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Pass out meaning

Pass out is a phrasal verb with 3 meanings. One of them is to become unconscious for a short time because of illness, injury, heat, or alcohol.

Past simple
passed out
Past participle
passed out
-ing form
passing out

What pass out means

lose consciousnessB2

To become unconscious for a short time because of illness, injury, heat, or alcohol

He felt dizzy and passed out.

2 more meanings of pass out are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

With pass: pass on, pass around, pass away, pass down, pass up, pass by, pass off, pass something off as something.

With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.

Common questions

What does pass out mean?

It has 3 meanings. One of them is to become unconscious for a short time because of illness, injury, heat, or alcohol. The other 2, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of pass out?

Passed out, which is also its past participle.

Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.

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