pass up

verb

passed up; passing up; passes up
Synonyms of pass upnext

transitive verb

: to let go by without accepting or taking advantage of
pass up a chance for promotion
also : decline, reject

Examples of pass up in a Sentence

I must pass up the offer to be chairman of this event.
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Notre Dame’s Kenny Minchey — may be too good for Miami to pass up. Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025 For Bueckers, 21, the opportunity was impossible to pass up. Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025 As an adult, such an easy and cheap lunch is too good to pass up. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025 But given crypto ETFs’ success in the last couple of years, the brokerage could no longer pass up on the opportunity. Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pass up

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pass up was in 1896

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“Pass up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20up. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.

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