PASS FOR / AS SB/STH


Meaning of PASS FOR / AS SB/STH in English

to be accepted as sb/sth :

He speaks the language so well he could easily pass for a German.

We had some wine—or what passes for wine in that area.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.