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passed up

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

Meaning of pass up

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To refuse (not accept); forgo.
    • 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.
    • The teacher told us to pass up our English homework.
  3. (transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, up.
    • Can you pass up this box to the guy on the ladder?
    Synonyms:
    withgo

Questions about passed up

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

Words near passed up in the dictionary

  1. passed the torch
  2. passed through
  3. passed through the pikes
  4. passed under the yoke
  5. passed unnoticed
  6. passed up
  7. passed up like a white chip
  8. passed urine
  9. passed wind
  10. passedst
  11. passee

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