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.
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. 2005