Vocabulary
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Transmit information or give property to younger generations(separable)
“The tales were PASSED DOWN for centuries without changing ay of the words.”
Be accepted as something, usually when not(inseparable)
“You'd be surprised at what PASSES FOR good cooking in many restaurants.”
Convince something that something is real(separable)
“I managed to PASS OFF the fake money in the market.”
Give a message to someone(separable)
“I'll PASS the message ON when she gets here.”
Change topic or subject(inseparable)
“Let's PASS ON TO the next item on the agenda.”
Faint, lose consciousness(separable)
“He got so drunk that he PASSED OUT.”
Ignore someone and give a job, reward, etc, to someone more junior(separable)
“They PASSED him OVER and made his assistant the new director.”
Distribute, give to people present(separable)
“They PASSED ROUND copies of the handbook.”
Visit a place without stopping or only stopping briefly(inseparable)
“I didn't see much as I was only PASSING THROUGH the town.”
Give ownership or responsibility to someone(inseparable)
“The shares PASSED TO his daughter when he died.”
Decline a chance(separable)
“She PASSED UP the opportunity to go to university because she'd been offered a job.”
Search or frisk someone(separable)
“The police PATTED them DOWN for weapons but found nothing.”
Create or assemble something quickly without much planning(separable)
“They PATCHED TOGETHER a coalition after the election.”
Fix or make things better(separable)
“I tried to PATCH things UP after the argument, but they wouldn't speak to me.”
Repay money borrowed(separable)
“I PAID BACK the twenty pounds I'd borrowed.”
Pay a debt over time(separable)
“The British government can't PAY DOWN the national debt.”
Purchase(separable)
“I PAID twenty pounds FOR the book.”
Deposit money(separable)
“I PAID the cash INTO my account.”
Completely repay a debt(separable)
“The mortgage will be PAID OFF in twenty-five years.”
Eat very small amounts(inseparable)
“The food wasn't very nice, so I PECKED AT it to look polite.”
Leave a group by moving in a different direction
“Some of the crowd PEELED AWAY to get out of the crush.”
Leave a group by moving in a different direction(inseparable)
“They PEELED AWAY FROM the crowd and went down a side road.”
“When the police blocked the road, a few protesters PEELED OFF and left the march.”
“They PEELED OFF FROM the demonstration when the police arrived.”
