Phrase guide

pass around

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To distribute something through a group by giving several items to one or more people to then give to others in a row, line or circle; to spread something to be used by each person in group in turn; to gather contributions for a cause.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To spread claims or gossip.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

cause to become widely known

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • spread information
  • circulate a rumor
  • broadcast the news

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: publicize, publicise, air, bare

Narrower terms: podcast, sow, popularize, popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise, generalize, generalise, carry, run

4

verb

Meaning 4

cause be distributed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • This letter is being circulated among the faculty

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: circulate, pass on, distribute

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: move, displace

Narrower terms: send around, utter, spread, scatter, spread out

History

Etymology

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