"pass up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /pɑːs ˈʌp/ [UK] Audio: En-au-pass up.ogg [Australia] 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 with particle (up), Manglish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 87 6 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 13 73 15 Disambiguation of Manglish: 0 100 0 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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      "word": "kieltäytyä"
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