"pass up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /pɑːs ˈʌp/ [UK] Audio: En-au-pass up.ogg Forms: passes up [present, singular, third-person], passing up [participle, present], passed up [participle, past], passed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pass up (third-person singular simple present passes up, present participle passing up, simple past and past participle passed up)
  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To refuse (not accept); forgo. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Translations (to refuse; forgo): kieltäytyä (Finnish), jättää väliin (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-pass_up-en-verb-epp~bkoR Disambiguation of 'to refuse; forgo': 95 4 1
  2. (Singapore, Malaysia, transitive) To submit (hand in) items to a person, usually one's teacher. Tags: Malaysia, Singapore, transitive Translations (to submit, such as homework to a teacher): luovuttaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-pass_up-en-verb-vHT4et6G Categories (other): Malaysian English, Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Entries with translation boxes, Manglish, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 83 5 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 13 76 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 85 6 Disambiguation of Manglish: 7 93 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 80 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 89 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 81 6 Disambiguation of 'to submit, such as homework to a teacher': 8 90 2
  3. (transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, up. Tags: transitive Synonyms: withgo Derived forms: pass up like a white chip
    Sense id: en-pass_up-en-verb-PpvdHZDH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (literal sense): ojentaa (ylös) (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'literal sense': 45 32 23

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2004, Lana Yiu Lan Khong, Family Matters: The Role of Parents in the Singapore Education, page 159:",
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          "ref": "2004, Lana Yiu Lan Khong, Family Matters: The Role of Parents in the Singapore Education, page 159:",
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          "ref": "2015 May 11, Hafsah Ali, Shhhh!!! Can Airport Talk?:",
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      "word": "ojentaa (ylös)"
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      "sense": "to refuse; forgo",
      "word": "kieltäytyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "word": "jättää väliin"
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