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Definition pass around in American English

pass around phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to give something to one person in a group, who gives it to someone else, who then gives it to someone else, etc.

Example

The photos were passed around for each of them to have a look at.

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2

to collect money from people in a group for a particular purpose

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Definition pass around in American English