passport B1 Topic:Travel US /ˈpæspɔɹt/ UK /ˈpɑːspɔːt/ See IPA manual Freq #3482 Meanings 1 noun An official document that proves who you are and your nationality, used for foreign travel. You will have to bring your passport to prove who you are. 2 noun Something that helps you reach or achieve a goal. A good education can be a passport to a better life. Thesaurus Word family Forms passports Derived forms e-passportpassportablepassportedpassportificationpassportingpassportizationpassportizepassportless Related forms portpassvisa Etymology AI details From French passeport, from passer (“pass”) + port (“port”). Compare portpass. Equivalent to pass + port. passeport French View etymology graph -> Topics Travel External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # passport **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpæspɔɹt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɑːspɔːt/ **Frequency rank:** 3482 ## Meanings 1. An official document that proves who you are and your nationality, used for foreign travel. 2. Something that helps you reach or achieve a goal. ## Examples - You will have to bring your passport to prove who you are. - A good education can be a passport to a better life. ## Derived Forms - e-passport - passportable - passported - passportification - passporting - passportization - passportize - passportless ## Related Forms - portpass - visa ## Roots and Affixes - Root: passeport ## Etymology From French passeport, from passer (“pass”) + port (“port”). Compare portpass. Equivalent to pass + port. ## AI Etymology Passport comes from French passeport, from passer (“pass”) + port (“port”). Compare portpass. Equivalent to pass + port. Modern senses include an official document that proves who you are and your nationality, used for foreign travel and something that helps you reach or achieve a goal. The wider word family includes derivatives such as e-passport, passportable, passported, passportification, passporting, and passportization and related forms such as portpass and visa. ## Topics - Travel markdown