Pass over or pass over ( two words ) means to ignore or to skip --
You can pass over the terms and conditions; we've heard them before.
It can't be right to pass over a senior employee when an important account is awarded.
Pass over or pass over may also mean to travel or move on ( pass ) above ( over ) --
Will the plane pass over our house?
The balloon may pass over the park; let's watch for it.
Passover ( one word, always capitalized ) means the religious festival commemorating the deliverance of the Jews from the plagues that beset the Egyptians --
The Last Supper was a Passover celebration.
At the first Passover, the Jews were saved from the plagues of Egypt, and the Exodus began.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"Grandpa, pass over the introduction, and tell them the Passover story."
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