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passes round the hat

passes round the hat is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pass round the hat.

Meaning of pass round the hat

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

Questions about passes round the hat

What is passes round the hat the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Passes round the hat is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pass round the hat.

Words near passes round the hat in the dictionary

  1. passes one's word
  2. passes oneself off as
  3. passes out
  4. passes over
  5. passes round
  6. passes round the hat
  7. passes sentence
  8. passes the bar
  9. passes the baton
  10. passes the bottle of smoke
  11. passes the buck

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