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Phrasal verbs starting with "pass"

16 phrasal verbs use this verb

pass along
A2

To forward or transmit something, such as a message, object, or information, to another person.

pass around
A2

To distribute something among a group of people by giving it from one person to the next.

pass as
B2

To be accepted or mistaken for something or someone different from what one actually is.

pass away
A2

A gentle, respectful way of saying that someone has died.

pass by
A2

To move past a person or place without stopping, or for time and opportunities to go unnoticed.

pass down
B1

To transfer knowledge, traditions, possessions, or characteristics from an older generation to a younger one.

pass for
B2

To be convincingly accepted or mistaken for something or someone that one is not.

pass off
B2

To happen and be completed (of an event), or for a feeling or sensation to gradually diminish and disappear.

pass off as
B2

To deliberately present something or someone as something it is not, in order to deceive others.

pass on
B1

To transmit something to another person, to decline an offer, or (as a euphemism) to die.

pass oneself off as
B2

To deliberately pretend to be a different type of person or to have a different identity in order to deceive others.

pass out
A2

To lose consciousness suddenly, or to distribute something to a group of people.

pass over
B2

To ignore or not choose someone or something, especially when they might have expected to be selected.

pass round
A2

To distribute something among a group by giving it from one person to the next in turn.

pass through
A2

To move across or travel through a place without stopping or staying, or for something to move from one side of a barrier to the other.

pass up
B1

To choose not to take advantage of an opportunity, usually one that is good or rare.