to move past; go by

to pass another car on the road.

to let go without notice, action, remark, etc.; leave unconsidered; disregard; overlook

Pass chapter two and go on to chapter three.

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.

to go across or over (a stream, threshold, etc.); cross.

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.

to cause to go or extend farther

to pass a rope through a hole.

to cause to go, move, or march by

to pass troops in review.

to allot to oneself (a portion of time); spend

He decided to pass a year abroad.

to live through, utilize, or fill; occupy oneself during

How to pass the time?

to cause to circulate or spread; disseminate

to pass rumors.

to cause to be accepted or received

to pass a worthless check.

to convey, transfer, or transmit; deliver (often fol. by on )

Pass this memo on after reading it.

to convey from one person, hand, etc., to another

Please pass the salt.

to pledge

to pass one's word of honor to remain loyal.

to utter, pronounce, or speak

She passed a remark about every passerby.

to cause to go through something, as a process or agency

to pass returning travelers through customs.

to discharge or void from the body, as excrement or a kidney stone.

to sanction or approve, esp. by vote

Congress passed the bill.

to obtain the approval or sanction of (a legislative body, committee, etc.), esp. by a vote

The bill passed Congress on the second vote.

to express or pronounce, as an opinion

to pass judgment without knowing the facts.

Law . to place legal title or interest in (another) by a conveyance, a will, or other transfer.

(in feats of magic) to perform a pass on.

Tennis . to make a passing shot against (an opponent).

Sports . to transfer (the ball or puck) to a teammate.

Bullfighting . (of a bullfighter) to provoke and guide the charge of (a bull) with the capa or esp. the muleta.

to go or move onward; proceed.

to come to or toward, then go beyond

to pass by a shop; to pass through town.

to go away; depart

The dizzy feeling will pass in a minute.

to elapse or slip by; be spent

The day passed very quickly for him.

to come to an end

The crisis soon passed.

to die.

to take place; happen; occur

What passed while I was on vacation?

to go by or move past

The funeral procession passed slowly.

to go about or circulate; be current.

to serve as a marginally acceptable substitute

The facsimile isn't very good but it will pass.

to live or be known as a member of a racial, religious, or ethnic group other than one's own, esp. to live and be known as a white person although of black ancestry.

to be transferred or conveyed

The crown passed to the king's nephew.

to be interchanged, as between two persons

Sharp words passed between them.

to undergo transition or conversion

to pass from a solid to a liquid state.

to go or get through a barrier, test, course of study, etc., successfully

Of the twenty who took the exam, only twelve passed.

to go unheeded, unchallenged, or unremarked on

He decided to let the insult pass.

to express or pronounce an opinion, judgment, verdict, etc. (usually fol. by on or upon )

Will you pass on the authenticity of this drawing?

to be voided, as excrement or a kidney stone.

to obtain the vote of approval or sanction of a legislative body, official committee, or the like

The new tax bill finally passed.

Law .

(of a member of an inquest or other deliberative body) to sit (usually fol. by on or upon )

to pass on a case of manslaughter.

to adjudicate.

to vest title or other legal interest in real or personal property in a new owner.

to throw a ball from one person to another, as in a game of catch.

Sports . to make a pass, as in football or ice hockey.

Cards .

to forgo one's opportunity to bid, play, etc.

to throw in one's hand.

Fencing Obsolete . to thrust or lunge.

an act of passing.

a narrow route across a relatively low notch or depression in a mountain barrier.

a road, channel, or other way providing a means of passage, as through an obstructed region or other barrier.

a navigable channel, as at the mouth or in the delta of a river.

a permission or license to pass, go, come, or enter.

Military .

a military document granting the right to cross lines or to enter or leave a military or naval base or building.

written authority given a soldier to leave a station or duty for a specified period of time.

a free ticket or permit

two passes to a concert; a railroad pass.

South African . reference book ( def. 2 ) .

Chiefly British . the act of passing a university or school examination or course without honors or distinction.

Sports . the transfer of a ball or puck from one teammate to another.

Baseball . base on balls.

Fencing . a thrust or lunge.

a single movement, effort, maneuver, etc.

He made a pass at the control tower of the enemy airfield.

Informal .

a gesture, action, or remark that is intended to be sexually inviting; amorous overture.

a jab or poke with the arm, esp. one that misses its mark.

Cards . the act or statement of not bidding or raising another bid

There have been two passes and now it's your bid.

(in feats of magic)

a passing of the hand over, along, or before anything.

the transference or changing of objects by or as by sleight of hand; a manipulation, as of a juggler.

a particular stage or state of affairs

The economic situation had come to a dreadful pass.

Bullfighting . a pase.

one passage of a tool over work or one passage of work through a machine.

Archaic . a witty remark or thrust.

Mining . an opening for delivering coal or ore to a lower level underground. ?

pass along or through, to add (incurred extra costs or expenses) to the amount charged a client or customer

Airlines were passing along the sudden increase in fuel prices.

pass away,

to cease; end

All this trouble will pass away.

to die

He passed away during the night.

pass for, to be accepted as; be considered

material that passed for silk.

pass off,

to present or offer (something) under false pretenses; dispose of deceptively

to pass off a spurious de Kooning on a gullible buyer.

to cause to be accepted or received under a false identity

He passed himself off as a doctor.

to cease gradually; end

The headache passed off in the late afternoon.

to disregard or ignore.

to continue to completion; occur

The meeting passed off without incident.

pass on, to die

The patient passed on after a long illness.

pass over,

to disregard; ignore

Just pass over the first part of his letter.

to fail to take notice of or consider

He was passed over for the promotion.

pass up, to refuse or neglect to take advantage of; reject

The opportunity may not come again, so don't pass it up.

bring to pass

to cause to happen; bring about

His wife's death brought to pass a change in his attitude toward religion.

come to pass

to occur; happen

Strange things came to pass.

pass muster. muster ( def. 11 ) .

pass out

Informal .

to lose consciousness; faint.

to die; pass away.

to distribute, esp. individually by hand

to pass out discount coupons on a street corner.

to walk or march out or through; leave or exit by means of

The graduates will pass out the center aisle after receiving their diplomas. Pass out this door and turn left.

to be exempted or promoted from

Jerry passed out of freshman composition on the basis of his entering essay.

verb

be born , live

verb

bite the dust , buy the farm , cash in one\'s chips , cease living , croak , decease , demise , depart , die , drop , expire , kick the bucket , meet one\'s maker , pass on , perish , succumb , pass