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pass up en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /pɑːs ˈʌp/ (UK)

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To refuse (not accept); forgo.
    • But he also feared that if he passed up the opportunity, he’d never learn the skills necessary to take his clients to the next level. 2023 October 19, Brendan I. Koerner, “Watch This Guy Work, and You’ll Finally Understand the TikTok Era”, in Wired, →ISSN:
    • Everton were, perhaps understandably, deflated at the setback and it was no surprise when Suarez added Liverpool's second after 82 minutes. Distin and Baines were involved in a mix-up as the Uruguayan advanced into the area, and he was not about to pass up the gift to shoot low past Howard. 2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
    • He passed up my invitation for dinner, saying he was too busy.
  2. (Malaysia, Singapore, transitive) To submit (hand in) items to a person, usually one's teacher.
    • Be punctual and pass up schoolwork on time. 1979 September 16, “THE TWENTY MAXIMS”, in The Straits Times, page 1:
    • The teacher told us to pass up our English homework.
    • The teachers called me, she doesn't do her work, she doesn't pass up work, she'll hide her papers everywhere. 2004, Lana Yiu Lan Khong, Family Matters: The Role of Parents in the Singapore Education, page 159:
    • At times, when I had to pass up assignments, I did them whenever I had any free time at work. 2015 May 11, Hafsah Ali, Shhhh!!! Can Airport Talk?:
  3. (transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, up.
    • Can you pass up this box to the guy on the ladder?

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
passes up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
passing up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
passed up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
passed up Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

pass up like a white chip

Synonyms

withgo

Translations (13)

es apurrirse (to submit, such as homework to a teacher) · fi luovuttaa (to submit, such as homework to a teacher) · es alargarse (to submit, such as homework to a teacher) · es purrirse (to submit, such as homework to a teacher) · es apararse (to submit, such as homework to a teacher) · es alcanzarse (to submit, such as homework to a teacher) · fi kieltäytyä (to refuse; forgo) · es pasarse (to submit, such as homework to a teacher) · es desperdiciar (to refuse; forgo) · fi jättää väliin (to refuse; forgo) · es dejar pasar (to refuse; forgo) · fi ojentaa (ylös) (literal sense) · es desaprovechar (to refuse; forgo)