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to pass around
[phrase form: pass]
01
to distribute something among a group of people
Dialect
Transitive: to pass around sth
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Present tense
pass around
3rd person singular
passes around
Past simple
passed around
Past participle
passed around
Examples
The teacher passed around a list of supplies needed for the project.
02
to cause to become widely known, mainly regarding information, gossip, or rumors
Transitive: to pass around information or rumors
Examples
The story was so sensational that it was passed around the entire community within a day.
