• Verb (used with object)

    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.

    Verb (used without object)

    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.

    Noun

    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. ?

    Verb phrases

    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.

    Idioms

    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.

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