pass out
Britishverb
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informal (intr) to become unconscious; faint
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(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
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(tr) to distribute
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Distribute, as in He passed out the papers . [Early 1900s]
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Also, pass out cold . Faint, as in When she heard the news she passed out cold . [Early 1900s] Also see out cold .
Example Sentences
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Pass out the cigars: First-year Dana Hills coach Tony Henney and his wife, Tess, had their first child, Lucas Alexander, born Thursday at 9 p.m. in San Luis Obispo.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2021
They chased the counter-raiders with an energetic counter-counter-raid, right through Hellfire Pass, out of Sal�m, all the way to Fort Capuzzo, across the border in Libya.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pass out some more market tips, you nice people.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Jesse Aarons. Bobby Greggs. Pass out the arithmetic books. Please.”
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
Pass out now, while you have time, in the dark: The officers of justice will be here immediately; the garden-door is open for you.
From Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love by Dryden, John
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