pass (pɑːs
)
Definitions
verb
- to go onwards or move by or past (a person, thing, etc)
- to run, extend, or lead through, over, or across (a place) ⇒
the route passes through the city
- to go through or cause to go through (an obstacle or barrier) ⇒
to pass a needle through cloth
- to move or cause to move onwards or over ⇒
he passed his hand over her face
- (tr) to go beyond or exceed ⇒
this victory passes all expectation
- to gain or cause to gain an adequate or required mark, grade, or rating in (an examination, course, etc) ⇒
the examiner passed them all
- away or by to elapse or allow to elapse ⇒
we passed the time talking
- See pass the time of day with someone
- (intr) to take place or happen ⇒
what passed at the meeting?
- to speak or exchange or be spoken or exchanged ⇒
angry words passed between them
- to spread or cause to spread ⇒
we passed the news round the class
- to transfer or exchange or be transferred or exchanged ⇒
the bomb passed from hand to hand
- (intr) to undergo change or transition ⇒
to pass from joy to despair
- tr, often foll by down to transfer or be transferred by inheritance ⇒
the house passed to the younger son
- to agree to or sanction or to be agreed to or receive the sanction of a legislative body, person of authority, etc ⇒
the assembly passed 10 resolutions
- (tr) (of a legislative measure) to undergo (a procedural stage) and be agreed ⇒
the bill passed the committee stage
- tr, often foll by on or upon to pronounce or deliver (judgment, findings, etc) ⇒
the court passed sentence
- to go or allow to go without comment or censure ⇒
the intended insult passed unnoticed
- (intr) to opt not to exercise a right, as by not answering a question or not making a bid or a play in card games
- physiology to discharge (urine, faeces, etc) from the body
- See pass water
- (intr) to come to an end or disappear ⇒
his anger soon passed
- (intr; usually foll by for or as) to be likely to be mistaken for or accepted as (someone or something else) ⇒
you could easily pass for your sister
- (intr; foll by away, on, or over) a euphemism for die1 (sense 1)
- (tr) mainly US to fail to declare (a dividend)
- (intr; usually foll by on or upon) mainly US (of a court, jury, etc) to sit in judgment; adjudicate
- sport to hit, kick, or throw (the ball) to another player
- See bring to pass
- See come to pass
noun
- the act of passing
- a route through a range of mountains where the summit is lower or where there is a gap between peaks
- ((capital as part of a name) ⇒
the Simplon Pass
- a way through any difficult region
- a permit, licence, or authorization to do something without restriction ⇒
she has a pass to visit the museum on Sundays
- a document allowing entry to and exit from a military installation
- a document authorizing leave of absence
- British
- the passing of a college or university examination to a satisfactory standard but not as high as honours
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a pass degree
Compare honours (sense 2)
- a dive, sweep, or bombing or landing run by an aircraft
- a motion of the hand or of a wand as a prelude to or part of a conjuring trick
- informal an attempt, in words or action, to invite sexual intimacy (esp in the phrase make a pass at)
- a state of affairs or condition, esp a bad or difficult one (esp in the phrase a pretty pass)
- sport the transfer of a ball from one player to another
- fencing a thrust or lunge with a sword
- bridge the act of passing (making no bid)
- bullfighting a variant of pase
- archaic a witty sally or remark
exclamation
- bridge a call indicating that a player has no bid to make
Word Origin
C13: from Old French passer to pass, surpass, from Latin passūs step, paceC13: from Old French to pass, surpass, from Latin step, 1Synonyms
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give,
hand,
send,
throw,
exchange,
transfer,
deliver,
toss,
transmit,
convey,
chuck,
let someone have
=
end,
go,
die,
disappear,
fade,
cease,
vanish,
dissolve,
expire,
terminate,
dwindle,
evaporate,
wane,
ebb,
melt away,
blow over,
= be successful in qualify (in) succeed (in) graduate (in)
get through,
do,
pass muster (in) come up to scratch (in) gain a pass (in)
=
approve,
accept,
establish,
adopt,
sanction,
decree,
enact,
authorize,
ratify,
ordain,
validate,
legislate (for)
=
licence,
ticket,
permit,
permission,
passport,
warrant,
identification,
identity card,
authorization,
=
predicament,
condition,
situation,
state,
stage,
pinch,
plight,
straits,
state of affairs,
juncture,
Translations
- British English:
pass
A pass is a document that allows you to do something.Only cars with a pass may enter this car park.pɑːs NOUN Only cars with a pass may enter this car park.
- Spanish:
pase
nm
- French:
laissez-passer
nm
- German:
Ausweis
nm
- Chinese: 通行证 n
- Arabic: إِذْنُ مُرُور n
- Portuguese: passe nm
- Russian: пропуск nm
- Croatian: propusnica nf
- Czech: průkaz nm
- Danish: pas nnt
- Dutch: pas nm
- Finnish: kulkulupa n
- Greek: άδεια εισόδου nf
- Italian: permesso nm
- Japanese: 許可証 n
- Korean: 허가 n
- Norwegian: adgangskort nnt
- Polish: przepustka nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: passe nm
- European Spanish:
pase
nm
- Swedish: passerkort nnt
- Thai: ใบอนุญาต n
- Turkish: paso n
- Vietnamese: giấy phép n
- British English:
pass
A pass is a narrow way between two mountains....a narrow mountain pass.pɑːs NOUN ...a narrow mountain pass.
- Spanish:
paso
nm
- French:
col
nm
- German: Bergpass nm Bergpässe
- Chinese: 关口 n
- Arabic: مَـمَّرٌ جَبَلِيّ n
- Portuguese: desfiladeiro nm
- Russian: ущелье nnt
- Croatian: klanac nm
- Czech: soutěska nf
- Danish: pas nnt
- Dutch: bergpas nm
- Finnish: sola n
- Greek: πέρασμα nnt
- Italian: passo nm
- Japanese: 峠 n
- Korean: 오솔길 n
- Norwegian: fjellovergang nm
- Polish: przełęcz nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: desfiladeiro nm
- European Spanish:
paso
nm
- Swedish: bergspass nnt
- Thai: ช่องแคบ n
- Turkish: geçit n
- Vietnamese: đèo n
- British English:
pass
A pass in an examination, test, or course is a successful result in it.94.3% of candidates obtained a pass.pɑːs NOUN 94.3% of candidates obtained a pass.
- Spanish:
aprobado
nm
- French:
moyenne
nf
- German: Bestehen einer Prüfung nnt
- Chinese: 及格 n
- Arabic: نـَجَاحٌ n
- Portuguese: aprovação nf
- Russian: прохождение nnt
- Croatian: prolazna ocjena nf
- Czech: složení zkoušky nnt
- Danish: adgangskort nnt
- Dutch: geslaagd examen nnt
- Finnish: hyväksyntä n
- Greek: βάση βαθμολογίας nf
- Italian: promozione nf
- Japanese: 合格 n
- Korean: 합격 n
- Norwegian: bestått adj
- Polish: zdanie egzaminu nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: aprovação nf
- European Spanish:
aprobado
nm
- Swedish: vara godkänd v
- Thai: การสอบผ่าน n
- Turkish: geçer n
- Vietnamese: sự thi đỗ n
- British English:
pass
If you pass something to someone, you give it to them.He passed a note to his friend.pɑːs VERB He passed a note to his friend.
- Spanish:
pasar por
v
- French:
passer
v
- German:
vorbeigehen
vt
- Chinese: 通过 vt
- Arabic: يَجْتَازُ vt
- Portuguese: passar vt
- Russian: передавать vt
- Croatian: proći v
- Czech: minout vt míjet
- Danish: passere v
- Dutch: passeren vt
- Finnish: ohittaa vt
- Greek: διαβαίνω vt
- Italian: passare vt
- Japanese: 通過する vt
- Korean: (어떤 장소를) 통과하다 vt
- Norwegian: passere vt
- Polish: przejść vt przechodzić
- Brazilian Portuguese: passar vt
- European Spanish:
pasar por
v
- Swedish: passera vt
- Thai: ผ่านไป เดินผ่าน ส่งผ่าน vt
- Turkish: geçmek vt
- Vietnamese: thông qua v
- British English:
pass
When you pass someone, you go by them.We passed them on our way here. I stood aside to let her pass.pɑːs VERB We passed them on our way here. I stood aside to let her pass.
- Spanish:
pasar
v
- French:
passer
vt
- German:
vorbeigehen
vi
- Chinese: 通过 vi
- Arabic: يَـمُرُّ vi
- Portuguese: passar vi
- Russian: проходить vi
- Croatian: biti prihvaćen v
- Czech: minout (se) vi míjet (se)
- Danish: passere v
- Dutch: passeren vi
- Finnish: mennä ohi vi
- Greek: περνώ vi
- Italian: passare vi
- Japanese: 過ぎる vi
- Korean: 통과하다 vi
- Norwegian: passere vi
- Polish: przejść vi przechodzić
- Brazilian Portuguese: passar vi
- European Spanish:
pasar
v
- Swedish: passera vi
- Thai: ส่งต่อไป ส่งผ่าน ส่งให้ vi
- Turkish: geçilmek vi
- Vietnamese: đi qua v
- British English:
pass
If you pass a test, you do well.My brother has just passed his driving test. I didn't pass.pɑːs VERB My brother has just passed his driving test. I didn't pass.
- Spanish:
aprobar
v
- French:
réussir
vt
- German:
bestehen
vi
- Chinese: 考试及格 vi
- Arabic: يَنْجَحُ فِي إِمْتِحَانٍ v
- Portuguese: passar v
- Russian: сдать (экзамен) v
- Croatian: položiti v
- Czech: složit zkoušku v skládat zkoušku
- Danish: bestå v
- Dutch: slagen v
- Finnish: läpäistä v
- Greek: περνάω v
- Italian: superare v
- Japanese: 合格する v
- Korean: 합격하다 v
- Norwegian: bestå v
- Polish: zdać egzamin v zdawać egzamin
- Brazilian Portuguese: passar v
- European Spanish:
aprobar
v
- Swedish: bli godkänd v
- Thai: สอบผ่าน สอบไล่ได้ v
- Turkish: geçmek v
- Vietnamese: thi đỗ v
Usage examples
No Dead creatures could come against its walls, for they must also pass above the river's swift waters.
, LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)They simply cannot pass the utility test since the purpose of the activity is only to test the speed and agility of dogs.
Country Life (2005)Some farmers are still willing to buy male calves from Northern Ireland and attempt to pass them off as the second twin.
Irish Times (2002)There are a few steep sections, but they are on an excellent path and pass easily.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Under the laws of karma you cannot pass the buck or pretend you were not responsible.
, WILD WITCHCRAFT: A Guide to Natural, Herbal and Earth Magic (2002)