pass the salt to him vs pass the salt over to him

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They both mean to transfer the salt to someone else. The choice between 'pass the salt to him' and 'pass the salt over to him' is a matter of personal preference or regional variation.

Last updated: March 28, 2024 • 1582 views

pass the salt to him

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to ask someone to give the salt to another person at the table.

Examples:

Could you please pass the salt to him?
I'll pass the salt to him after I finish using it.

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Lady's A Charm, Please Pass the Salt.
Her husband refused to pass the salt.
And it is all because I asked him to pass the salt.
- Can you pass the salt, please?
Could you pass the salt? Plus, I have to be downtown and close to Brooklyn.
Jules, would you please pass the salt?
I wonder, Mr Amanjit, whether you might pass the salt?
Can you pass the salt, please?
Will you pass the salt, please, grandma?
Would you have the audacity to pass the salt?
I say nothing to him beyond "Pass the salt" and "Out of the way".
Sweetheart, will you pass the salt?
You say, "Pass the salt."
The only time my dad and I talk is when he says "pass the salt."
The only time my dad and I talk is when he says "pass the salt."
Would you ask your mother... ...to pass the salt, please?
as if I had asked them to pass the salt.
- Hilary, could you pass the salt?
Can you pass the salt, please?
I asked him to pass me the salt.

Alternatives:

hand the salt to him
give the salt to him
send the salt to him
transfer the salt to him
offer the salt to him

pass the salt over to him

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is also used to ask someone to give the salt to another person at the table, with a slight emphasis on the action of passing over.

Examples:

Could you please pass the salt over to him?
I'll pass the salt over to him as soon as I'm done.

Show examples from the web [+]

Lady's A Charm, Please Pass the Salt.
Her husband refused to pass the salt.
And it is all because I asked him to pass the salt.
- Can you pass the salt, please?
Could you pass the salt? Plus, I have to be downtown and close to Brooklyn.
Jules, would you please pass the salt?
I wonder, Mr Amanjit, whether you might pass the salt?
Can you pass the salt, please?
Will you pass the salt, please, grandma?
Would you have the audacity to pass the salt?
I say nothing to him beyond "Pass the salt" and "Out of the way".
Sweetheart, will you pass the salt?
You say, "Pass the salt."
We can just pass the whole thing over to state.
The only time my dad and I talk is when he says "pass the salt."
The only time my dad and I talk is when he says "pass the salt."
Would you ask your mother... ...to pass the salt, please?
as if I had asked them to pass the salt.
- Hilary, could you pass the salt?
Can you pass the salt, please?

Alternatives:

hand the salt over to him
give the salt over to him
send the salt over to him
transfer the salt over to him
offer the salt over to him

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pass the salt to him vs pass the salt over to him