pass

pass: pass¹

verb

1》 move or cause to move in a specified direction.

    ↘change from one state or condition to another.

2》 go past or across; leave behind or on one side in proceeding.

    ↘surpass; exceed.

    ↘Tennis hit a winning shot past (an opponent).

3》 (of time) elapse; go by.

    ↘happen; be done or said.

    ↘spend or use up (time).

    ↘come to an end.

4》 transfer (something) to someone, especially by handing or bequeathing it to the next person in a series.

    ↘(in ball games) kick, hit, or throw (the ball) to a teammate.

5》 be successful in (an examination, test, or course).

    ↘judge the performance or standard of (someone or something) to be satisfactory.

    ↘(pass as/for) be accepted as.

    ↘be accepted as adequate; go unremarked.

6》 approve or put into effect (a proposal or law) by voting on it.

7》 pronounce (a judgement or sentence).

    ↘utter (remarks, especially criticism).

    ↘(pass on/upon) archaic give a judgement on.

8》 discharge (urine or faeces) from the body.

9》 forgo one's turn or an opportunity to do or have something.

    ↘[as exclamation] (in response to a question) I do not know.

    ↘(of a company) not declare or pay (a dividend).

noun

1》 an act or instance of moving past or through something.

    ↘a thrust in fencing.

    ↘a juggling trick.

    ↘Computing a single scan through a set of data or a program.

2》 a success in an examination.

    ↘Brit. the achievement of a university degree without honours.

3》 a card, ticket, or permit giving authorization for the holder to enter or have access to a place, form of transport, or event.

4》 (in ball games) an act of passing the ball to a teammate.

5》 informal an amorous or sexual advance.

6》 a state or situation of a specified (usually bad) nature.

7》 Bridge an act of refraining from bidding during the auction.

Phrases

come to a pretty pass reach a regrettable state of affairs.

pass water urinate.

Phrasal verbs

pass away (of a person) die.

pass someone by happen without being noticed or fully experienced by someone.

pass off happen or be carried through in a specified (usually satisfactory) way.

pass something off evade or lightly dismiss an awkward remark.

pass something off as falsely represent something as.

pass out

1》 become unconscious.

2》 Brit. complete one's initial training in the armed forces.

pass over (or pass on) (of a person) die.

pass someone over ignore the claims of someone to advancement.

pass something over avoid mentioning or considering something.

pass something up refrain from taking up an opportunity.

Derivatives

passer noun

Origin

ME: from OFr. passer, based on L. passus 'pace'.

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pass²

noun a route over or through mountains.

Phrases

sell the pass Brit. betray a cause.

Origin

ME (in the sense 'division of a text, passage through'): var. of pace¹, influenced by pass¹ and Fr. pas.

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Synonyms:

Go, move, proceed, go on, make a transit, Allow to proceed, let go, Passage, way, road, avenue / Make a thrust, make a pass, thrust, Be enacted by, be passed by / Determine, pass judgment, Enact, ratify, sanction by a majority of votes / Move through, go through, Utter, deliver, pronounce / Give currency to, put into circulation / Void, discharge, eject, excrete / Finish, accomplish, end, achieve / Send, transmit, deliver, transfer, make over / Elapse, lapse, be spent, pass away, Go by, Defile, ravine, gorge, narrow passage / Vanish, disappear, cease, fade, die, be lost, Go over, go across, Passport, ticket, permission to pass / Occur, happen, take place, Go through, go along, Conjuncture, state, condition, situation, plight / Circulate, be current, gain currency, be received, Undergo, experience, live through, make trial of, suffer, Thrust, push, allonge, lunge, tilt, passado / Be enacted, be sanctioned by a majority of votes, Spend (as time), live through, Ford / Be deemed, be considered, be held, be regarded, Omit, neglect, disregard, take no notice of / Answer, do, do well enough, Overstep, go beyond, overpass / Go unheeded, go unregarded, Exceed, surpass, excel, transcend

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Pass — Pass, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Passed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Passing}.] [F. passer, LL. passare, fr. L. passus step, or from pandere, passum, to spread out, lay open. See {Pace}.] 1. To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
PASS — vi 1 a: to issue a decision, verdict, or opinion the Supreme Court pass ed on a statute b: to be legally issued judgment pass ed by default 2: to go from the control, ownership, or possession of one person or group to that of … Law dictionary
Pass — Pass, v. t. 1. In simple, transitive senses; as: (a) To go by, beyond, over, through, or the like; to proceed from one side to the other of; as, to pass a house, a stream, a boundary, etc. (b) Hence: To go from one limit to the other of; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pass — Pass, n. [Cf. F. pas (for sense 1), and passe, fr. passer to pass. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier; a passageway; a defile; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pass — (von französisch passer „überschreiten“) bezeichnet: Reisepass, einen amtlichen Identitätsausweis zur Legitimation bei Auslandsreisen Pass (Sport), das gezielte Übergeben des Sportgerätes im Sport eine Schaltung, um bestimmte Signalanteile… … Deutsch Wikipedia
PASS ID — is a proposed U.S. law intended to replace REAL ID. Like REAL ID, it implements federal standards for state identification documents. Currently, states are not obligated to follow the standards, but if PASS ID takes full effect, federal agencies… … Wikipedia
PASS — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
pass on — {v.} 1. To give an opinion about; judge; settle. * /The college passed on his application and found him acceptable./ * /The committee recommended three people for the job and the president passed on them./ 2. To give away (something that has been … Dictionary of American idioms
pass on — {v.} 1. To give an opinion about; judge; settle. * /The college passed on his application and found him acceptable./ * /The committee recommended three people for the job and the president passed on them./ 2. To give away (something that has been … Dictionary of American idioms
Pass'e — Pas s[ e] , masc. Pass ee Pas s[ e] e, fem., a. [F.] Past; gone by; hence, past one s prime; worn; faded; as, a pass[ e]e belle. Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pass'ee — Pass e Pas s[ e] , masc. Pass ee Pas s[ e] e, fem., a. [F.] Past; gone by; hence, past one s prime; worn; faded; as, a pass[ e]e belle. Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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