Please pass this forward to the front of the room.
•Would you pass this book forward, please?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pass — [[t]pɑ͟ːs, pæ̱s[/t]] ♦ passes, passing, passed 1) VERB To pass someone or something means to go past them without stopping. [V n] As she passed the library door, the telephone began to ring... Jane stood aside to let her pass... [V ing] I sat in… … English dictionary
pass on — verb 1. place into the hands or custody of (Freq. 4) hand me the spoon, please Turn the files over to me, please He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers • Syn: ↑pass, ↑hand, ↑reach, ↑turn ov … Useful english dictionary
pass — {{11}}pass (n.1) mountain defile, c.1300, from O.Fr. pas step, track, from L. passus step, pace (see PACE (Cf. pace) (n.)). {{12}}pass (n.2) written permission to pass into, or through, a place, 1590s, from PASS (Cf. pass) (v.). Sense of … Etymology dictionary
forward — 1. adjective [ˈfɔɹ.wɝd/,ˈfɔː.wɜd/ a) Towards the front or at the front. The fire was confined to the forward portion of the store. b) Without customary restraint I thought his suggestion that we move in together was rather forward. Syn: anterior … Wiktionary
pass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gap, gorge; way, opening, notch, defile, passage; free ticket; crisis, predicament, condition,circumstance; leave [of absence]; slang, advance. See love. v. go through or by, bypass; get a passing… … English dictionary for students
Screen pass — A screen pass is a type of play in American football. During a screen pass, many things are going on at the same time in order to fool the defense into thinking a long pass is being thrown, when in fact the pass is merely a short one, just beyond … Wikipedia
Hail Mary pass — A Hail Mary pass or Hail Mary play in American football is a forward pass made in desperation, with only a small chance of success. The typical Hail Mary is a very long forward pass thrown near the end of a game where there is no probability for… … Wikipedia
To get forward — Get Get (g[e^]t), v. i. 1. To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive accessions; to be increased. [1913 Webster] We mourn, France smiles; we lose, they daily get. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To arrive at, or bring one s self into, a state,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To bring forward — Bring Bring, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bringing}.] [OE. bringen, AS. bringan; akin to OS. brengian, D. brengen, Fries. brenga, OHG. bringan, G. bringen, Goth. briggan.] 1. To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To bring to pass — Bring Bring, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bringing}.] [OE. bringen, AS. bringan; akin to OS. brengian, D. brengen, Fries. brenga, OHG. bringan, G. bringen, Goth. briggan.] 1. To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To put forward — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
