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pass English

Meaning pass meaning

What does pass mean?
Definitions in simple English

pass Verb

— If you pass something, it was ahead of you and you move so that it is now behind you. Please, step to the right and let faster people pass on your left. She was so close to the road that she could feel the wind from passing cars. He looked in as he passed the window. We passed through the tunnel and were back out into the light. She passed her hand across her face. He passed the belt through the loops in his pants. Did you see two people pass this way, a man and a woman, walking north? — If a bill, law, motion, etc. passes, it is accepted, usually after a vote. The House passed a law that makes it a crime to have sex with anyone under age 16. — If you pass a test, exam, etc., you get a score that is good enough, often over 50%. You passed the test. In fact, you got 7 out of 10 correct. — If time passes, it moves from future to past. I'm bored here. The only thing that helps me pass the time is your letters. They passed the night in a hotel just outside town. — If a road, river, railway, etc. passes a place, it continues from one side of the place to the other side. They are building a 150-kilometer road that passes through Yasuni Park. The road from Karachi to Gadani passes the route once taken by Alexander the Great. — If you pass something to someone, you give it to them, usually by hand. Could you pass me the salt, please? The book passed from hand to hand. I passed your name on to my manager. She passed the information on to the police. — If something passes, it happens. What has passed today must remain a secret. — If you pass a ball, puck, etc. you throw, kick, or hit it to another member of your team. He passed to Lafleur, who put the ball in for the goal.

pass Noun

— A pass is a piece of paper, plastic, etc. that allows somebody to enter a building, vehicle, or area. We have a season's pass for the ski hill. — A pass is a score on a test, exam, etc. that is good enough, often over 50%. Also a person or paper that gets this score. On the last test there were only five passes; everyone else failed. We have one of the highest pass rates for the exam in the state! — A pass is a throw, kick, hit, etc. of a ball, puck, etc. to another member of your team. Robert's pass in front of the net is blocked by the goalie. — A pass is a place in a mountain that is easy to travel. The mountain pass was blocked, which made it difficult to get across. — A pass is one case of a repeated action or process. We caught some new mistakes on the third pass.

pass

— verb (= go through, go across) go across or through We passed the point where the police car had parked A terrible thought went through his mind — verb (= pass by, surpass) move past A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window He passed his professor in the hall One line of soldiers surpassed the other — verb (= legislate) make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation They passed the amendment We cannot legislate how people spend their free time — verb (= elapse) pass by three years elapsed — verb (= hand, turn over) place into the hands or custody of hand me the spoon, please Turn the files over to me, please He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers — verb travel past The sports car passed all the trucks — verb (= run, go, extend) stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point Service runs all the way to Cranbury His knowledge doesn't go very far My memory extends back to my fourth year of life The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets — verb (= happen, occur, take place) come to pass What is happening? The meeting took place off without an incidence Nothing occurred that seemed important — noun (= base on balls) (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls he worked the pitcher for a base on balls — verb (= clear) go unchallenged; be approved The bill cleared the House — noun (military) a written leave of absence he had a pass for three days — verb (= spend) pass time in a specific way how are you spending your summer vacation? — verb (= communicate, pass along) transmit information Please communicate this message to all employees pass along the good news — verb (= run, draw) pass over, across, or through He ran his eyes over her body She ran her fingers along the carved figurine He drew her hair through his fingers — verb (= pass off) disappear gradually The pain eventually passed off — noun (= passing play, passing) (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate the coach sent in a passing play on third and long — verb go successfully through a test or a selection process She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now — verb accept or judge as acceptable The teacher passed the student although he was weak — verb allow to go without comment or censure the insult passed as if unnoticed — verb transfer to another; of rights or property Our house passed under his official control — noun a flight or run by an aircraft over a target the plane turned to make a second pass — noun a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions the media representatives had special passes — noun any authorization to pass or go somewhere the pass to visit had a strict time limit — noun the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks we got through the pass before it started to snow — verb (= sink) pass into a specified state or condition He sank into nirvana — verb (= exceed, top) be superior or better than some standard She exceeded our expectations She topped her performance of last year — verb throw (a ball) to another player Smith passed — verb cause to pass She passed around the plates — noun a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs — noun a permit to enter or leave a military installation he had to show his pass in order to get out — noun a complimentary ticket the star got passes for his family — noun (= head) a difficult juncture a pretty pass matters came to a head yesterday — noun one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer) it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass — noun (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team the pass was fumbled — noun (= passing) success in satisfying a test or requirement his future depended on his passing that test he got a pass in introductory chemistry — noun (= bye) you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent he had a bye in the first round — adjective (= passing) of advancing the ball by throwing it a team with a good passing attack a pass play — verb (= fall, return, devolve) be inherited by The estate fell to my sister The land returned to the family The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead — verb (= authorize, authorise, clear) grant authorization or clearance for Clear the manuscript for publication The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography — noun (= crack, whirl) a usually brief attempt he took a crack at it I gave it a whirl — verb (= eliminate) eliminate from the body Pass a kidney stone — verb (= die, perish, go, kick the bucket) pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life She died from cancer The children perished in the fire The patient went peacefully The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102

Synonyms pass synonyms

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pass English » English

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Topics pass topics

What do people use pass to talk about?
Physical actions Move Move toward something

Move past, over, through

  • What words refer to passing someone or something, which is moving in the same direction?
    pass
  • What words refer to moving through something?
    pass through
Universe, creation World Land

Mountain

  • What words refer to a place you can travel through the mountains?
    pass tunnel
Person Body functions

Urinate, urine
Language and thought Think Opinion

Approve of something
Language and thought Teach

Test

  • What words refer to passing a test?
    pass fail
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation Sports

Football, soccer
Social behavior Law

Pass laws
Daily life Food Eat

Meal
Physical actions Move something Carry

Throw
States Quantity

More
Person Life

Die
Person Body functions

Defecate, feces
Person Healthy Symptom of disease

Lose consciousness
Person Life Sexual relations

Sexual immorality
Language and thought Soul, spirit Mental state

Ignore
Language and thought Think Remember

Forget
Language and thought Communication Say Criticize

Blame
Social behavior Relationships Kinship

Related by birth
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation Sports

Basketball
Social behavior Religion

Heaven, hell
Physical actions Have, be with

Give, hand to
States Quality Type, kind Compare

Like, similar
Grammar Connected with, related Discourse markers

Markers of transition

Conjugation pass conjugation

How do you conjugate pass?

pass · verb

Examples pass examples

How do I use pass in a sentence?

Simple sentences

He asked me to pass him the salt.
Please pass me the butter.
Everything depends on whether you pass the examination.
Pass me the salt.
He is working hard to pass the examination.
Did you pass the exam?
Tom often goes to pass water.
We clean up a bedroom in which someone came to pass away on the mattress and laid there for several months.
You should study hard so that you can pass the examination.
You are expected to pass the exam.
You'll certainly pass the coming exam.
Your success depends on whether you pass the STEP examination or not.
Ten to one you can pass the test.
Would you be kind enough to pass the salt?
Pass me the salt, please.
Will you pass me the salt?
In a town you may pass unnoticed, whereas in a village it's impossible.
If you study earnestly, you can expect to pass the exam.
You can't enter here unless you have a pass.
Pass me the salt, will you?
Would you pass me the salt?
Could you pass me the salt, please?
Please pass me the salt.
Pass me the salt and pepper, please.
Pass me the wine, please.

Movie subtitles

Indeed, it came to pass that the prophet Joseph Smith discovered the Book of Mormon on golden plates.
And it came to pass that the Nephites did gather together a great number of men, even to exceed the number of 30,000.
And it came to pass that, in the same year, they had a number of battles in which the Nephites did beat the Lamanites and did slay many of them.
Not so fast Mormons, you shall not pass my mountain!
Pass me a pot cookie.
Ah, yes, the classic Serrano pass-out.
And never pass up a good discount, right?
He knew he was on the way out with his cancer and wanted to pass on his wisdom.
I'll pass this on to the uniform branch.
The sooner you pass your driving test the better.
Pass it on.
Oliver. I'm gonna have to pass.
Bitch of a mountain. Wolf Creek Pass.
The congregation had appointed five wise and trusted men to pass verdicts on the applicants.
I can pass for Egyptian.
Pass me the jam.
We will stop them at any cost before that situation comes to pass.
Moments ago, I saw the future. I went through time and saw what comes to pass.
Wolf Creek Pass.
It's sad that the days pass so quickly, that I have to spend them away from you!
Having got through the pass, they went down into the next valley.
Accused, you are an Irishman. and therefore we will pass judgement over you. in the name of Queen Victoria.
Pass me the matches.
Can you pass me yours?
You pass?
There ain't a man here that knows the pass over them hills!
Pass.
At the end of season one, people weren't sure if she was either going to pass away, and there was going to be no more Lydia Martin.
We will definitely pass to the second round.
I have to pass, through the red path that I've never thought of.
Bitch of a mountain. Wolf Creek Pass?
Love, Confidence, Happiness months pass by.
Well, we'll pass over that.
Imagine it. For 30 miles we ride together in his car and never once did he so much as make a pass at me.
You could pass me off as your brother.
I pass.
But it'll pass.

News and current affairs

The IMF proposal seems to pass these tests.
With Senators Patrick Leahy and Chuck Grassley, Kaufman worked last year to pass a bill providing timely resources to federal law enforcement agencies working on recent financial fraud.
America managed to pass off bad mortgages worth hundreds of billions of dollars to investors (including banks) around the world.
Moreover, securitization contributed to bad lending: in the old days, banks that originated bad loans bore the consequences; in the new world of securitization, the originators could pass the loans onto others.
Not only are Canada and Mexico the US's first and second largest trading partners, but the three countries maintain a myriad of relationships--in business, tourism, and culture--that do not pass through their embassies or governments.
Let me stake out more precisely the narrow path that would allow Europe to pass through this minefield.
There is still time, just barely, to turn the F's to A's, and to pass humanity's ultimate test.
The Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Bill, which is about to pass the US Senate, does something similar - and long overdue - for banking.
When target dates pass, the goals are simply reformulated on a new timeline, and more money is thrown at the problem, with little consideration of how, exactly, it should be spent.
And a minority government would be unable to pass any controversial legislation that the Scottish Nationalists opposed.
Some influential people, including Schwarzenegger, say the state needs a new constitution that would restrict ballot initiatives and make budgets easier to pass.
If the Congress does not pass the IMF quota reform, the US can hardly blame the Chinese for undertaking initiatives such as the AIIB on their own.
Prices should pass on to end users the full cost not only of production and acquisition, but also of the damage - including air pollution and climate change - caused by intensive reliance on fossil fuels.
Such an assertion, if made in the context of a study of non-human animal behaviour, would not be likely to pass scientific muster.
Government and rebel leaders around the globe have been put on notice that criminal conduct will no longer be given a free pass.
There is a discussion of how much of the burden to pass on to future generations. In this war, there was no such discussion.
Rather than a pardon, he wants parliament to pass a law allowing Tymoshenko to go to Germany for treatment, but on the condition that she would resume her prison sentence should she return to Ukraine.
Both Republicans and Democrats are threatening to pass a new round of tough sanctions against Iran in December.
Why are gun-control laws so hard to pass?
But there is evidence that the second has already started to come to pass, with serious implications for the way that modern economies have attempted to meet the challenges of globalization.
The nuclear cooperation agreement was criticized in the US Congress for not being strict enough on non-proliferation issues, but it looked likely to pass.
If this happens, another ten years may pass before the regulation is modified.
We cannot afford to let this opportunity pass us by.
But should any one of the resolutions on my list come to pass, the result would be momentous.
People developed these habits on the basis of the experiences of their families and friends: when in debt trouble, one must cut spending and pass through a period of austerity until the burden (debt relative to income) is reduced.

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