pass
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
- (of a member of an inquest or other deliberative body) to sit (usually followed by on or upon): to pass on a case of manslaughter.
- to adjudicate.
- to vest title or other legal interest in real or personal property in a new owner.
- to forgo one's opportunity to bid, play, etc.
- to throw in one's hand.
noun
- a military document granting the right to cross lines or to enter or leave a military or naval base or building.
- written authority given a soldier to leave a station or duty for a specified period of time.
- a gesture, action, or remark that is intended to be sexually inviting; amorous overture.
- a jab or poke with the arm, especially one that misses its mark.
- a passing of the hand over, along, or before anything.
- the transference or changing of objects by or as by sleight of hand; a manipulation, as of a juggler.
Verb Phrases
- to cease; end: All this trouble will pass away.
- to die: He passed away during the night.
- to present or offer (something) under false pretenses; dispose of deceptively: to pass off a spurious de Kooning on a gullible buyer.
- to cause to be accepted or received under a false identity: He passed himself off as a doctor.
- to cease gradually; end: The headache passed off in the late afternoon.
- to disregard or ignore.
- to continue to completion; occur: The meeting passed off without incident.
- to disregard; ignore: Just pass over the first part of his letter.
- to fail to take notice of, consider, or choose: He was passed over for the promotion.
Idioms for pass
- to lose consciousness; faint.
- to die; pass away.
- to distribute, especially individually by hand: to pass out discount coupons on a street corner.
- to walk or march out or through; leave or exit by means of: The graduates will pass out the center aisle after receiving their diplomas. Pass out this door and turn left.
- to be exempted or promoted from: Jerry passed out of freshman composition on the basis of his entering essay.
Origin of pass
synonym study for pass
OTHER WORDS FROM pass
pass·less, adjective out·pass, verb (used with object) sub·pass, nounWords nearby pass
Definition for pass (2 of 3)
noun
Definition for pass (3 of 3)
Example sentences from the Web for pass
San Francisco was the first city to pass one in 2006; since then, 14 other cities and three states have followed suit.
Congress is attempting to pass the buck on federal funding for education.
“They just walk around, they ride in their patrol cars, and they just pass by,” he said.
He goes into some detail into what it took to persuade voters to pass marriage equality at the ballot box in four states in 2012.
It actually kept the government open all year and manage to pass something vaguely resembling a budget.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive |Ben Jacobs |December 29, 2014 |DAILY BEASTIn the meanwhile, can he ever pass Bedlam, without a tender feeling for the future destiny of his footmen and coachman?
Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) |VariousWell, since you went, things have come to pass that make me doubt.
To pass swiftly along over the level yellow road that they had traversed on foot in the morning was very delightful.
Jack the Young Canoeman |George Bird GrinnellPass under the chain-gate, turn sharply to the left under another archway, and the Close is before you.
Somerset |G.W. Wade and J.H. WadeThe cane, K K, is fastened by thread as in the diagram; the thread can pass through a hole in the cork.
Toy-Making in School and Home |Ruby Kathleen Polkinghorne and Mabel Irene Rutherford Polkinghorne
British Dictionary definitions for pass (1 of 2)
verb
noun
- a route through a range of mountains where the summit is lower or where there is a gap between peaks
- (capital as part of a name)the Simplon Pass
- a document allowing entry to and exit from a military installation
- a document authorizing leave of absence
- the passing of a college or university examination to a satisfactory standard but not as high as honours
- (as modifier)a pass degree Compare honours (def. 2)
interjection
Word Origin for pass
British Dictionary definitions for pass (2 of 2)
abbreviation for
Medical definitions for pass
v.
Idioms and Phrases with pass
In addition to the idioms beginning with pass
- pass away
- pass by
- pass for
- pass muster
- pass off
- pass on
- pass one's lips
- pass out
- pass over
- pass the buck
- pass the hat
- pass the time
- pass the torch
- pass through one's mind
- pass up
- pass with flying colors
also see:
- bring about (to pass)
- come about (to pass)
- cross (pass through) one's mind
- head someone off (at the pass)
- in passing
- make (take) a pass at
- ships that pass in the night