pass out

verb

1. informal,  (intr) to become unconscious; faint

2. (intr) (esp of an officer cadet) to qualify for a military commission; complete a course of training satisfactorily

   General Smith passed out from Sandhurst in 1933

3. (tr) to distribute

Idioms and Phrases

Distribute, as in He passed out the papers . [Early 1900s]

Also, pass out cold . Faint, as in When she heard the news she passed out cold . [Early 1900s] Also see out cold .

Example Sentences

At one point, as he got up from a couch to go hold his newly born baby, he said he passed out and fainted right there in the room.

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The first Saturday of the month, our synagogue passes out free bottles of Israeli kosher wine to married couples celebrating anniversaries that month.

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"Eight guards started beating him up until he passed out," Arab Barghouti told AFP on Wednesday, describing an incident he said took place on September 14.

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The bill passed out of the House this session, but died in the Senate.

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"I was losing consciousness. I forced myself to stay awake because I knew if I passed out, I would lose him forever."

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