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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’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   PASS definition: 1. to go past something or someone or move in relation to it, him, or her: 2. to go past a…. Learn more.

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   1. : move, proceed, go. The boat was too tall to pass under the bridge. 2. a. : to go away : depart. the fright passes almost immediately Fred Majdalany. b. : die often used with on. Her parents have passed on. 3. a. : to move in a path so as to approach and continue beyond something : move past.

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   If someone or something passes for or passes as something that they are not, they are accepted as that thing or mistaken for that thing. Children's toy guns now look so realistic that they can often pass for the real thing.

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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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   Definition of pass verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   pass meaning, definition, what is pass: to come up to a particular place, person...: Learn more.