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pass
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- pronunciation:
- paes
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- phrases:
- pass out
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
passes, passing, passed |
| definition 1: |
to go past; move beyond.
The red car passed the blue one.- similar words:
- bypass, eclipse, exceed, excel, leave, outdo, overtake, surpass
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| definition 2: |
to complete with success.
She passed the math test.- synonyms:
- satisfy
- antonyms:
- fail
- similar words:
- accomplish, achieve, complete, finish, fulfill, hack
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| definition 3: |
to hand or move to someone else.
Please pass the milk.- synonyms:
- give, hand
- similar words:
- convey, deliver, grant, send, transfer, transmit
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| definition 4: |
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 5: |
to live through; spend.
She passed her vacation at the shore.- synonyms:
- spend
- similar words:
- occupy, while
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| definition 6: |
to approve or make into law.
The legislature passed a new law against drunk driving.- synonyms:
- approve
- antonyms:
- reject
- similar words:
- accept, adopt, authorize, clear, enact, OK, ratify, sign
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| definition 7: |
in some sports, to throw, hit, or otherwise move (a ball or other object) to another player.
He passed the basketball to another player.- similar words:
- flip, hurl, send, throw, toss
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| definition 8: |
to move along; go.
The train passed through many small towns on its way to the city.- synonyms:
- go, move
- antonyms:
- stop
- similar words:
- advance, drift, progress, roll
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| definition 9: |
of time, to go along or go by.
Time passes quickly when I'm enjoying myself.- synonyms:
- elapse, go
- similar words:
- advance, flow, move, proceed, progress, slip
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| definition 10: |
to stop living; die.
He passed during the night.- synonyms:
- die
- similar words:
- expire, go, perish
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| definition 11: |
to end.
The storm finally passed.- synonyms:
- cease, disappear, end
- antonyms:
- abide
- similar words:
- blow over, close, depart, dissolve, evaporate, fade, go, leave, recede, stop, terminate, vanish
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| related words: |
disappear, forward, give, kill, overcome, overhaul, overrun, range, skip, slide, stir, travel, wear |
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| phrase: |
pass out |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a road or other means of passage through which one can travel.
The storm made it impossible to go through the mountain pass.- synonyms:
- passage
- similar words:
- channel, corridor, course, gap, passageway, path, road, route, way
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| definition 2: |
a free ticket allowing one to enter, come, or go at will.
He won a pass to the movie theater for two months.- similar words:
- license, permission, permit, ticket
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| definition 3: |
an act of passing in some sports.
The quarterback threw an excellent pass.- similar words:
- flip, throw, toss
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| related words: |
canyon, token, transfer |
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| 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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