“Pass out”: phrasal verb meaning.
- Pass out
- Synonym of “faint”. It’s when you suddenly become unconscious, see everything black for a short moment, and then you fall. When you regain your consciousness you might not remember what has just happened.
Other examples of “pass out” phrasal verb in a sentence
- You’ll pass out when I tell you this.
- I passed out and I can’t remember what happened later.
- I feel like I’m going to pass out but don’t actually lose consciousness.
“Pass out”: use in context explanation
Jane and Richard have been busy recently and haven’t had time to clean their house. a spider web with a spider on it has appeared in the corner of the ceiling. Richard suffers from arachnophobia. He is really scared when he sees a spider. He just can’t watch his wife removing the web.