I. ˈpas verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French passer, from Vulgar Latin * passare, from Latin passus step — more at pace
Date: 13th century
intransitive verb
1. : move , proceed , go
2.
a. : to go away : depart
b. : die — often used with on
3.
a. : to move in a path so as to approach and continue beyond something : move past ; especially : to move past another vehicle going in the same direction
b. : to run the normal course — used of time or a period of time
the hours pass quickly
4.
a. : to go or make one's way through
allow no one to pass
b. : to go uncensured, unchallenged, or seemingly unnoticed
let the remark pass
5. : to go from one quality, state, or form to another
pass es from a liquid to a gaseous state
6.
a. : to sit in inquest or judgment
b.
(1) : to render a decision, verdict, or opinion
the court pass ed on the legality of wiretapping
(2) : to become legally rendered
judgment pass ed for the plaintiff
7. : to go from the control, ownership, or possession of one person or group to that of another
the throne pass ed to the king's son
title pass es to the buyer upon payment in full
8.
a. : happen , occur
b. : to take place or be exchanged as or in a social, personal, or business interaction
words pass ed
9.
a. : to become approved by a legislature or body empowered to sanction or reject
the proposal pass ed
b. : to undergo an inspection, test, or course of study successfully
10.
a. : to serve as a medium of exchange
b. : to be accepted or regarded
drivel that pass es for literature
c. : to identify oneself or be identified as something one is not
tried to pass as an adult
Mom could pass as my sister
11.
a. obsolete : to make a pass in fencing
b. : to throw or hit a ball or puck to a teammate — often used with off
12.
a.
(1) : to decline to bid, double, or redouble in a card game
(2) : to withdraw from the current poker pot
b. : to let something go by without accepting or taking advantage of it — often used with on
pass ed on the cheesecake
thanks for the offer, but I'll pass
transitive verb
1. : to go beyond: as
a. : surpass , exceed
pass es all expectations
b. : to advance or develop beyond
c. : to go past (one moving in the same direction)
2.
a. : to go by : proceed or extend beyond
pass the school on their way to work
b.
(1) : obsolete : neglect , omit (2) : to omit a regularly scheduled declaration and payment of (a dividend)
3.
a. : to go across, over, or through : cross
b. : to live through (as an experience or peril) : undergo
c. : to go through (as a test) successfully
4.
a. : to secure the approval of
the bill pass ed the Senate
b. : to cause or permit to win approval or legal or official sanction
pass a law
c. : to give approval or a passing grade to
pass the students
5.
a. : to let (as time or a period of time) go by especially while involved in a leisure activity
I'll read to pass the time
b. : to let go unnoticed : overlook , disregard
6.
a. : pledge
b. : to transfer the right to or property in
pass title to a house
7.
a. : to put in circulation
pass bad checks
b.
(1) : to transfer or transmit from one to another
pass the salt
pass ing the savings on to customers
(2) : to relay or communicate (as information) to another
c. : to cause or enable to go : transport
d. : to throw or hit (a ball or puck) especially to a teammate
8.
a. : to pronounce (as a sentence or opinion) especially judicially
b. : utter
pass ed a cutting remark
9.
a. : to cause or permit to go past or through a barrier
b. : to move or cause to move in a particular manner or direction
pass ed my hand over my face
pass the rope through the loop
c. : to cause to march or go by in order
pass the troops in review
10. : to emit or discharge from a bodily part and especially the bowels
11.
a. : to give a base on balls to
b. : to hit a ball past (an opponent) in a game (as tennis)
• pass·er noun
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- pass muster
- pass the buck
- pass the hat
- pass the time of day
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French pas, from Latin passus
Date: 14th century
1. : a means (as an opening, road, or channel) by which a barrier may be passed or access to a place may be gained ; especially : a low place in a mountain range
2. : a position to be held usually against odds
III. noun
Etymology: pass (I)
Date: 1523
1. : realization
brought his dream to pass
2. : the act or an instance of passing : passage
3. : a usually distressing or bad state of affairs
what has brought you to such a pass ?
4.
a. : a written permission to move about freely in a place or to leave or enter it
b. : a written leave of absence from a military post or station for a brief period
c. : a permit or ticket allowing free transportation or free admission
5. archaic : a thrust or lunge in fencing
6.
a. : a transference of objects by sleight of hand or other deceptive means
b. : a moving of the hands over or along something
7. archaic : an ingenious sally (as of wit)
8. : the passing of an examination or course of study ; also : the mark or certification of such passing
9. : a single complete mechanical operation ; also : a single complete cycle of operations (as for processing, manufacturing, or printing)
10.
a.
(1) : a transfer of a ball or a puck from one player to another on the same team
(2) : a ball or puck so transferred
b. : passing shot
11. : base on balls
12. : an election not to bid, bet, or draw an additional card in a card game
13. : a throw of dice in the game of craps that wins the bet for the shooter — compare crap III,2, missout
14. : a single passage or movement (as of an airplane) over a place or toward a target
15.
a. : effort , try
b. : a sexually inviting gesture or approach
16. : pase
IV. abbreviation
passenger