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Definition of 'PASS'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) pass
to move past; go by:
to pass a car on the road.

2.  pass
to let go without notice, action, etc.; disregard.

3.  pass
to cause or allow to go through a barrier, obstacle, etc.:
The guard passed the visitor.

4.  pass
to go across or over (a stream, threshold, etc.); cross.

5.  pass
to endure or undergo.

6.  pass
to undergo or complete successfully:
to pass an examination.

7.  pass
to cause or permit (a person) to complete an examination, course of study, etc., successfully.

8.  pass
to go beyond (a point, degree, stage, etc.); surpass.

9.  pass
to cause to go or move onward:
to pass a rope through a hole.

10.  pass
to cause to go or march by:
to pass troops in review.

11.  pass
to allow to elapse or slip by; spend:
How did you pass the time?

12.  pass
to cause to circulate or spread:
to pass rumors.

13.  pass
to cause to be accepted or received:
to pass bad checks.

14.  pass
to convey from one person to another.

15.  pass
to discharge or void from the body.

16.  pass
to sanction or approve, esp. by vote:
Congress passed the bill.

17.  pass
to obtain the approval or sanction of:
The bill passed the Senate.

18.  pass
to express; pronounce:
to pass judgment.

19.  pass
to omit the usual or regular payment of (a dividend).

20.  pass
to make a passing shot against (an opponent in tennis).

21.  pass
to transfer (a ball or puck) to a teammate.

22.  pass
(in feats of magic) to perform a pass on.

23.  pass
to pledge.

24. (v.i.) pass
to go or move onward; proceed.

25.  pass
to come to or toward, then go beyond:
to pass through town.

26.  pass
to go away; depart:
The feeling will pass.

27.  pass
to elapse:
The day passed quickly.

28.  pass
to come to an end:
The crisis soon passed.

29.  pass
to die (often fol. by away or on).

30.  pass
to take place; happen; occur.

31.  pass
to go by or move past.

32.  pass
to go about or circulate.

33.  pass
to serve as a marginally acceptable substitute:
The copy isn't very good but it will pass.

34.  pass
to live or be known as a member of a racial or ethnic group other than one's own, esp. to live and be known as a white person though having some black ancestry.

35.  pass
to be transferred:
The crown passed to the king's nephew.

36.  pass
to be interchanged:
Sharp words passed between them.

37.  pass
to undergo transition or conversion:
to pass from a solid to a liquid state.

38.  pass
to go or get through a barrier, test, etc., successfully.

39.  pass
to go unheeded or unchallenged:
I let the insult pass.

40.  pass
to express or pronounce an opinion or judgment:
Will you pass on the authenticity of this drawing?

41.  pass
to be voided, as excrement or a kidney stone.

42.  pass
to obtain the approval or sanction of a legislative body, committee, or the like.

43.  pass
to make a pass, as in football or ice hockey.

44.  pass
Cards.

45.  pass
to forgo one's opportunity to bid.

46.  pass
to throw in one's hand.

47.  pass
(in fencing) to thrust.

48.  pass
pass for, to be accepted as; be considered:
material that passed for silk.

49.  pass
pass off,

50.  pass
to present, offer, or sell by fraud or deceit.

51.  pass
to cause to be accepted under a false identity:
He passed himself off as a doctor.

52.  pass
to continue to completion; occur:
The meeting passed off without incident.

53.  pass
pass out, to faint.

54.  pass
pass over,

55.  pass
to disregard; ignore.

56.  pass
pass up, to refuse or neglect to take advantage of, as an opportunity.

57. (n.) pass
an act of passing.

58.  pass
a narrow route across a low notch or depression in a mountain barrier.

59.  pass
a road, channel, or other means of passage, as through an obstructed region.

60.  pass
a permission or license to pass, go, come, or enter.

61.  pass
written permission given a soldier to be absent briefly from a station.

62.  pass
a free ticket or permit.

63.  pass
a particular stage or state of affairs:
The situation came to a dreadful pass.

64.  pass
a single movement, effort, etc.:
We made a pass at the enemy airfield.

65.  pass
a gesture, action, or remark that is intended to be sexually inviting:
He made a pass at her.

66.  pass
a jab with the arm, esp. one that misses its mark.

67.  pass
the transfer of a ball or puck from one teammate to another.

68.  pass
Cards. the act or statement of not bidding or raising another bid.

69.  pass
(in feats of magic)

70.  pass
a passing of the hand over, along, or before anything.

71.  pass
the transference or changing of objects by or as if by sleight of hand; a manipulation.

72.  pass
a thrust or lunge made in fencing.

Definition of 'PASS'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) base on balls, walk, pass
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
"he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"

2. (noun) pass
(military) a written leave of absence
"he had a pass for three days"

3. (noun) pass, passing play, passing game, 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"

4. (noun) pass, mountain pass, notch
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"

5. (noun) pass, passport
any authorization to pass or go somewhere
"the pass to visit had a strict time limit"

6. (noun) pass, laissez passer
a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
"the media representatives had special passes"

7. (noun) pass
a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
"the plane turned to make a second pass"

8. (noun) pass, strait, straits
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

9. (noun) pass, head, straits
a difficult juncture
"a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"

10. (noun) pass
one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
"it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass"

11. (noun) bye, pass
you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
"he had a bye in the first round"

12. (noun) pass, liberty chit
a permit to enter or leave a military installation
"he had to show his pass in order to get out"

13. (noun) pass
a complimentary ticket
"the star got passes for his family"

14. (noun) crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer
a usually brief attempt
"he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"

15. (noun) pass, toss, flip
(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
"the pass was fumbled"

16. (adj) passing, pass, qualifying
success in satisfying a test or requirement
"his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"

17. (verb) passing(a), pass(a)
of advancing the ball by throwing it
"a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play"

18. (verb) pass, 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"

19. (verb) travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass
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"

20. (verb) legislate, pass
make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
"They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time"

21. (verb) elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along
pass by
"three years elapsed"

22. (verb) pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
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"

23. (verb) run, go, pass, lead, 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"

24. (verb) pass, overtake, overhaul
travel past
"The sports car passed all the trucks"

25. (verb) happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
come to pass
"What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

26. (verb) pass, clear
go unchallenged; be approved
"The bill cleared the House"

27. (verb) spend, pass
pass time in a specific way
"how are you spending your summer vacation?"

28. (verb) guide, run, draw, pass
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"

29. (verb) communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
transmit information
"Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"

30. (verb) evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass
disappear gradually
"The pain eventually passed off"

31. (verb) pass, make it
go successfully through a test or a selection process
"She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"

32. (verb) exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top
be superior or better than some standard
"She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"

33. (verb) pass
accept or judge as acceptable
"The teacher passed the student although he was weak"

34. (verb) pass
allow to go without comment or censure
"the insult passed as if unnoticed"

35. (verb) pass
transfer to another; of rights or property
"Our house passed under his official control"

36. (verb) sink, pass, lapse
pass into a specified state or condition
"He sank into nirvana"

37. (verb) pass
throw (a ball) to another player
"Smith passed"

38. (verb) fall, return, pass, 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"

39. (verb) pass, make pass
cause to pass
"She passed around the plates"

40. (verb) authorize, authorise, pass, clear
grant authorization or clearance for
"Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

41. (verb) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it
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"

42. (verb) excrete, egest, eliminate, pass
eliminate from the body
"Pass a kidney stone"

Definition of 'PASS'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) pass
to move past
I pass the post office on my way to work.; a car passing on the left

2.  pass
to move or make move somewhere
We'll pass through Germany and Austria on our way to Slovenia.; Pass the wire along the tube.

3.  pass
pass through/accross/along etc.
≠ fail
I think I did well enough to pass.; Did you pass your driver's test?

4.  pass
to move sth into or near to sb's hand
Can you pass the salt to me please?

5.  pass
(of time) to go by
The summer passed quickly.

6.  pass
to throw, kick, or hit a ball, puck, etc. to sb
Pass the ball to your partner as quickly as possible.; He should have passed instead of trying to score.

7.  pass
to vote or be voted for, in order to make a law effective
The state passed the law to reduce street crime.; If the Senate bill passes, the president will veto it.

8.  pass
to stop
My fear passed and I began to enjoy being on stage.

9.  pass
to go beyond an amount or level
The number of unemployed will soon pass one million.

10.  pass
to happen in a particular way
The wedding passed in a blur.

11.  pass
to not take your turn in a game, competition, etc.
I'm not sure of the answer, so I'll pass.

12.  pass
pass comment/judgment
to state what you think
I refuse to pass comment until I have all the facts.

13.  pass
pass sentence
(of a judge) to officially give a criminal a punishment
We are now waiting for the judge to pass sentence.

14.  pass
pass the time
to spend time in a particular way
We passed the time reading in the sun.

15. (noun) pass
an official document that allows sb to enter a place
You can't get into the meeting without a pass.

16.  pass
an act of throwing, kicking, or hitting a ball, puck, etc. to sb
a beautiful pass to his teammate

17.  pass
a path or road going through a range of mountains
a mountain pass

18.  pass
≠ fail
What score do you need for a pass?

Definition of 'PASS'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) PASS
to go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal phrase defining the kind or manner of motion; as, to pass on, by, out, in, etc.; to pass swiftly, directly, smoothly, etc.; to pass to the rear, under the yoke, over the bridge, across the field, beyond the border, etc

2. (verb) PASS
to move or be transferred from one state or condition to another; to change possession, condition, or circumstances; to undergo transition; as, the business has passed into other hands

3. (verb) PASS
to move beyond the range of the senses or of knowledge; to pass away; hence, to disappear; to vanish; to depart; specifically, to depart from life; to die

4. (verb) PASS
to move or to come into being or under notice; to come and go in consciousness; hence, to take place; to occur; to happen; to come; to occur progressively or in succession; to be present transitorily

5. (verb) PASS
to go by or glide by, as time; to elapse; to be spent; as, their vacation passed pleasantly

6. (verb) PASS
to go from one person to another; hence, to be given and taken freely; as, clipped coin will not pass; to obtain general acceptance; to be held or regarded; to circulate; to be current; -- followed by for before a word denoting value or estimation

7. (verb) PASS
to advance through all the steps or stages necessary to validity or effectiveness; to be carried through a body that has power to sanction or reject; to receive legislative sanction; to be enacted; as, the resolution passed; the bill passed both houses of Congress

8. (verb) PASS
to go through any inspection or test successfully; to be approved or accepted; as, he attempted the examination, but did not expect to pass

9. (verb) PASS
to be suffered to go on; to be tolerated; hence, to continue; to live along

10. (verb) PASS
to go unheeded or neglected; to proceed without hindrance or opposition; as, we let this act pass

11. (verb) PASS
to go beyond bounds; to surpass; to be in excess

12. (verb) PASS
to take heed; to care

13. (verb) PASS
to go through the intestines

14. (verb) PASS
to be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or other instrument of conveyance; as, an estate passes by a certain clause in a deed

15. (verb) PASS
to make a lunge or pass; to thrust

16. (verb) PASS
to decline to take an optional action when it is one's turn, as to decline to bid, or to bet, or to play a card; in euchre, to decline to make the trump

17. (verb) PASS
in football, hockey, etc., to make a pass; to transfer the ball, etc., to another player of one's own side

18. (verb) PASS
to go by, beyond, over, through, or the like; to proceed from one side to the other of; as, to pass a house, a stream, a boundary, etc

19. (verb) PASS
to go from one limit to the other of; to spend; to live through; to have experience of; to undergo; to suffer

20. (verb) PASS
to go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard

21. (verb) PASS
to transcend; to surpass; to excel; to exceed

22. (verb) PASS
to go successfully through, as an examination, trail, test, etc.; to obtain the formal sanction of, as a legislative body; as, he passed his examination; the bill passed the senate

23. (verb) PASS
to cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another; to transmit; to deliver; to hand; to make over; as, the waiter passed bisquit and cheese; the torch was passed from hand to hand

24. (verb) PASS
to cause to pass the lips; to utter; to pronounce; hence, to promise; to pledge; as, to pass sentence

25. (verb) PASS
to cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just; as, he passed the bill through the committee; the senate passed the law

26. (verb) PASS
to put in circulation; to give currency to; as, to pass counterfeit money

27. (verb) PASS
to cause to obtain entrance, admission, or conveyance; as, to pass a person into a theater, or over a railroad

28. (verb) PASS
to emit from the bowels; to evacuate

29. (verb) PASS
to take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure

30. (verb) PASS
to make, as a thrust, punto, etc

31. (verb) PASS
an opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier; a passageway; a defile; a ford; as, a mountain pass

32. (verb) PASS
a thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike an adversary

33. (verb) PASS
a movement of the hand over or along anything; the manipulation of a mesmerist

34. (verb) PASS
a single passage of a bar, rail, sheet, etc., between the rolls

35. (verb) PASS
state of things; condition; predicament

36. (verb) PASS
permission or license to pass, or to go and come; a psssport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission; as, a railroad or theater pass; a military pass

37. (verb) PASS
fig.: a thrust; a sally of wit

38. (verb) PASS
estimation; character

39. (verb) PASS
a part; a division

Definition of 'PASS'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. PASS
1. A short tactical run or dive by an aircraft at a target. 2. A single sweep through or within firing range of an enemy air formation.

Translation of 'PASS'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc) I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.
Afrikaans: verby beweeg	Arabic: يَمُرُّ، يَتَجاوَز	Bulgarian: минавам
Brazilian: passar	Czech: míjet, projít	German: vorbeigehen
Danish: passere; køre forbi; gå f	Greek: περνώ	Spanish: pasar(por), dejar atrás
Estonian: mööda, läbi minema	Farsi: عبور کردن	Finnish: ohittaa
French: passer (devant), dépasser	Hebrew: לַעֲבוֹר עַל-	Hindi: गुजरना, आगे बढ़ना
Croatian: proći	Hungarian: elhalad	Indonesian: melewati
Icelandic: fara framhjá	Italian: passare	Japanese: 通る
Korean: 지나가다	Lithuanian: praeiti, pravažiuoti	Latvian: iet garām; braukt garām
Malay: lalu	Dutch: voorbijgaan	Norwegian: gå/kjøre forbi, passere
Polish: przechodzić	Persian: عبور کردن	Pashto: تيريدنه
Portuguese: passar	Romanian: a trece (de)	Russian: проходить; проезжать
Slovak: prechádzať	Slovenian: iti mimo	Serbian: proći
Swedish: passera [förbi]	Thai: ผ่านไป	Turkish: geçmek
Taiwanese: 經過	Ukrainian: проходити; проїздити	Urdu: گذرنا
Vietnamese: đi ngang qua	Chinese: 经过
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