- Lose consciousness
pass over
2 senses- Not choose or consider someone for a role or opportunity
- Choose not to discuss something
pass round
1 sense- Send something from person to person in a group
pass through
1 sense- Move past or between
pass up
1 sense- Decline or fail to take an opportunity
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