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passed around

passed around is the simple past and past participle of pass around.

Meaning of pass around

Verb

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

  1. To distribute something through a group by giving several items to one or more people to then give to others in a row, line or circle; to spread something to be used by each person in group in turn; to gather contributions for a cause.
  2. To spread claims or gossip.

Questions about passed around

What is passed around the simple past and past participle of?
Passed around is the simple past and past participle of pass around.

Words near passed around in the dictionary

  1. passed
  2. passed a good time
  3. passed a sponge over the slate
  4. passed a stool
  5. passed along
  6. passed around
  7. passed around like a blunt
  8. passed as
  9. passed away
  10. passed ball
  11. passed balls

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