Pass up meaning
Pass up is a phrasal verb that means to fail or choose not to take advantage of an opportunity.
- Past simple
- passed up
- Past participle
- passed up
- -ing form
- passing up
What pass up means
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To fail or choose not to take advantage of an opportunity
He would never pass up a free ticket.
Similar phrasal verbs
With pass: pass out, pass on, pass around, pass away, pass down, pass by, pass off, pass something off as something.
With up: wake up, pick up, grow up, line up, make up, set up, put up, go up, bring up, mess up.
Common questions
What does pass up mean?
To fail or choose not to take advantage of an opportunity.
What is the past tense of pass up?
Passed up, which is also its past participle.
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