PASS


Meaning of PASS in English

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

- 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.