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pass
- pronunciation:
- paes
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- come to pass, pass out, pass up
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
passed, passes, passing |
| definition 1: |
to go past; move beyond.
I pass her house every day on the way to work.We passed a gas station a few miles back.The truck was going slowly, and all the cars were trying to pass it.- similar words:
- bypass, eclipse, exceed, excel, leave, outdo, outstrip, overtake, surpass
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| definition 2: |
to skip or disregard.
Let's pass this for now, and go on to the next one.- synonyms:
- disregard
- similar words:
- forget, ignore, overlook, slip, waive
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| definition 3: |
to go or allow to go over, through, or across.
The sentry passed the soldiers.- synonyms:
- traverse
- similar words:
- cross
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| definition 4: |
to complete successfully.
She passed the math exam.- synonyms:
- satisfy
- antonyms:
- fail
- similar words:
- accomplish, achieve, complete, finesse, finish, fulfill, hack
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| definition 5: |
to hand or convey to someone else.
Please pass the salt.- synonyms:
- give, hand
- similar words:
- bequeath, carry, convey, deliver, grant, send, transfer, transmit
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| definition 6: |
to cause to move.
She passed the thread through the eye of the needle.- synonyms:
- move, put
- similar words:
- advance, convey, discharge, eject, emit, send, slip, transmit
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| definition 7: |
to live through; spend.
She passed her vacation at the shore.- synonyms:
- spend
- similar words:
- live, occupy, while
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| definition 8: |
to circulate.
A newspaper passes information.- synonyms:
- circulate, distribute, spread
- similar words:
- advance, broadcast, disclose, disseminate, impart, relate, tell
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| definition 9: |
to sanction; approve.
The committee passed the motion.- synonyms:
- approve, sanction
- antonyms:
- reject
- similar words:
- accept, adopt, authorize, clear, enact, legitimize, OK, ratify, sign, validate
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| definition 10: |
to express; pronounce.
He will pass judgment on the issue.- synonyms:
- express, pronounce
- similar words:
- announce, aver, declaim, declare, deliver, offer
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| definition 11: |
in some sports, to throw, hit, or otherwise transfer a ball, puck, or the like to (another player).
The soccer coach reminded the players to pass the ball to each other.- similar words:
- flip, hurl, lob, send, throw, toss
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| related words: |
cap, carry, enter, fleet, forward, give, kill, negotiate, overcome, overhaul, overrun, serve, slide, travel |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to move along; proceed.
The circus used to pass through this town.- synonyms:
- go, move, proceed
- antonyms:
- stop
- similar words:
- advance, drift, progress, roll
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| definition 2: |
to reach or come near, then move beyond.
The parade will pass by the onlookers.- similar words:
- bypass, move, overtake
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| definition 3: |
to elapse.
The time passed slowly.- synonyms:
- elapse, go
- similar words:
- advance, flow, move, proceed, progress, slip, waste
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| definition 4: |
to move from one place to another; circulate.
The news passed quickly through the community.- synonyms:
- circulate, move
- similar words:
- advance, carry, flow, go, proceed, progress, spread, sweep
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| definition 5: |
to cease to live; die.
He passed on during the night.- synonyms:
- depart, die
- similar words:
- expire, go, perish, succumb
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| definition 6: |
to end.
The crisis finally passed.- synonyms:
- cease, disappear, end
- antonyms:
- abide
- similar words:
- blow over, close, depart, dissipate, dissolve, evaporate, fade, go, leave, peter out, recede, stop, terminate, vanish
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| definition 7: |
to happen.
So many things have passed since he went away.- synonyms:
- befall, happen, occur, take place
- similar words:
- give, transpire
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| definition 8: |
to allow something to go unchallenged.
She let the sarcasm pass without comment.- similar words:
- be, go, lie, ride, sit
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| definition 9: |
to be communicated.
No words passed between them.- synonyms:
- cross
- similar words:
- exchange
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| definition 10: |
to be approved or sanctioned.
The motion passed easily.- synonyms:
- clear
- similar words:
- succeed
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| definition 11: |
to express or pronounce an opinion, judgment, or the like (usu. fol. by on).
Will you pass on the color of this dress?- synonyms:
- declare, pronounce
- similar words:
- declaim, judge, opine
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| definition 12: |
to be conveyed.
The antique table passed from generation to generation in the family.- similar words:
- carry, circulate, descend, devolve, flow, move
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| definition 13: |
in some sports, to throw, hit, or otherwise transfer a ball, puck, or the like to another player.
The quarterback should have passed instead of trying to run.- similar words:
- throw
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| related words: |
clear, cross, disappear, intervene, march, qualify, range, skip, stir, travel, traverse, wear |
| phrase: |
come to pass |
| phrase: |
pass out |
| phrase: |
pass up |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a means of passage, such as a road, channel, or gap, through which one can travel.
a mountain pass- synonyms:
- passage
- similar words:
- channel, corridor, course, defile, gap, passageway, path, road, route, way
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| definition 2: |
a ticket or permit allowing one to enter, come, or go freely, esp. one issued at no cost.
- similar words:
- authorization, license, permission, permit, ticket, visa
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| definition 3: |
a limited, often half-hearted, effort or attempt.
He made a pass at cleaning up the mess.- similar words:
- attempt, effort, try
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| definition 4: |
a sexual suggestion or overture.
He made a pass at her.- synonyms:
- advance, proposition
- similar words:
- come-on, move, overture
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| definition 5: |
state of affairs; predicament.
- synonyms:
- position, situation
- similar words:
- fix, impasse, juncture, pickle, predicament, stalemate, state, strait
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| definition 6: |
in some sports, an act of passing.
The quarterback threw an accurate pass.- similar words:
- flip, hurl, lob, throw, toss
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| related words: |
canyon, completion, notch, put, token, transfer |
| derivation: |
passing (adj.) |
Word Builder: pass +
- passing1:
of a grade, good enough to pass
- passing2:
of the lane of a highway, giving space in which to pass another car.
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