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   pass

   /pɑːs/

   verb

   • 1. move or cause to move in a specified direction: "he passed through towns and villages" Similar goproceedmoveprogressmake one's waytraveldriveflyrunflowcoursestreamrolldriftsweepOpposite haltstop
   • ▪ change from one state or condition to another: "homes which have passed from public to private ownership"
   • ▪ die: euphemistic North American "I was with him the night he passed"
   • 2. go past or across; leave behind or on one side in proceeding: "on the way to the station she passed a cinema"
   • ▪ go beyond the limits of; surpass or exceed: "the Portuguese trade passed its peak in the 1760s"
   • ▪ hit a winning shot past (an opponent).
   • 3. (of time) elapse; go by: "the day and night passed slowly" Similar elapsego bygo pastproceedprogressadvancewear onslip byslip awayroll byglide bytick by
   • ▪ spend or use up (a period of time): "this was how they passed the time" Similar occupyspendfilluse (up)employdevotetake upwhile awaybeguilekillwastefritterdissipate
   • ▪ come to an end: "the danger had passed" Similar come to an endcease to existfadefade awaymelt awayblow overrun its courseebbdie outevaporatevanishpeter outdraw to a closedisappearfinishendceaseterminaterare:evanish
   • ▪ happen; be done or said: "not another word passed between them" Similar happenoccurtake placecome abouttranspireliterary:befallrare:eventuatego unnoticedgo unheededstandgobe acceptedgo unremarkedgo undisputedgo uncensored
   • 4. transfer (something) to someone, especially by handing or bequeathing it to the next person in a series: "your letter has been passed to Mr Rich for action" Similar handlet someone havegivehand overhand roundreachtransferconveydeliverthrowtossinformal:chuckbung
   • ▪ be transferred from one person or place to another, especially by inheritance: "if Ann remarried the estate would pass to her new husband" Similar be transferredbe made overbe turned overbe signed overgodevolvebe leftbe bequeathedbe handed down/onbe givenbe consignedbe passed on
   • ▪ (in soccer, rugby, and other games) kick, hit, or throw (the ball) to another player of one's own side: "his intent was to pass the ball forward rather than knock it back" Similar kickhitthrowheadlobloft
   • ▪ put (something, especially money) into circulation: "persons who have passed bad cheques"
   • ▪ (especially of money) circulate; be current: "racegoers had formed card schools, and cash was passing briskly"
   • 5. (of a candidate) be successful in (an examination, test, or course): "she passed her driving test" Similar be successful insucceed ingain a pass inget throughcome throughmeet the requirements ofpass muster inqualifygraduateinformal:come up to scratch income up to snuff insail throughscrape throughOpposite fail
   • ▪ judge the performance or standard of (someone or something) to be satisfactory: "he was passed fit by army doctors"
   • ▪ be accepted as adequate; go unremarked: "she couldn't agree, but let it pass"
   • 6. (of a legislative or other official body) approve or put into effect (a proposal or law) by voting on it: "the bill was passed despite fierce opposition"
   • ▪ (of a proposal) be approved by a legislative or other official body: "the Bill passed by 164 votes to 107" Similar approvevote foracceptratifyadoptcarryagree toauthorizesanctionendorsevalidatelegalizeput into effectenactinformal:OKOpposite reject
   • 7. pronounce (a judgement or judicial sentence): "passing judgement on these crucial issues" Similar declarepronounceutterexpressdeliverissueset forth
   • ▪ utter (something, especially criticism): "she would pass remarks about the Peebles in their own house"
   • ▪ adjudicate or give a judgement on a matter: archaic "a jury could not be trusted to pass upon the question of Endicott's good faith"
   • 8. discharge (something, especially urine or faeces) from the body: "she may have difficulty in passing urine" Similar dischargeexcreteeliminateevacuateexpelemitvoidreleaselet out
   • 9. forgo one's turn in a game or an offered opportunity to do or have something: "we pass on pudding and have coffee"
   • ▪ (of a company) not declare or pay (a dividend): "the company has already passed its interim dividend"
   • ▪ make no bid when it is one's turn during an auction: "South bids 1NT. North passes"

   noun

   • 1. an act or instance of moving past or through something: "repeated passes with the swipe card"
   • ▪ an act of passing the hands over something, as in conjuring or hypnotism.
   • ▪ a thrust in fencing.
   • ▪ a juggling trick.
   • ▪ a single scan through a set of data or a program.
   • 2. a success in an examination, test, or course: "an A-level pass in Music"
   • ▪ an achievement of a university degree without honours. British
   • 3. a card, ticket, or permit giving authorization for the holder to enter or have access to a place, form of transport, or event: "a bus pass" Similar permitwarrantauthorizationlicencepassportvisasafe conductexeatfree ticketfree admissioncomplimentary ticketrare:laissez-passer
   • ▪ toleration of bad behaviour or poor performance: "businesses should not get a pass to be reckless"
   • ▪ (in South Africa) an identity book that black people had to carry between 1952 and 1986, used to limit the movement of black people to urban areas. historical
   • 4. (in soccer, rugby, and other games) an act of kicking, hitting, or throwing the ball to another player on the same side: "his cross-field pass to Giggs" Similar kickhitthrowshotheader
   • 5. an amorous or sexual advance made to someone: informal "she made a pass at Stephen"
   • 6. a rejection or dismissal: informal US "those who don't like oily food may want to give this a pass"
   • 7. a state or situation of a specified, usually undesirable, nature: "things came to such a pass that these gentlemen sat coldly at the meetings not daring to speak out freely and honestly"
   • 8. an act of refraining from bidding during the auction.

   exclamation

   • 1. said when one does not know the answer to a question, for example in a quiz: "to the enigmatic question we answered ‘Pass’"
   • ▪ used to express rejection or dismissal: "the shepherd's pie looks gross. Pass!"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French passer, based on Latin passus ‘pace’.

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   to endure or undergo: They passed the worst night of their lives. to undergo or complete successfully: to pass an examination. to cause or permit to complete successfully (an investigation, examination, course of study, etc.): I am passing the whole class this term. to go beyond (a point, degree, stage, etc.); transcend; exceed; surpass.

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   1. To move on or ahead; proceed: The train passed through fields of wheat. 2. To extend; run: The river passes through our land. 3. a. To move by or in front of something: The band passed and the crowd cheered. b. To move past another vehicle: The sports car passed on the right. 4. To gain passage despite obstacles: pass through difficult years. 5.

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   A document that lets you go somewhere or do something is a pass. You can have a backstage pass at a concert, a three-day pass from a military base, or a hall pass for using the restroom during class.