~ 1
■ verb
1》 move or cause to move in a specified direction.
↘change from one state or condition to another.
2》 go past or across; leave behind or on one side in proceeding.
↘sur~; exceed.
↘ Tennis hit a winning shot past (an opponent).
3》 (of time) elapse; go by.
↘happen; be done or said.
↘spend or use up (time).
↘come to an end.
4》 transfer (something) to someone, especially by handing or bequeathing it to the next person in a series.
↘(in ball games) kick, hit, or throw (the ball) to a teammate.
5》 be successful in (an examination, test, or course).
↘judge the performance or standard of (someone or something) to be satisfactory.
↘( ~ as/for ) be accepted as.
↘be accepted as adequate; go unremarked.
6》 approve or put into effect (a proposal or law) by voting on it.
7》 pronounce (a judgement or sentence).
↘utter (remarks, especially criticism).
↘( ~ on/upon ) archaic give a judgement on.
8》 discharge (urine or faeces) from the body.
9》 forgo one's turn or an opportunity to do or have something.
↘[as exclamation ] (in response to a question) I do not know.
↘(of a company) not declare or pay (a dividend).
■ noun
1》 an act or instance of moving past or through something.
↘a thrust in fencing.
↘a juggling trick.
↘ Computing a single scan through a set of data or a program.
2》 a success in an examination.
↘ Brit. the achievement of a university degree without honours.
3》 a card, ticket, or permit giving authorization for the holder to enter or have access to a place, form of transport, or event.
4》 (in ball games) an act of ~ing the ball to a teammate.
5》 informal an amorous or sexual advance.
6》 a state or situation of a specified (usually bad) nature.
7》 Bridge an act of refraining from bidding during the auction.
Phrases
come to a pretty ~ reach a regrettable state of affairs.
~ water urinate.
Phrasal verbs
~ away (of a person) die.
~ someone by happen without being noticed or fully experienced by someone.
~ off happen or be carried through in a specified (usually satisfactory) way.
~ something off evade or lightly dismiss an awkward remark.
~ something off as falsely represent something as.
~ out
1》 become unconscious.
2》 Brit. complete one's initial training in the armed forces.
~ over (or ~ on ) (of a person) die.
~ someone over ignore the claims of someone to advancement.
~ something over avoid mentioning or considering something.
~ something up refrain from taking up an opportunity.
Derivatives
~er noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~er , based on L. ~us 'pace'.
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~ 2
■ noun a route over or through mountains.
Phrases
sell the ~ Brit. betray a cause.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'division of a text, ~age through'): var. of pace 1 , influenced by ~ 1 and Fr. pas .