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passes up

passes up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 passes up

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

Words near passes up in the dictionary

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

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