pass up

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pass up

/pɑːs ˈʌp/ UK

verb passes up · passing up · passed up

idiomatic, transitive To refuse (not accept); forgo. He passed up my invitation for dinner, saying he was too busy.
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.
transitive Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, up. Can you pass up this box to the guy on the ladder?
Similar: withgo

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verb to refuse; forgo

Español	dejar pasar, desperdiciar, desaprovechar

verb to submit, such as homework to a teacher

Español	pasarse, alargarse, apurrirse, purrirse, alcanzarse, apararse

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@misc{pass_up_2026,
  title = {pass up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pass%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}