Pass Around (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The company tries to pass around the latest news about their product through social media.
- They decided to pass around the rumor about the famous actor quietly getting married.
- The politician's team will pass around the story to create public sympathy.
- They will use every platform to pass around the information about the dangers of climate change.
- The message about the coming natural disaster needed to be pass around the remote communities as soon as possible.
Synonyms
- Broadcast
- Disperse
- Circularize
- Circularise
- Propagate
- Circulate
- Disseminate
- Spread
- Distribute
- Diffuse
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Meaning 2
Cause to be distributed; "This letter is being circulated among the faculty".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The rumor was passed around quickly through social media and texting.
- She passed the holiday treats around to everyone at the party.
- The manager passed the company reports around the meeting room for review.
- The teacher passed the graded assignments around the classroom.
- The charity passed the donation collection plate around the congregation.