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Theory

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pass over
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.
Ignore, refuse to discuss
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: Let's PASS OVER what they said and get on.

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

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

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



Practice

PASS

To go past something or someone or move in relation to it, him, or her
To go past something by being greater in amount or degree
If you say a state or feeling will pass, you mean it will disappear
To be successful in an exam, course, etc.
To give something to someone
In sports, if you pass the ball, you kick, throw, or hit it to someone in your team.
When time passes, it goes past

SET Phrasal Verbs

Tu pequeña gran academia online By Gon (Celta-qualified freelance English Teacher)  Director y profesor 

 Tu pequeña gran academia online By Gon (Celta-qualified freelance English Teacher)  Director y profesor

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