meaning of pass up homework

• Daily Crossword
• Word Puzzle
• Word Finder
• Word of the Day
• Synonym of the Day
• Word of the Year
• Language stories
• All featured
• Gender and sexuality
• All pop culture
• Writing hub
• Grammar essentials
• Commonly confused
• All writing tips
• Pop culture
• Writing tips

Advertisement

verb as in abstain

Strongest matches

Strong matches

Weak matches

• deny oneself
• give the go by
• go on the wagon
• sit on one's hands
• sit on the fence
• take the cure
• take the pledge

verb as in ban

• declare illegal

verb as in boycott

• hold aloof from
• withhold patronage

verb as in delete

• blue pencil

verb as in elude

• be beyond someone
• beat around the bush
• get away from
• give the runaround
• give the slip
• give wide berth to
• hem and haw
• pass the buck
• stay shy of
• steer clear of

verb as in evade

• prevaricate
• tergiversate
• beat around bush
• beg the question
• keep distance
• lead on a merry chase

verb as in forgo

• leave alone
• take the oath

verb as in lose

• be careless
• be impoverished
• become poorer
• fail to keep
• suffer loss

verb as in miss

• be late for
• drop the ball
• fall flat on face

verb as in neglect

• underestimate
• brush aside
• have nothing to do with
• keep at arm's length
• keep one's distance
• make light of
• not care for
• pay no attention to
• pay no mind

verb as in pass

verb as in rebuff

• cold-shoulder
• keep at a distance
• keep at bay
• lash out at
• not hear of
• put in one's place

verb as in refrain

• be temperate

verb as in refuse

• dispense with
• give thumbs down to
• make excuses
• not care to
• refuse to receive
• send regrets
• turn deaf ear to
• turn one's back on

verb as in reject

verb as in shun

• give a wide berth
• have no part of
• keep away from
• keep clear of
• stand aloof from
• turn back on

verb as in skip

verb as in snub

• give the brush
• look coldly upon
• look right through
• not give time of day
• put the chill on

Discover More

Example sentences.

Are you going to pass up a chance to share songwriting credits with Dylan?

I love meeting people and never pass up any opportunities to bake desserts.

Chevy Chase would be one of the stars and Harold Ramis would direct; the opportunity was too good to pass up.

But the New York press conference for American Hustle was too good to pass up.

Whereas if Obama wins, the first-black-followed-by-first-woman scenario will just be too tempting for Democrats to pass up.

On arriving at Lintin we found ourselves sufficiently recovered to be able to pass up the river to Canton.

Finally he turned away and made as if to pass up the canyon, after the manner of Hank Hazletine.

He said, "My people will pass up through this to the world above."

About half-past six the regimental bands began to pass up the Via Venti Settembre.

Accepting the information as correct, I concluded to capture the place before trying to pass up the river.

Related Words

Words related to pass up are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word pass up . Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

verb as in hold back from doing

• give in/give up

verb as in officially forbid

verb as in ban; refrain from using

verb as in erase, remove

verb as in avoid; escape

Viewing 5 / 32 related words

On this page you'll find 945 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pass up, such as: cease, forgo, quit, refrain, renounce, and shun.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Meaning of "pass up" in the English dictionary

Pronunciation of pass up, grammatical category of pass up, what does pass up mean in english, definition of pass up in the english dictionary.

The definition of pass up in the dictionary is to let go by; ignore. Other definition of pass up is to take no notice of.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PASS UP

Words that end like pass up, synonyms and antonyms of pass up in the english dictionary of synonyms, words relating to «pass up», translation of «pass up» into 25 languages.

TRANSLATION OF PASS UP

Translator english - chinese, translator english - spanish, translator english - hindi, translator english - arabic, translator english - russian, translator english - portuguese, translator english - bengali, translator english - french, translator english - malay, translator english - german, translator english - japanese, translator english - korean, translator english - javanese, translator english - vietnamese, translator english - tamil, translator english - marathi, translator english - turkish, translator english - italian, translator english - polish, translator english - ukrainian, translator english - romanian, translator english - greek, translator english - afrikaans, translator english - swedish, translator english - norwegian, trends of use of pass up, tendencies of use of the term «pass up».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PASS UP» OVER TIME

Examples of use in the english literature, quotes and news about pass up, 9 quotes with «pass up», 10 english books relating to «pass up», 10 news items which include the term «pass up».

Thesaurus for Pass up

Related terms for pass up - synonyms, antonyms and sentences with pass up, similar meaning.

• brush aside

Opposite meaning

• give the nod
• take advantage of
• be doing with
• give a blank cheque to
• give approval to
• give authority
• give authority for
• give authority to
• give consent to
• give one's assent to
• give one's blessing to
• give one's seal of approval to
• give permission for
• give power to
• give someone authorization
• give someone leave
• give someone permission

Common usage

• mark of omission

Sentence Examples

Proper usage in context.

• George, you can't pass up an invitation like that
• I can't afford to pass up that business
• I can't just pass up this opportunity
• I can't pass up a library book sale
• I can't pass up golden opportunities like this

Please pass up ... Please go down ...

Please pass up your homework by today.

May I know the words pass up in the sentence above are correctly used or hand in are more suitable? As i know, the meaning of pass up is reject. I have heard a lot of teachers and lecturers had used pass up in this way in my country.

Please go down the bus[/b] Are go down should be replaced by get off ? I have used “are” in the sentences above, am I correct ?

Please correct me if I have made any mistake.

‘Please hand in your homework’ is what would be used in the UK. ‘Pass up’ would never be used.

‘Please move down the bus’ means move further inside it to let more people on. ‘Please go down…’ would not be used. Note that the meaning is not the same as ‘Please get off the bus’.

Regrarding the errors in your post:

May I know IF the words pass up in the sentence above are correctly used or is (the phrase) ‘hand in’ more suitable.

I have heard a lot of teachers USE ‘pass up’ in this way in my country. (change to present tense - because they still do!)

SHOULD ‘go down’ be replaced by ‘get off’. (‘Are’ is incorrect at the beginning of this sentence.)

Thanks Beeesneees ! You are nice. I am really appreciated it. I am curious why some people in my country use go down when they mean get off .

I am curious why some people in my country use go down when they mean get off .

Can anyone help/helps me change/changes the sentence above into more appropriate without changing the meaning ? Is the in phrase that on your reply indicate/indicates in hand ?

Please correct any mistake that I have made.

I don’t see why you need to change the sentence. It is appropriate as it is. The only thing I would change would be to add ‘as to’: I am curious as to why some people in my country use ‘go down’ when they mean ‘get off’.

‘Please hand in…’ equals ‘please give in/submit your homework’. It is not the same as the phrase ‘in hand’. If something is described as being ‘in hand’ it is being sorted out.

Sorry. I think it is a typo. I have intended to type hand in

I try to make my question clearer.

I want to know is it because “hand in” in the sentence above is considered as a phrase, so you used “is” instead of “are”.

The only time I have heard “pass up your work” was when I was in elementary school. The desks were arranged in columns and when the time for our work was complete, the teacher would say “please pass up your work”. This meant pass it to the person seated in front of you and so on. The homework would end up at the front row where the teacher would gather it. I know this is not the context in which the original poster was asking, just thought I would mention it.

Hi, Luschen. If in the situation that you have mentioned, is “pass up your work” is correctly used ?

Both are possible: Use ‘are’ if you are talking about the individual words which make up a phrase. Use ‘is’ if you are talking about the phrase as a whole.

I think it is correct for that situation. “Pass up your work by today” does not make sense though. “Pass up your work now” does.

Thanks for all the replies. They are helpful ^^ Thanks a lot.

• Cambridge Dictionary +Plus

Meaning of pass something up in English

Pass something up.

Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio

• bat something/someone away
• oppositional
• punt on something
• sb wouldn't touch something/someone with a ten-foot pole idiom
• would not do something for all the tea in China idiom

pass up something | Intermediate English

Pass up something, pass sth up | business english, pass sth up, translations of pass something up.

Get a quick, free translation!

Word of the Day

sink or swim

If you are left to sink or swim, you are given no help so that you succeed or fail completely by your own efforts.

Fakes and forgeries (Things that are not what they seem to be)

Learn more with +Plus

• Recent and Recommended {{#preferredDictionaries}} {{name}} {{/preferredDictionaries}}
• Definitions Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English English Learner’s Dictionary Essential British English Essential American English
• Grammar and thesaurus Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English Grammar Thesaurus
• Pronunciation British and American pronunciations with audio English Pronunciation
• English–Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Simplified)–English
• English–Chinese (Traditional) Chinese (Traditional)–English
• English–Dutch Dutch–English
• English–French French–English
• English–German German–English
• English–Indonesian Indonesian–English
• English–Italian Italian–English
• English–Japanese Japanese–English
• English–Norwegian Norwegian–English
• English–Polish Polish–English
• English–Portuguese Portuguese–English
• English–Spanish Spanish–English
• English–Swedish Swedish–English
• Dictionary +Plus Word Lists
• English    Phrasal verb
• Intermediate    Phrasal verb
• Business    Phrasal verb
• Translations
• All translations

To add pass something up to a word list please sign up or log in.

Add pass something up to one of your lists below, or create a new one.

{{message}}

Something went wrong.

There was a problem sending your report.

• Remember me Not recommended on shared computers

Forgot your password?

hand in or pass up?

By Phychosis February 4, 2005 in TOEFL Grammar

• Reply to this topic
• Start new topic

Recommended Posts

the main purpose of doing homework is to pass up to the teacher

the main purpose of doing homework is to hand in to the teacher

which one to use... :tup:

Link to comment

Share on other sites.

the main purpose of doing homework is to pass up to the teacher or the main purpose of doing homework is to hand in to the teacher   which one to use..

I'd say hand in in this context.

I would use pass up in something like "I passed up the opportunity to go bungee jumping because I have a bad head for heights." It can also literally mean to pass something in an upwards direction.

I think it's best to choose the second on

Here in the first sentence to pass up means to let go by.

I don't know correct expalnation as to say why " the main purpose of doing homework is to hand in to the teacher".

Let us wait for explanation from admin

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

×   Pasted as rich text.    Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.    Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.    Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

• Insert image from URL
• Submit Reply
• Existing user? Sign In
• Online Users
• Leaderboard
• All Activity
• Create New...

What is meaning of " pass up "?

Sample Sentence:

• tauge / taoge / taugeh / taugey
• teh-siu-dai
• ai swee mai m'niah
• chao / chow

How to Use pass up in a Sentence

• I must pass up the offer to be chairman of this event.

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'pass up.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Can you solve 4 words at once?

Word of the day.

See Definitions and Examples »

Get Word of the Day daily email!

Get the Reddit app

Ask away! Disclaimer: This is an anonymous forum so answers may not be correct

“Pass” in vs. “Turn in” your homework

My girlfriend insists that everyone they knew growing up said the phrase “pass in your homework” instead of “turn in your homework”. Has anyone heard of this? Google didn’t turn up much of anything.

They grew up in New Hampshire, perhaps it’s a regional thing?

Please help, I have to know if I need to break up with them. Thanks!

Watch CBS News

Supreme Court overturns Chevron decision, curtailing federal agencies' power in major shift

By Melissa Quinn

Updated on: June 28, 2024 / 4:34 PM EDT / CBS News

Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday overturned a landmark 40-year-old decision that gave federal agencies broad regulatory power, upending their authority to issue regulations unless Congress has spoken clearly. 

The court split along ideological lines in the dispute, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing for the conservative majority. Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson were in dissent. Kagan read portions of her dissent from the bench.

The court's ruling in a pair of related cases is a significant victory for the conservative legal movement, which has long aimed to unwind or weaken the 1984 decision in Chevron v. National Resources Defense Council. Critics of that landmark ruling, which involved a challenge to a regulation enacted by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act, have said the so-called Chevron doctrine gives unelected federal bureaucrats too much power in crafting regulations that touch on major areas of American life, such as the workplace, the environment and health care.

"Chevron is overruled. Courts must exercise their independent judgment in deciding whether an agency has acted within its statutory authority, as the [Administrative Procedure Act] requires," Roberts wrote for the court. The chief justice called the earlier decision a "judicial invention that required judges to disregard their statutory duties."

The framework required courts to defer to an agency's interpretation of laws passed by Congress if it is reasonable. Calls for it to be overturned came from not only conservative legal scholars, but some of the justices themselves who have said courts are abdicating their responsibility to interpret the law. 

The Supreme Court's reversal of the Chevron decision also further demonstrates the willingness of its six-justice conservative majority to jettison decades of past rulings. In June 2022, the court overturned Roe v. Wade , dismantling the constitutional right to abortion, and in June 2023, it ended affirmative action in higher education .

"In one fell swoop, the majority today gives itself exclusive power over every open issue — no matter how expertise-driven or policy-laden — involving the meaning of regulatory law," Kagan wrote in a dissent joined by Sotomayor and Jackson. "As if it did not have enough on its plate, the majority turns itself into the country's administrative czar."

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre criticized the Supreme Court's decision as "deeply troubling" and said in a statement that it undermines the ability of agencies to employ their expertise.

"Republican-backed special interests have repeatedly turned to the Supreme Court to block common-sense rules that keep us safe, protect our health and environment, safeguard our financial system, and support American consumers and workers," she said. "And once again, the Supreme Court has decided in the favor of special interests, just as it did when they sought to gut long-standing protections for clean water, thwart efforts to respond to a global pandemic, and block the cancelation of crippling student debt for tens of millions of Americans."

The challenge to Chevron deference

The dispute that led to the court's reevaluation of the Chevron doctrine stemmed from a 2020 federal regulation that required owners of vessels in the Atlantic herring fishery to pay for monitors while they're at sea.

These at-sea monitors, who collect data and oversee fishing operations, can cost more than $700 per day, according to court filings.

The National Marine Fisheries Service implemented the rule under a 1976 law, arguing that the measure allows it to require fishing vessels to cover the cost of the monitors. But companies that operate boats in New Jersey and Rhode Island challenged the regulation in two different federal courts, claiming the fisheries service lacked the authority to mandate industry-funded monitoring.

The federal government prevailed in both challenges, and the fishing companies asked the Supreme Court to step in and overrule Chevron.

The industry-monitored fishing program was suspended in April 2023 because of a lack of federal funding, and the fishermen were reimbursed for associated costs. Jackson recused herself from one of the two Chevron cases before the court.

Concerns about a ruling

While the conservative legal movement decried the growth of the so-called administrative state, the Supreme Court's decision to reconsider the Chevron ruling sparked concerns that unwinding or even limiting the framework would threaten the ability of federal agencies to craft regulations on issues like the environment, nuclear energy or health care. 

Proponents of the doctrine have argued that agencies have the expertise and experience to address gaps in the laws enacted by Congress, especially when it comes to administering programs that serve broad swaths of the population. Overturning Chevron would make it more difficult for the federal government to implement the laws passed by Congress, its backers warned.

Kagan, in dissent, accused the conservative majority of usurping the power the legislative branch gave to agencies to make policy decisions and putting judges in the center of the administrative process on all manner of subjects.

"What actions can be taken to address climate change or other environmental challenges? What will the nation's health-care system look like in the coming decades? Or the financial or transportation systems? What rules are going to constrain the development of A.I.?" she wrote. "In every sphere of current or future federal regulation, expect courts from now on to play a commanding role."

The Biden administration urged the Supreme Court to leave Chevron deference intact, calling it a "bedrock principle of administrative law." Justice Department lawyers argued that the framework allows experts at federal agencies to interpret statutes, and have said they, not judges, are better suited to respond to ambiguities in a law.

Chevron doctrine has been applied by lower courts in thousands of cases. The Supreme Court itself has invoked the framework to uphold agencies' interpretations of statutes at least 70 times, but not since 2016.

Roberts wrote for the court that its decision reversing Chevron would not call those questions those prior cases. But with Chevron overruled, Kagan warned of new legal challenges to longstanding agency interpretations that had never previously been targeted.

The pair of disputes were among several others that the justices are deciding this term that involve the power of federal agencies. They also weighed the constitutionality of internal legal proceedings at the Securities and Exchange Commission, which threatened to upend the work of administrative law judges in various federal agencies, as well as whether the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives lacked the authority to outlaw bump stocks under a 1934 law that regulated machine guns.

The court ruled in a divided 6-3 decision that the ATF did go too far when it banned bump stocks, invalidating the rule put in place during the Trump administration.

Melissa Quinn is a politics reporter for CBSNews.com. She has written for outlets including the Washington Examiner, Daily Signal and Alexandria Times. Melissa covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts.

More from CBS News

Why the Supreme Court's decision limiting federal agencies is so significant

Supreme Court strips SEC of key enforcement power to penalize fraud

Supreme Court rejects Steve Bannon's bid to remain out of prison on appeal

Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Student-loan borrowers who were set to get debt cancellation or lower payments through Biden's new repayment plan won't get it — for now. Here's what you need to know.

• Two federal judges blocked parts of the SAVE income-driven, student-loan repayment plan on Monday.
• The rulings mean that student-loan forgiveness and lower payments set to begin in July cannot move forward.
• The Justice Department is appealing the rulings, and the courts have yet to make final decisions. 

Legal challenges against President Joe Biden's student-debt relief efforts are back — and the latest rulings are bad news for his new repayment plan.

On Monday evening, district courts in Kansas and Missouri handed down rulings blocking parts of the new SAVE income-driven repayment plan , first introduced last summer with the goal of giving borrowers more affordable payments and a shorter timeline for loan forgiveness.

The first lawsuit was filed in March in Kansas by 11 GOP state attorneys general, and the second was filed in April in Missouri by seven GOP state attorneys general. In both cases, the plaintiffs requested that the courts block the SAVE plan and the loan forgiveness that comes with it, arguing that the relief is beyond the administration's authority.

Monday's district court rulings were different, but both dealt blows to the SAVE plan. Kansas Judge Daniel Crabtree ruled that new provisions through SAVE set to go into effect July 1, like lower monthly payments, cannot be implemented as the legal process progresses. Missouri Judge John Ross ruled that the plan's provision to cancel student debt for borrowers with original balances of $12,000 or lower who made as few as 10 years of qualifying is now blocked, as well.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona condemned the rulings on Monday, saying in a statement that "the Department of Justice will continue to vigorously defend the SAVE Plan."

"Republican elected officials and special interests sued to block their own constituents from being able to benefit from this plan – even though the Department has relied on the authority under the Higher Education Act three times over the last 30 years to implement income-driven repayment plans," Cardona said.

"While we continue to review these rulings, the SAVE plan still means lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers - including more than 4 million borrowers who owe no payments at all, and protections for borrowers facing runaway interest when they are making their monthly payments," he added.

Related stories

Here's what borrowers should know about the rulings.

First ruling: No new payment reforms

Student-loan borrowers who have already enrolled in SAVE can continue making the payments the plan calculated for them. However, the new provisions set to go into effect July 1 — including cutting undergraduate borrowers' payments in half and forgiveness credit for period of deferment of forbearance — are halted.

Here's why: Kansas' Crabtree ruled , in part, in favor of the attorneys general, and he explained in his ruling that the SAVE plan's monthly payment cap and shortening of the payment period for forgiveness "overreach any generosity Congress has authorized before."

However, Crabtree ruled to preserve the provisions of SAVE that have already gone into effect because the plaintiffs failed to adequately show how they suffered harm from parts of the plan already in place. For example, the Education Department outlined in June 2023 its intention to cap monthly payments and announced the shorter timeline to forgiveness a month in advance, leaving the attorneys general with time to challenge the plan earlier.

"All of this is to ask why: if these parts of the SAVE Plan promised an irreparable harm to plaintiffs, why didn't they move to enjoin the SAVE Plan before they took effect?" Crabtree wrote.

However, with regards to the new SAVE provisions set to go into effect July 1, Crabtree ruled that the plaintiffs succeeded in showing harm because there was no delay in challenging the plan's unimplemented provisions, and any forthcoming relief would be irreversible.

So rather than reversing or altering any of the provisions through SAVE already implemented, Crabtree decided to halt any new measures that have yet to be implemented until the court makes a final decision.

Second ruling: No student-loan forgiveness

While thousands of borrowers have already received student-loan forgiveness through the SAVE provision, which cancels debt for borrowers with original balances of $12,000 or less, no more borrowers will be able to partake in that relief for now.

Missouri's Ross handed down a different ruling regarding SAVE. He first said that Missouri's argument that the plan would harm student-loan company MOHELA — based in Missouri — due to lost revenue has standing, given it was the same conclusion the Supreme Court reached when it struck down Biden's first attempt at broad debt relief last summer.

With regards to the fate of SAVE, Ross decided that while already implemented provisions of SAVE can remain, any future student-loan forgiveness through the plan is blocked. He wrote that Congress did not account for the scale of loan forgiveness under SAVE, and as a result, the attorneys general have "a 'fair chance' of success on the merits on their claim that the Secretary has overstepped its authority by promulgating a loan forgiveness provision as part of the SAVE program."

He also said that even without allowing student-loan forgiveness, the other provisions, like lower payments and limited interest accrual, will still provide relief to borrowers. Since the attorneys general did not adequately argue why the other provisions should be blocked, Crabtree said he would only place a preliminary injunction on the debt cancellation.

Cardona said on Tuesday that the Justice Department will appeal the rulings.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement that the Education Department will "continue to enroll more Americans in SAVE and help more students and borrowers access the benefits of the plan that remain available, including $0 payments for anyone making $16 an hour or less, lower monthly payments for millions more borrowers, and protecting borrowers from runaway interest if they are making their monthly payments."

Watch: Why student loans aren't canceled, and what Biden's going to do about it

• Main content

Advertisement

Supported by

Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Sleeping Outdoors in Homelessness Case

The case is likely to have broad ramifications for how cities across the country respond to homelessness.

• Share full article

By Abbie VanSickle

Reporting from Washington

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld an Oregon city’s ban on homeless residents sleeping outdoors, a decision likely to reverberate far beyond the West Coast as cities across the country grapple with a growing homelessness crisis.

The ruling, by a 6-to-3 vote, split along ideological lines. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, writing for a conservative supermajority, found that the ordinances, enacted in Grants Pass, Ore., did not violate the Constitution’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. The measures penalize sleeping and camping in public places, including sidewalks, streets and city parks.

Those ordinances, Justice Gorsuch wrote, did not criminalize the homeless but rather the act of camping outdoors.

“It makes no difference whether the charged defendant is currently a person experiencing homelessness, a backpacker on vacation or a student who abandons his dorm room to camp out in protest on the lawn of a municipal building,” he wrote.

In her dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, wrote that the decision would leave society’s most vulnerable with fewer protections.

“Sleep is a biological necessity, not a crime,” Justice Sotomayor wrote. “For some people, sleeping outside is their only option.”

We are having trouble retrieving the article content.

Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.

Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and  log into  your Times account, or  subscribe  for all of The Times.

Thank you for your patience while we verify access.

Already a subscriber?  Log in .

Want all of The Times?  Subscribe .