pass around

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Definition

Verb: 1. To distribute something to a group of people: To give or send something to each person in a group, often by handing it from one person to the next. 2. To cause information, news, or a story to be known by many people: To spread or disseminate something, such as a rumor, a piece of news, or a document, among a number of people.

Usage Examples

  • Verb (Distribute):

    • Could you pass around the snacks, please?
    • The teacher passed around a copy of the poem for everyone to read.
    • They passed the collection plate around the congregation.

  • Verb (Spread Information):

    • Someone passed around a rumor that the office was closing.
    • The memo was passed around to all department heads.
    • News of his resignation quickly passed around the company.
Advanced Usage
  • "to pass something around": This structure emphasizes the object being distributed or spread. The object can be placed between "pass" and "around."
    • He passed a photograph around the table.
    • Please pass these handouts around.
Variants and Related Words
  • Circulate (verb): To move or cause to move continuously among a group or area; often used interchangeably with "pass around," especially for information or documents.
    • A petition was circulated to gather signatures.
  • Distribute (verb): To give shares of something; to deal out. This is a more formal synonym for the physical distribution sense.
  • Spread (verb): To cause something to become widely known or felt. This is a close synonym for the information sense.
Synonyms
  • For distributing: Circulate, distribute, hand around, send around.
  • For spreading information: Circulate, spread, disseminate, broadcast.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Pass on:
    • To give something to the next person or a later generation.
      • She passed on her grandmother's necklace to her daughter.
    • To communicate information or news to someone else.
      • I'll pass on your message to the manager.
    • (Euphemism) To die.
      • He passed on peacefully in his sleep.
  • Pass out: To distribute something to a group of people. (Very similar to "pass around").
    • The flight attendant passed out drinks and peanuts.
Related Idioms
  • Pass the hat (around): To collect money from a group of people, often for a gift or a cause.
    • After the presentation, they passed the hat around to collect donations.
Verb
  1. cause to become widely known
    • spread information
    • circulate a rumor
    • broadcast the news
  2. cause be distributed
    • This letter is being circulated among the faculty

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