passed
[ past, pahst ]
/ pæst, pɑst /
adjective
having completed the act of passing.
having received a passing grade on an examination or test or successfully completed a school course, year, or program of study.
Finance.
noting a dividend not paid at the usual dividend date.
U.S. Navy.
having successfully completed an examination for promotion, and awaiting a vacancy in the next grade: a passed chief engineer.
OTHER WORDS FROM passed
un·passed, adjectiveWords nearby passed
Definition for passed (2 of 2)
Origin of pass
1175–1225; (v.) Middle English
passen < Old French
passer < Vulgar Latin
*passāre, derivative of Latin
passus step,
pace1; (noun) Middle English; in part < Middle French
passe (noun derivative of
passer), in part noun derivative of
passen
synonym study for pass
35, 76b, 79. See
die1.
OTHER WORDS FROM pass
pass·less, adjective out·pass, verb (used with object) sub·pass, nounExample sentences from the Web for passed
British Dictionary definitions for passed
pass
/ (pɑːs) /
verb
noun
interjection
bridge
a call indicating that a player has no bid to make
Word Origin for pass
C13: from Old French
passer to pass, surpass, from Latin
passūs step,
pace
1
Medical definitions for passed
pass
[ păs ]
v.
To go across; go through.
To cause to move into a certain position.
To cease to exist; die.
To be voided from the body.
Idioms and Phrases with passed
pass