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Meaning of passus | Babel Free

Verb feminine CEFR B1
[ˈpas.sʊs]

Definitions

  1. spread out
    declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect
  2. suffered, having suffered, experienced, undergone
    declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect
  3. dried
    declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect
  4. allowed, having allowed
    declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect
  5. permitted, having permitted
    declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect

Examples

“ūva passa”

raisin

“Ō, passī graviōra! Dabit deus hīs quoque fīnem.”

“Oh, [you who] have suffered heavier [woes]! God will grant an end to this, too.”

“nec tamen ut prīmus maerē mala tālia passus; obruit ingentēs ista procella virōs Mourn not as though thou wert the first that had suffered such ills; the same storm has borne down many a mighty man. 1851. The Fasti &c of Ovid. Translated by H. T. Riley. London: H. G. Bohn. pg. 31.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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