pass around

pass around
{v. phr.} To circulate from one to another; distribute something among a group of people. * /Why doesn't he pass around the appetizers to the guests?/

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • pass around — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pass around : present tense I/you/we/they pass around he/she/it passes around present participle passing around past tense passed around past participle passed around same as pass round …   English dictionary

  • pass around — PHRASAL VERB If a group of people pass something around or pass it round, they each take it and then give it to the next person. [V P n (not pron)] Serve the pudding, and pass around a bowl of yogurt to go with it... [V n …   English dictionary

  • pass around — v. (B) pass around the chocolate around to the children * * * (B) pass around the chocolate around to the children …   Combinatory dictionary

  • pass around — {v. phr.} To circulate from one to another; distribute something among a group of people. * /Why doesn t he pass around the appetizers to the guests?/ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pass\ around — v. phr. To circulate from one to another; distribute something among a group of people. Why doesn t he pass around the appetizers to the guests? …   Словарь американских идиом

  • pass around — pass from person to person in the room, hand out    The speaker passed around a sheet of paper for us to sign …   English idioms

  • pass around — verb 1. cause to become widely known spread information circulate a rumor broadcast the news • Syn: ↑circulate, ↑circularize, ↑circularise, ↑distribute, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • To pass around the hat — Hat Hat (h[a^]t), n. [AS. h[ae]t, h[ae]tt; akin to Dan. hat, Sw. hatt, Icel. hattr a hat, h[ o]ttr hood, D. hoed hat, G. hut, OHG. huot, and prob. to L. cassis helmet. [root]13. Cf. {Hood}.] A covering for the head; esp., one with a crown and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pass — pass1 W1S1 [pa:s US pæs] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go past)¦ 2¦(move/go)¦ 3¦(put)¦ 4¦(road/river etc)¦ 5¦(give)¦ 6¦(give information)¦ 7¦(time)¦ 8¦(exam/test)¦ 9¦(law/proposal)¦ 10¦(happen)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pass — 1 verb 1 GO PAST (I, T) to come up to a particular point or object and go past it: The crowd parted to let the truck pass. | They kept quiet until the soldiers had passed. | pass sb/sth: We passed each other on the staircase. | I pass the sports… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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