1. transitive to give someone something that someone else has given you

   pass something on to someone:

   I’ll pass these clothes on to my nephew when my lads have outgrown them.

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2. transitive to give someone an infectiousillness

   I took the day off work because I didn’t want to pass on my flu to everyone in the office. Photo mechanic 6.

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   1. to give something such as a disease to your children through your genes

      Women can’t get this condition although they can pass it on.

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3. transitive to make someone who is buying something from you pay for the cost of something

   pass something on to someone:

   Virtualbox macos vmx. The retailer is forced to pass these extracosts on to the customer.

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4. transitive to arrange for a customer to speak to someone else who can give them the information or service that they have asked you for, because you cannot provide it for them

   pass someone on to someone:

   App store app for iphone. I’ll pass you on to our claimsdepartment.

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5. intransitive same as pass

• The phrasal verb pass is listed below along with an exercise for you to check your understanding. I recommend looking over the list then doing the exercise. Check your answers below. PASS AROUND = give to everyone present.
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English[edit]

Pass on phrasal verb at pass away. Pass (a) sentence (on someone) phrase. Pass (on) the torch to someone phrase. Share this entry. Vocabulary quiz: trending.

Pronunciation[edit]

• (UK)IPA^(key): /pɑːs ˈbaɪ/

Verb[edit]

Phrasal Verb Pass By Time

(third-person singular simple presentpasses by, present participlepassing by, simple past and past participlepassed by)

Phrasal Verbs In Use Pdf

1. (intransitive) To travelpast without stopping. [from 14th c.]
2. (transitive) To travel past (something) without stopping; to ignore, to disregard. [from 14th c.]

   I had the distinct worry that happiness would pass me by.

3. (intransitive) Of a period of time: to come to an end, to elapse. [from 15th c.]

   Nearly a year has passed by since I first laid eyes on him.

Phrasal Verbs Exercises With Answers

Synonyms[edit]

• (to travel past):go by; see also Thesaurus:pass by
• (to ignore):misregard; see also Thesaurus:ignore
• (to elapse):pass; see also Thesaurus:elapse

Translations[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

• by-pass, bypass

Phrasal Verb Pass Over