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Quick Answer:<\/strong> The most essential phrasal verbs with PASS include pass away<\/em> (to die), pass out<\/em> (to faint or distribute things), pass up<\/em> (to miss an opportunity), and pass on<\/em> (to transfer or decline). This guide covers all 12 key PASS phrasal verbs with Chinese translations, real example sentences, and a grammar note on which ones are separable.<\/div>\n

The word “pass” is one of those verbs that looks simple until you add a preposition. Attach away<\/em>, out<\/em>, or up<\/em>, and you get a word with almost nothing to do with the original meaning. Taiwan English learners often encounter pass away<\/em> first, then run into pass off<\/em> in conversation and draw a complete blank. This guide fixes that: 12 phrasal verbs with PASS, organized by theme, with a grammar note at the end on separable vs. inseparable forms.<\/p>\n

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12 \u500b PASS \u7247\u8a9e\u52d5\u8a5e\u4e00\u89bd\u8868 [Quick Overview: 12 Phrasal Verbs with PASS]<\/h2>\n

Save this table before you dive in. It gives you the Chinese translation and one quick example for each phrasal verb \u2014 use it as a reference while you read the detailed explanations below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Phrasal Verb<\/th>\n\u4e2d\u6587\u610f\u601d<\/th>\nQuick Example<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
pass away<\/td>\n\u53bb\u4e16\u3001\u904e\u4e16<\/td>\nHis grandfather passed away last winter.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pass out<\/td>\n\u660f\u5012\uff1b\u5206\u767c<\/td>\nShe passed out from the heat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pass up<\/td>\n\u932f\u904e\uff08\u6a5f\u6703\uff09<\/td>\nDon’t pass up this job offer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pass on<\/td>\n\u50b3\u905e\uff1b\u5a49\u62d2<\/td>\nPass on my regards to the team.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pass by<\/td>\n\u8def\u904e\uff1b\uff08\u6642\u9593\uff09\u6d41\u901d<\/td>\nYears pass by so fast.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pass through<\/td>\n\u9014\u7d93\u3001\u7d93\u904e<\/td>\nI’m just passing through Taipei.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pass around<\/td>\n\u50b3\u7d66\uff08\u5927\u5bb6\uff09<\/td>\nPass the photos around so everyone can see.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pass along<\/td>\n\u8f49\u544a\uff1b\u8f49\u50b3<\/td>\nPlease pass along this message to the team.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pass down<\/td>\n\u50b3\u627f\u3001\u50b3\u7d66\u4e0b\u4e00\u4ee3<\/td>\nThis recipe was passed down from my grandmother.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pass off<\/td>\n\u5047\u88dd\u662f\uff1b\u9806\u5229\u9032\u884c<\/td>\nHe passed off the fake certificate as real.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pass over<\/td>\n\u5ffd\u7565\uff1b\u8df3\u904e<\/td>\nShe was passed over for promotion again.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pass back<\/td>\n\u6b78\u9084\u3001\u50b3\u56de<\/td>\nPass back the test papers when you are done.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

pass away \u548c pass out\uff1a\u6700\u5bb9\u6613\u6df7\u6dc6\u7684\u5169\u500b [pass away and pass out: The Two Most Confused]<\/h2>\n

These two look similar on paper but mean completely different things. Worse, pass out<\/em> has two separate meanings \u2014 which catches even intermediate learners off guard.<\/p>\n

pass away<\/strong> is a polite way to say someone has died. English speakers use it when they want to soften the news, particularly in personal conversations, condolence messages, and obituaries. The Cambridge Dictionary defines it as a gentle alternative to “die,” making it a euphemism \u2014 not the clinical term, and not what you would use in a military news report. In everyday conversation and formal letters of condolence, it is by far the most common way to discuss someone’s death.<\/p>\n

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  • Her aunt passed away peacefully in her sleep after a long illness.<\/em><\/li>\n
  • I was so sorry to hear that your father passed away.<\/em><\/li>\n
  • The singer passed away at 67, just weeks after completing his final album.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    pass out<\/strong> has two meanings that share nothing except the words. The first: to lose consciousness \u2014 from heat, illness, alcohol, shock, or anything that makes a person faint. The second: to distribute something to a group, handing items to each person one at a time. In a classroom, a teacher passes out worksheets. At a hot outdoor event, a runner might pass out.<\/p>\n

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    • Two athletes passed out during the marathon due to extreme heat.<\/em> (lost consciousness)<\/li>\n
    • Can you pass out the exam papers while I write the instructions on the board?<\/em> (distribute)<\/li>\n
    • She passed out flyers at the entrance to advertise the opening.<\/em> (distribute)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Context almost always makes the meaning clear \u2014 nobody hands out papers while fainting. But in written English, when the situation is ambiguous, “faint” or “hand out” are clearer substitutes.<\/p>\n

      pass up \u548c pass on\uff1a\u5a49\u62d2\u6a5f\u6703\u7684\u5169\u7a2e\u8aaa\u6cd5 [pass up and pass on: Two Ways to Decline]<\/h2>\n

      Both of these can mean declining something, but they carry different weight and appear in different situations.<\/p>\n

      pass up<\/strong> means to turn down or miss an opportunity \u2014 almost always with the implication that it was a genuinely good one, and that declining it was a loss. When someone says “I passed up a great opportunity,” the tone is usually regretful. The phrase only works when the thing being declined had real value. You would never say “I passed up the chance to eat bad food” \u2014 it would not make sense.<\/p>\n

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      • She passed up a full scholarship because she was not ready to leave her family.<\/em><\/li>\n
      • Don’t pass up this chance \u2014 interviews like this come once every few years.<\/em><\/li>\n
      • He passed up the promotion because the new role required weekly travel.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        pass on<\/strong> is more neutral and flexible. It can mean to transfer something \u2014 a message, information, a habit, a disease \u2014 to someone else. It can also mean to politely decline something, but unlike pass up<\/em>, the thing being declined can be small. Turning down a dessert, skipping an event, or saying no to something you simply do not want are all natural uses of pass on<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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        • Could you pass on this message to the director when you see her?<\/em> (transfer)<\/li>\n
        • I will pass on dessert tonight, thanks.<\/em> (polite decline)<\/li>\n
        • The habit of saving everything was passed on through three generations of the family.<\/em> (transmitted over time)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          The practical difference: use pass up<\/em> when the thing declined was genuinely valuable. Use pass on<\/em> for neutral refusals or for forwarding something to another person.<\/p>\n

          pass by \u548c pass through\uff1a\u7d93\u904e\u7684\u5169\u7a2e\u65b9\u5f0f [pass by and pass through: Two Ways of Going Past]<\/h2>\n

          pass by<\/strong> means to go past something or someone without stopping, or for time to go past without you noticing it. Both the physical and abstract uses are common.<\/p>\n

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          • We passed by the old market on the way to the station.<\/em> (physical)<\/li>\n
          • Three months passed by before I heard from him again.<\/em> (time)<\/li>\n
          • That opportunity passed me by without me even realizing it was there.<\/em> (abstract)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            pass through<\/strong> also means to go past, but with the sense of moving from one side of something to the other \u2014 entering and exiting a place, not just walking alongside it. It is the standard expression for transit: stopping briefly in a city, clearing customs at an airport, or traveling across a region without staying.<\/p>\n

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            • We are just passing through Taichung on our way to Tainan.<\/em><\/li>\n
            • The high-speed rail passes through six cities before reaching the southern terminal.<\/em><\/li>\n
            • She passed through customs without any issues and headed straight to the gate.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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              A useful distinction: pass by<\/em> is about proximity \u2014 you were near something and kept moving. Pass through<\/em> is about trajectory \u2014 you entered one side of a place and came out the other side.<\/p>\n

              pass around\u3001pass along\u3001pass down\uff1a\u50b3\u905e\u7684\u4e09\u7a2e\u65b9\u5f0f [Three Ways to Pass Something Along]<\/h2>\n

              These three all involve transferring something from one person to another \u2014 but in different directions and across different distances in time.<\/p>\n

              pass around<\/strong> means to distribute something to a group of people in the same space. The item physically moves from person to person, one at a time.<\/p>\n

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              • Pass the appetizers around so everyone at the table gets some.<\/em><\/li>\n
              • The chairperson passed the report around before the meeting started.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                pass along<\/strong> is about forwarding something through a chain \u2014 usually information, a message, or an instruction. The item moves from you to the next person, who may pass it on further.<\/p>\n

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                • Could you pass along my congratulations to the whole team?<\/em><\/li>\n
                • She passed along the email without reading it first.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                  pass down<\/strong> is specifically about inheritance across time \u2014 skills, traditions, objects, stories, or knowledge that move from one generation to the next. It is the only one of the three that implies a long span of time, and it appears most frequently in the passive voice.<\/p>\n

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                  • This jade bracelet has been passed down through four generations of the family.<\/em><\/li>\n
                  • Traditional cooking techniques are passed down through practice, not just written recipes.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                    pass off \u548c pass over\uff1a\u8f03\u5c11\u898b\u4f46\u91cd\u8981 [pass off and pass over: Less Common but Important]<\/h2>\n

                    pass off<\/strong> has two distinct meanings. The first: to present something as what it is not \u2014 usually a fake presented as genuine. The second: when an event runs smoothly from start to finish with no problems.<\/p>\n

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                    • He tried to pass off a forged certificate as genuine during the interview.<\/em> (deception)<\/li>\n
                    • The annual conference passed off without any problems despite the tight schedule.<\/em> (proceeded smoothly)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      pass over<\/strong> means to skip or overlook someone \u2014 usually in a context where that person deserved recognition but did not get it. According to Merriam-Webster, the phrase often describes being intentionally bypassed in favor of someone or something else. It carries a negative connotation in most professional settings.<\/p>\n

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                      • She was passed over for the manager position in favor of someone with less experience.<\/em><\/li>\n
                      • Let’s pass over that section for now and return to it at the end.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                        For anyone working in an English-speaking workplace or preparing for job interviews, pass over<\/em> is among the most practical expressions in this list. It comes up in promotion conversations, performance reviews, and office discussions more often than most learners expect.<\/p>\n

                        \u5f71\u7247\u5b78\u7fd2\uff1aPASS \u7247\u8a9e\u52d5\u8a5e\u5be6\u6230 [Video: PASS Phrasal Verbs in Real Conversation]<\/h2>\n

                        This engVid lesson covers the most common phrasal verbs with PASS with visual examples and quiz questions \u2014 a strong follow-up to what you have just read:<\/p>\n