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pass round the hat

pass round the hat verb: to beg for contributions; to take up a collection.

Verb

pass round the hat (third-person singular simple present passes round the hat, present participle passing round the hat, simple past and past participle passed round the hat)

  1. To beg for contributions; to take up a collection.
    • If he declined to help, could she pass round the hat among staff members? Maggie on her part would try to get some help from her mother.2012, Catherine Lim, Miss Seetoh in the World, page 105

Forms of pass round the hat

third-person singular presentpasses round the hat
present participlepassing round the hat
past participlepassed round the hat
pastpassed round the hat

Questions about pass round the hat

What does pass round the hat mean?
Pass round the hat means to beg for contributions; to take up a collection.
What part of speech is pass round the hat?
Pass round the hat is a verb.
What is the past tense of pass round the hat?
The past tense of pass round the hat is passed round the hat.

Words near pass round the hat in the dictionary

  1. pass one's word
  2. pass oneself off as
  3. pass out
  4. pass over
  5. pass round
  6. pass round the hat
  7. pass rush
  8. pass rusher
  9. pass rushers
  10. pass rushes
  11. pass sentence

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