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UK
/pˈɑːs/
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[ US /ˈpæs/ ]
[ US /ˈpæs/ ]
VERB
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cause to pass
She passed around the plates -
go across or through
We passed the point where the police car had parked
A terrible thought went through his mind -
make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
They passed the amendment
We cannot legislate how people spend their free time -
throw (a ball) to another player
Smith passed -
accept or judge as acceptable
The teacher passed the student although he was weak -
grant authorization or clearance for
Clear the manuscript for publication
The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography -
go unchallenged; be approved
The bill cleared the House -
come to pass
Nothing occurred that seemed important
What is happening?
The meeting took place off without an incidence -
transfer to another; of rights or property
Our house passed under his official control -
be inherited by
The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead
The estate fell to my sister
The land returned to the family -
travel past
The sports car passed all the trucks -
pass into a specified state or condition
He sank into nirvana -
go successfully through a test or a selection process
She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now -
eliminate from the body
Pass a kidney stone -
use up a period of time in a specific way
how are you spending your summer vacation? -
transmit information
pass along the good news
Please communicate this message to all employees -
place into the hands or custody of
He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
hand me the spoon, please
Turn the files over to me, please -
move past
He passed his professor in the hall
A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window
One line of soldiers surpassed the other -
be superior or better than some standard
She exceeded our expectations
She topped her performance of last year -
disappear gradually
The pain eventually passed off -
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
The children perished in the fire
She died from cancer
The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
The patient went peacefully -
pass by
three years elapsed -
allow to go without comment or censure
the insult passed as if unnoticed -
pass over, across, or through
He ran his eyes over her body
She ran her fingers along the carved figurine
He drew her hair through his fingers -
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
His knowledge doesn't go very far
Service runs all the way to Cranbury
The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
NOUN
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a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
the plane turned to make a second pass -
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
the coach sent in a passing play on third and long -
a permit to enter or leave a military installation
he had to show his pass in order to get out -
the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
we got through the pass before it started to snow -
(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
the pass was fumbled -
(military) a written leave of absence
he had a pass for three days -
success in satisfying a test or requirement
he got a pass in introductory chemistry
his future depended on his passing that test - a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
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an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
he had a bye in the first round -
a difficult juncture
a pretty pass
matters came to a head yesterday -
any authorization to pass or go somewhere
the pass to visit had a strict time limit -
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
he worked the pitcher for a base on balls -
a complimentary ticket
the star got passes for his family -
one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass -
a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
the media representatives had special passes -
a usually brief attempt
I gave it a whirl
he took a crack at it
ADJECTIVE
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of advancing the ball by throwing it
a pass play
a team with a good passing attack
How To Use pass In A Sentence
- But then on the other hand, the whole cosmos or universe is based on this love or compassion.
- The right back found himself in unfamiliar territory in the opposing penalty area after a swift exchange of passes that opened up Reading's defence. Times, Sunday Times
- If there was any hope of holding on to even a shred of her dwindling self-respect, she should do exactly what she knew Margo would do—close the laptop, take her de-scrunchied, perfumed, and nearly thonged self down to the nearest club, pick up the first passably good-looking stranger who asked her to dance, and bring him back to the apartment for some safe but anonymous sex. Goodnight Tweetheart
- Does the plain, unsugared doughy type bagel look alike surpass the overly decorated with hundreds and thousands and pumped full of sweet chemicals with optional coating of chocolate (half dipped) Tescos Express doughnut win every time? Rabbit Stew. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
- This contact of his had passed on to him a list of slightly disreputable jewelers and watchmakers in the area, on which I was rather impressed and a bit taken aback to find my appearance.
- However, by that time I was so hooked by the story that I let it pass.
- Moreover, it is expressly added that if the day before the Passover falls on a Sabbath, one may in this manner purchase a Paschal lamb, and, presumably, all else that is needful for the feast.
- So it's a little more than passing strange that Mr. Brooks clucks about Mr. Obama's "über-partisan budget" when, given the last few weeks of shrieking and wailing from the Republicans about socialism and communism, he's been the voice of moderation in the room. Moderately Shocked
- Leaving London they went to Paris, where they passed a few days, but soon grew weary of the place; and Lord Chetwynde, feeling a kind of languor, which seemed to him like a premonition of disease, he decided to go to Germany. The Cryptogram A Novel
- Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom. Oprah Winfrey
