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- [pas, pahs uhp]
- /pæs, pɑs ʌp/
- /pɑːs ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pas, pahs uhp]
- /pæs, pɑs ʌp/
Definitions of pass up words
- verb with object pass up to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road. 1
- verb with object pass up to let go without notice, action, remark, etc.; leave unconsidered; disregard; overlook: Pass chapter two and go on to chapter three. 1
- verb with object pass up to omit the usual or regular payment of: The company decided to pass its dividend in the third quarter of the year. 1
- verb with object pass up to cause or allow to go through or beyond a gate, barrier, etc.: The guard checked the identification papers and then passed the visitor. 1
- verb with object pass up to go across or over (a stream, threshold, etc.); cross. 1
- verb with object pass up to endure or undergo: They passed the worst night of their lives. 1
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Origin of pass up
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (v.) Middle English passen < Old French passer < Vulgar Latin *passāre, derivative of Latin passus step, pace1; (noun) Middle English; in part < Middle French passe (noun derivative of passer), in part noun derivative of passen
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Parts of speech for Pass up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pass up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pass up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pass up
verb pass up
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- ban — To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used.
- beat around the bush — to talk around a subject without getting to the point
- beat off — to drive back; repel
- beg off — to ask to be released from an engagement, obligation, etc
Antonyms for pass up
verb pass up
- arrive at — to reach by traveling
- boff — a loud, hearty laugh
- boffing — Theater. a box-office hit. a joke or humorous line producing hearty laughter.
- bonk — If two people bonk, they have sexual intercourse.
- bring — If you bring someone or something with you when you come to a place, they come with you or you have them with you.