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passport
verbs
have/hold a passport
• I have a Canadian passport.
apply for a passport
• You can apply for an Italian passport if your parents are Italian.
get a passport
( also obtain a passport formal )
• It took quite a long time to get a new passport.
renew a passport
• I'd forgotten to renew my passport.
travel on a passport
• The men were convicted of travelling on a false passport.
adjectives
a British/American etc passport
• She was born in India but has a British passport.
a valid passport
(= one that is officially acceptable )
• For travel abroad, you must have a valid passport.
a false/forged passport
( also a fake passport informal )
• He used a false passport to enter Kenya.
passport + NOUN
a passport photograph/photo
a passport holder
(= someone who has a passport )
• British passport holders must obtain a visa before entering the country.
a passport application
• the processing of passport applications
transnet.ir
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noun ADJ. valid | false, forged | EU, Mexican, French, etc. | visitor's VERB + PASSPORT apply for | renew | get, obtain | be in possession of, carry, have, hold, travel on The police think the smugglers are travelling on Irish passports. | give sb, issue sb (with) | hand sb, produce, show (sb) You have to show your passport at the border. | surrender The Embassy made him surrender his passport. | ask for | check | stamp | hand back/over He examined my face carefully before handing back my passport. | confiscate, seize PASSPORT + VERB be valid | expire PASSPORT + NOUN number, photo, photograph | holder | Agency, Office | control We had to queue for ages at passport control. PREP. ~ into (figurative) The gold medal is his passport into professional boxing. | ~ to (figurative) Good qualifications are a passport to success. PHRASES a full British/French, etc. passport (= one showing that sb has all the rights of British/French, etc. citizenship)
Oxford Collocations Dictionary