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   Pass

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   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 that have passed from public to private ownership"
   • ▪ die (used euphemistically): euphemistic North American "his father had passed to the afterlife"
   • 2. go past or across; leave behind or on one side in proceeding: "the two vehicles had no room to pass each other"
   • ▪ go beyond the limits of; surpass or exceed: "this item has passed its sell-by date"
   • ▪ hit a winning shot past (an opponent).
   • 3. (of time or a point in 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 aroundreachtransferconveydeliverthrowtossinformal: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 football, soccer, hockey, and other games) throw, kick, or hit (the ball or puck) to another player on one's own team: "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 checks"
   • ▪ (especially of money) circulate; be current: "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 uncensured: "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 or law) be examined and approved by (a legislative body or process): "the Bill passed by 164 votes to 107" Similar approvevote foracceptratifyadoptcarryagree toauthorizesanctionendorsevalidatelegalizeput into effectenactinformal:OKOpposite reject
   • 7. pronounce (a judgment or judicial sentence): "passing judgment on these crucial issues" Similar declarepronounceutterexpressdeliverissueset forth
   • ▪ utter (something, especially criticism): "she would pass remarks about the Paxtons in their own house"
   • ▪ adjudicate or give a judgment 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 feces) from the body: "frequency of passing urine" Similar dischargeexcreteeliminateevacuateexpelemitvoidreleaselet out
   • 9. forgo one's turn in a game or an offered opportunity: "we pass on dessert 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 anything, as in conjuring or hypnotism.
   • ▪ a thrust in fencing.
   • ▪ a juggling trick.
   • ▪ an act of refraining from bidding during the auction.
   • ▪ a single scan through a set of data or a program.
   • 2. a successful completion of an examination or course: "a 100 percent pass rate"
   • ▪ the grade indicating the successful completion of an examination or course. US
   • ▪ an achievement of a university degree without honors: British "a pass degree"
   • 3. a card, ticket, or permit giving authorization for the holder to enter or have access to a place, form of transportation, or event: "a bus pass" Similar permitwarrantauthorizationlicensepassportvisasafe conductexeatfree ticketfree admissioncomplimentary ticketrare:laissez-passer
   • ▪ toleration of bad behavior 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 football, soccer, hockey, and other games) an act of throwing, kicking, or hitting the ball or puck to another player on the same team: "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 bad or difficult, 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 quizzing game: "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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   What does pass mean?

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   What does passing mean in a sentence?

   • v. 1. To deliver or submit some assignment or work: The students passed their assignments in. The researchers passed in their reports. 2. To achieve satisfactory grades in an academic subject: I passed in algebra, English, and history.

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   How do I get a visitor's pass?

   • pass from sth to sth As new electronic gadgets fall in price, they pass from a niche product to a mass product. a parking/security/visitor's pass Sign in at reception and they will give you a visitor's pass. an annual/season/three-day pass Frequent visitors of national forests can save money by buying an annual pass.

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   to omit the usual or regular payment of: The company decided to pass its dividend in the third quarter of the year. to cause or allow to go through or beyond a gate, barrier, etc.: The guard checked the identification papers and then passed the visitor.

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   Check pronunciation: pass. 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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   Definition of pass – Learner’s Dictionary. pass. verb. uk / pɑːs / us. pass verb (GO PAST) Add to word list. B1. to go past something or someone: She passed me this morning in the corridor. I was just passing by so I thought I'd stop and say hello. Cars kept passing us on the motorway. Fewer examples. We passed a group of soldiers on patrol.

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   official document. an official document or ticket that shows that you have the right to enter or leave a place, to travel on a bus or train, etc. a boarding pass (= for a plane) There is no admittance without a security pass. We had backstage passes to the show. see also bus pass. Extra Examples.

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   Meaning of pass in Essential American English Dictionary. pass. verb. us / pæs/ Add to word list Add to word list. A2. to succeed at a test or an exam: I passed my driving test the first time. B1. to go past something or someone: She passed me this morning on the street. Cars kept passing us on the highway. B1. to go in a particular direction:

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   UK /pɑːs/ verb 1. move or cause to move in a specified direction (no object, with adverbial of direction) he passed through towns and villages a plane was passing lazily overhead the freedom to pass along the highway they passed from view (with object and adverbial of direction) he passed a weary hand across his forehead pass an electric current...