pass
Definitions
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Initialism of positive alternative to school suspension. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier such as a mountain range; a passageway; a defile; a ford.
- A surname
- A surname.
- A password (especially one for a restricted-access website).
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Initialism of penile artery shunt syndrome. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- To be accepted as or believed to be: You could pass for a teenager. The fake painting passed for an original.
- A channel connecting a river or body of water to the sea, for example at the mouth (delta) of a river.
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Initialism of personal alert safety system. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- To lose consciousness.
- A single movement, especially of a hand, at, over, or along anything.
- Used to remember how to use a fire extinguisher: pull the pin, aim at the base (of the fire), squeeze the handle/trigger, sweep from side to side.
- To leave out; disregard.
- A single passage of a tool over something, or of something over a tool.
- To let go by; reject: pass up a chance for promotion; an opportunity too good to pass up.
- An attempt.
- To cause to happen.
- A sexual advance (often in the phrase make a pass).
- To occur.
- Success in an examination or similar test.
- To pass an examination or inspection; measure up to a given standard.
- A thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike an adversary.
- To take up a collection of money.
- A thrust; a sally of wit.
- To exchange greetings or engage in pleasantries.
- The act of moving the ball or puck from one player to another.
- To relinquish (responsibilities, for example) to another or others.
- A passing of two trains in the same direction on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other overtake it.
- Permission or license to pass, or to go and come.
- A document granting permission to pass or to go and come; a passport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission
- An intentional walk.
- The act of overtaking; an overtaking manoeuvre.
- The state of things; condition; predicament; impasse.
- Estimation; character.
- The area in a restaurant kitchen where the finished dishes are passed from the chefs to the waiting staff.
- An act of declining to play one's turn in a game, often by saying the word "pass".
- A run through a document as part of a translation, compilation or reformatting process.
Conjugation
Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of pass.
Equivalents
42 more languages
Catalàpassar
Euskaragertatu
Suomiasiaintilahyväksyttääjatkuajättää väliinjunakohtauskadotakäydäkulkulupakuluakuollaläpäistäläpimenoliikkualiikuttaalippulupakorttiMennamennä läpiohittaaohituspassatapässipistääpistopoistuapyyhkäisyreittisietääsiirtyäsolasyöttääsyöttötapahtuatilaylittää
Gaeilgemeil
Gàidhligpas
हिन्दीपरवाना
Magyarátadátmegybelépőbérletbeviszelenyészikelhunyelmegyelmúlikelnézeltelikeltűnikengedélyfigyelmen kívül hagyfolytatódikhágóhaladhelyzetideadigazolványjutkeresztülmegykerülkihagykitörésmegelőzmegfelelmeghalmeghaladmegszűnikmegtörténikmúlikodaadpasszolszemet hunyszorostapasztalteliktölttörténiktovábbad
ქართულიუღელტეხილი
Latviešupāreja
Русскийистекатьистечьминоватьминутьпасоватьперевалпередаватьпередатьперейтипереходитьпройтипро́пускпроходитьсконча́тьсясойти заспасова́ть
Tagalogsilang
Українськавмиратиминатипередаватипередатиперейтиперепусткаперехо́дитипройтипропускпрохідпрохо́дититалон
isiZuluisikhala
Examples
“mountain pass⟳”
“"Try⟳ not the Pass⟳!" the old man said; / "Dark lowers the tempest overhead, / The roaring torrent is deep and wide!" / And loud that clarion voice replied / Excelsior!”
“Followed two more weeks of marching,—rougher marching this time,—through the core of the lofty mountains that divide⟳ India from Central Asia; across the terrible Depsang Plains, seventeen thousand feet up; and over four passes choked with snow⟳; till they came upon a deserted fort, set⟳ in the midst of stark space, and knew that here, indeed, was the limit⟳ of human habitation. Next day the work⟳ of exploration had begun in earnest.”
“the passes of the Mississippi”
“[The bear⟳] made a pass⟳ at the dog, but he swung out and above him […]”
“My first pass⟳ at a career of writing proved unsuccessful.”
“The man kicked his friend out of the house after he made a pass⟳ at his wife.”
“I gained three passes at A-level, in mathematics, French, and English literature.”
“Everyone in the football stadium expected a pass⟳ play⟳ on third down.”
“A ship sailing under the flag and pass⟳ of an enemy.”
“a railroad pass⟳; a theater pass⟳; a military pass⟳”
“Smith was given a pass⟳ after Jones' double⟳.”
“Albon made hard work⟳ of the result⟳. Starting fourth, he dropped back to seventh at the second start⟳ and had to fight⟳ his way back up, which he did with some excellent passes.”
“England is growne to ſuch a paſſe of late, That rich men triumph to ſee the poore beg⟳ at their gate.”
“What, have⟳ his daughters brought him to this pass⟳?”
“Matters have⟳ been brought to this pass⟳, that, if one among a man's sons had any blemish, he laid him aside for the ministry...”
“"What with Robert strolling out with publicans' daughters, and you having affairs with bicycle-shop keepers, the family is coming to a pretty pass⟳."”
“This passes, Master Ford.”
“The finished dishes are placed on the pass⟳ ready to be collected by the waiter.”
“A pass⟳ would have⟳ seen her win⟳ the game, but instead she gave a wrong answer⟳ and lost a point⟳, putting her in second place⟳.”
“Most Pascal compilers process⟳ source code in a single pass⟳.”
“Anyone want⟳ to trade⟳ passes?”
“If you don't have⟳ your password set⟳ within a week I'll remove⟳ you from the userlist and I'll add⟳ you again next time I see⟳ you in the chan and make⟳ sure you set⟳ a pass⟳.”
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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