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passing round the hat

passing round the hat is the present participle and gerund 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 passing round the hat

What is passing round the hat the present participle and gerund of?
Passing round the hat is the present participle and gerund of pass round the hat.

Words near passing round the hat in the dictionary

  1. passing place
  2. passing places
  3. passing pocket
  4. passing pockets
  5. passing round
  6. passing round the hat
  7. passing sentence
  8. passing shot
  9. passing shots
  10. passing show
  11. passing shows

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