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# passport

noun (a passport, passports)

«passport» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An official small book from your country's government with your photo, name and date of birth, that you show when you travel to other countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passport/#m1)
2. Something that helps you get or reach something: «a passport to success». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passport/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and travel, you need a passport to go abroad and must show it at the airport or border; children have their own passports. Safety: keep your passport safe, and don't post photos of it online. Phrases: «passport control», «a valid passport», «renew a passport».

### Examples

- You need a passport to fly to another country. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passport/#x1)
- My passport photo looks funny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passport/#x2)
- We showed our passports at passport control. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passport/#x3)
- Keep your passport in a safe place on holiday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passport/#x4)
- Babies need passports too. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passport/#x5)
- Hard work is a passport to success. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passport/#x6)
- He has not shown his passport!’ [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passport/#x7)

### Note

Countable: passports. One word. A passport is an important document — never give it to strangers or share pictures of it online.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «passport» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passport/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«passport» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/passport.html) on Mova free.