Passport Meaning
/ˈpɑːspɔːt/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.
nounAny document that allows entry or passage.
Sentence Examples
If I find your passport, I'll call you at once.
You need a passport to enter a foreign country.
She searched in vain for her passport.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
For crossing international borders, you must show a valid ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She renewed her ____ six months before the expiry date to ensure she could travel without issues.
Word Origin & History
From French passeport, from passer (“pass”) + port (“port”). Compare portpass. Equivalent to pass + port.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Meanwhile, the Italian authorities examine passports and hand-baggage, except in the case of sleeping-car passengers, who are usually left undisturbed."
— 1951 November 26, 'Pausanias', “To Greece by the "Simplon-Orient Express"”, in Railway Magazine, page 728:
"Dagobert gave him back his passport. He re-pocketed it indifferently; a talisman which had lost its potency."
— 1956, Delano Ames, chapter 17, in Crime out of Mind:
"Thus like the ſad preſaging Rauen that tolls / The ſick mans paſſeport in her hollovv beake, / And in the ſhadovv of the ſilent night / Doth ſhake contagion from her ſable vvings; / Vex'd and tormented runnes poore Barabas / VVith fatall curſes tovvards theſe Chriſtians."
— c. 1589–1590 (date written), Christopher Marlo[we], edited by Tho[mas] Heywood, The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Iew of Malta. […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Nicholas Vavasour, […], published 1633, →OCLC, Act II, signature D2, recto:
"Did we not pass an Act last year which passported the money directly through to the schools and gave local authorities very little discretion?"
— 2002, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, The Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).: House of Lords official report:
"They are talking about whether the money that goes into district councils ends up getting passported through to the operators through concessionary fares."
— 2011, Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee, Bus services after the Spending Review:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
For crossing international borders, you must show a valid ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She renewed her ____ six months before the expiry date to ensure she could travel without issues.