to pass out
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2.7
- phrasal verb
- /pæs aʊt/
:
repartir
- During the event, volunteers will pass out refreshments to all attendees.
- pass out materials
- pass out the questions
- pass out to students
I was asked to knock on dorms, you know, pass out Flyers.
- I was asked to knock on dorms, you know, pass out Flyers.
- He goes in signs and when we're there, she's passing out the checks.
- Line sheet is a packet of information that designers create and pass out to wholesale buyers.
- Hopefully this was helpful and we'll see you at the Publix parking lot as we pass out our flights.
Examples
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Avery was across the empty ballroom, moving fast, passing out media packets on the empty tables.
Fiction book (1996) -
Earlier today, I passed out flyers at the community center.
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Earlier today, I passed out a report.
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Please pay very close attention because tomorrow we pass out the exams.
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I'll pass these out in the cancer ward.
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We get to pass out flyers in the club now?
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Every year at Christmas time, we pass out these presents to the needy children of our community--
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The teacher will pass out a blank copy of the framing routine to each student.
Academic text (2013) -
One day, Mrs. McMichael passed out pictures and crayons to Scott and his friends.
Fiction book (1998) -
The cigarette company's troupe performed its skit and passed out free samples to many in the audience.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
755
1.0
To give something to another person
199
1.5
To give out cards or other things to people
165
1.8
To give something to people in a group
143
2.3
To hand things to several people
87
2.0
Give things to several people or places
76
2.5
Give news, a message, or something you received to another person
34
4.0
To give small amounts of something to several people over time
32
2.1
Hand something to each person in a group
28
3.4
To give out things to several people, often food or advice
19
3.7
To give medicine or other things to people at a pharmacy
15
7.3
To share something among a group of people
10
4.2
Share things or money between several people
6
3.0
To send things by mail to many people
5
3.2
Give a copy of something to each person in a group, for example by email
3
3.2
To give things to several people, often one by one, like cards
3
4.8
To divide something into parts and give each part to different people
1
3.4
To divide something into parts and give each part to different people
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to become unconscious' is partially derivable because 'pass' can mean 'to go into a state' and 'out' signals a complete/terminal change, so the combination can be interpreted as 'go out' or lose consciousness. However, many learners know 'pass' only as 'give' and the intransitive, metaphorical extension is not fully predictable without prior exposure, making this a phrasal-verb case of partial transparency.
Etymology
Pass out comes from the simple action of pass + out: you move something out to other people, like handing papers down a row. That's why it means 'to distribute'.