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passport

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈpæsˌpɔrt/ · UK /ˈpɑːspɔːt/

Forms: passports

passport means: An official document showing who you are and your country, used when you travel between countries.

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An official document showing who you are and your country, used when you travel between countries.

  • Please show your passport.
  • My passport expires next month.
  • She lost her passport at the airport.

Common phrases: valid passport, passport control, renew a passport, passport number

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Something that gives you the chance to achieve a goal or enter a particular world.

  • Education can be a passport to success.
  • His talent became his passport to a better life.
  • A degree is no automatic passport to wealth.

How to use it: passport to something (Her language skills were a passport to an international career.)

Similar words: key, ticket

Common phrases: passport to success, passport to freedom, someone's passport to something

Questions about passport

What does passport mean?

An official document showing who you are and your country, used when you travel between countries.

What is passport in other languages?

Türkçe: pasaport · Español: pasaporte · Français: passeport · Deutsch: Reisepass · Italiano: passaporto · 日本語: パスポート

How do you pronounce passport?

In American English /ˈpæsˌpɔrt/; in British English /ˈpɑːspɔːt/.

How do you use passport in a sentence?

Please show your passport. My passport expires next month.

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