pass

pass: Ⅰ.

pass [1] ► VERB 1) move or go onward, past, through, or across. 2) change from one state or condition to another. 3) transfer (something) to someone. 4) kick, hit, or throw (the ball) to a teammate. 5) (of time) go by. 6) occupy or spend (time). 7) be done or said: not another word passed between them. 8) come to an end. 9) be successful in (an examination, test, or course). 10) declare to be satisfactory. 11) approve or put into effect (a proposal or law) by voting. 12) utter (remarks) or pronounce (a judgement or sentence). 13) forgo one's turn or an opportunity to do or have something. 14) discharge (urine or faeces) from the body.

► NOUN 1) an act of passing. 2) a success in an examination. 3) an official document authorizing the holder to have access to, use, or do something. 4) informal an amorous or sexual advance. 5) a particular state of affairs. 6) Computing a single scan through a set of data or a program.

● come to a pretty pass — Cf. ↑come to a pretty pass

● pass as/for — Cf. ↑pass for

● pass away — Cf. ↑pass away

● pass one's eye over — Cf. ↑pass one's eye over

● pass off — Cf. ↑pass off

● pass off as — Cf. ↑pass off as

● pass out — Cf. ↑pass out

● pass over — Cf. ↑pass over

● pass up — Cf. ↑pass up

DERIVATIVES passer noun.

ORIGIN Old French passer, from Latin passus 'pace' .

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pass [2] ► NOUN ▪ a route over or through mountains.

● sell the pass — Cf. ↑sell the pass

ORIGIN variant of PACE(Cf. ↑pace), influenced by PASS(Cf. ↑passer) and French pas.

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Synonyms:

Go, move, proceed, go on, make a transit, Allow to proceed, let go, Passage, way, road, avenue / Make a thrust, make a pass, thrust, Be enacted by, be passed by / Determine, pass judgment, Enact, ratify, sanction by a majority of votes / Move through, go through, Utter, deliver, pronounce / Give currency to, put into circulation / Void, discharge, eject, excrete / Finish, accomplish, end, achieve / Send, transmit, deliver, transfer, make over / Elapse, lapse, be spent, pass away, Go by, Defile, ravine, gorge, narrow passage / Vanish, disappear, cease, fade, die, be lost, Go over, go across, Passport, ticket, permission to pass / Occur, happen, take place, Go through, go along, Conjuncture, state, condition, situation, plight / Circulate, be current, gain currency, be received, Undergo, experience, live through, make trial of, suffer, Thrust, push, allonge, lunge, tilt, passado / Be enacted, be sanctioned by a majority of votes, Spend (as time), live through, Ford / Be deemed, be considered, be held, be regarded, Omit, neglect, disregard, take no notice of / Answer, do, do well enough, Overstep, go beyond, overpass / Go unheeded, go unregarded, Exceed, surpass, excel, transcend

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Pass — Pass, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Passed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Passing}.] [F. passer, LL. passare, fr. L. passus step, or from pandere, passum, to spread out, lay open. See {Pace}.] 1. To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
PASS — vi 1 a: to issue a decision, verdict, or opinion the Supreme Court pass ed on a statute b: to be legally issued judgment pass ed by default 2: to go from the control, ownership, or possession of one person or group to that of … Law dictionary
Pass — Pass, v. t. 1. In simple, transitive senses; as: (a) To go by, beyond, over, through, or the like; to proceed from one side to the other of; as, to pass a house, a stream, a boundary, etc. (b) Hence: To go from one limit to the other of; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pass — Pass, n. [Cf. F. pas (for sense 1), and passe, fr. passer to pass. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier; a passageway; a defile; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pass — (von französisch passer „überschreiten“) bezeichnet: Reisepass, einen amtlichen Identitätsausweis zur Legitimation bei Auslandsreisen Pass (Sport), das gezielte Übergeben des Sportgerätes im Sport eine Schaltung, um bestimmte Signalanteile… … Deutsch Wikipedia
PASS ID — is a proposed U.S. law intended to replace REAL ID. Like REAL ID, it implements federal standards for state identification documents. Currently, states are not obligated to follow the standards, but if PASS ID takes full effect, federal agencies… … Wikipedia
PASS — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
pass on — {v.} 1. To give an opinion about; judge; settle. * /The college passed on his application and found him acceptable./ * /The committee recommended three people for the job and the president passed on them./ 2. To give away (something that has been … Dictionary of American idioms
pass on — {v.} 1. To give an opinion about; judge; settle. * /The college passed on his application and found him acceptable./ * /The committee recommended three people for the job and the president passed on them./ 2. To give away (something that has been … Dictionary of American idioms
Pass'e — Pas s[ e] , masc. Pass ee Pas s[ e] e, fem., a. [F.] Past; gone by; hence, past one s prime; worn; faded; as, a pass[ e]e belle. Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pass'ee — Pass e Pas s[ e] , masc. Pass ee Pas s[ e] e, fem., a. [F.] Past; gone by; hence, past one s prime; worn; faded; as, a pass[ e]e belle. Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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