pass

verb

\ ˈpas

passed; passing; passes

Definition of pass

(Entry 1 of 4)

intransitive verb

1 : move, proceed, go The boat was too tall to pass under the bridge.

2a : to go away : depart the fright passes almost immediately— Fred Majdalany

b : die —often used with on Her parents have passed on.

3a : to move in a path so as to approach and continue beyond something : move past especially : to move past another vehicle going in the same direction glowered at the other driver as we passed

b : to run the normal course —used of time or a period of time the hours pass quickly

4a : to go or make one's way through allow no one to pass

b : to go uncensured, unchallenged, or seemingly unnoticed let the remark pass

5 : to go from one quality, state, or form to another passes from a liquid to a gaseous state

6a : to sit in inquest (see inquest sense 1) or judgment

b(1) : to render a decision, verdict, or opinion the court passed on the legality of wiretapping

(2) : to become legally rendered judgment passed for the plaintiff

7 : to go from the control, ownership, or possession of one person or group to that of another the throne passed to the king's son title passes to the buyer upon payment in full

8a : happen, occur commenting freely on the transactions as they pass— W. L. Sperry

b : to take place or be exchanged as or in a social, personal, or business interaction words passed

9a : to become approved by a legislature or body empowered to sanction or reject the proposal passed

b : to undergo an inspection, test, or course of study successfully took the examination and passed

10a : to serve as a medium of exchange

b : to be accepted or regarded drivel that passes for literature

c : to identify oneself or be identified as something one is not tried to pass as an adult Mom could pass as my sister

11a obsolete : to make a pass (see pass entry 3 sense 5) in fencing

b : to throw or hit a ball or puck to a teammate —often used with off took the ball and quickly passed off to a teammate

12a(1) : to decline to bid, double, or redouble in a card game Her bridge partner passed.

(2) : to withdraw from the current poker pot

b : to let something go by without accepting or taking advantage of it thanks for the offer, but I'll pass —often used with on passed on the cheesecake

transitive verb

1 : to go beyond: such as

a : surpass, exceed passes all expectations

b : to advance or develop beyond

c : to go past (one moving in the same direction) passed a slower moving car

2a : to go by : proceed or extend beyond pass the school on their way to work

b(1) obsolete : neglect, omit

(2) : to omit a regularly scheduled declaration and payment of (a dividend)

3a : to go across, over, or through : cross

b : to live through (something, such as an experience or peril) : undergo

c : to go through (something, such as a test) successfully passed the final exams of his courses

4a : to secure the approval of the bill passed the Senate

b : to cause or permit to win approval or legal or official sanction pass a law

c : to give approval or a passing grade to pass the students

5a : to let (time or a period of time) go by especially while involved in a leisure activity I'll read to pass the time

b : to let go unnoticed : overlook, disregard his commander quietly passed his likes or dislikes— George Meredith

6a : pledge had passed his word that he would repay the debt

b : to transfer the right to or property in pass title to a house

7a : to put in circulation pass bad checks

b(1) : to transfer or transmit from one to another pass the salt passing the savings on to customers

(2) : to relay or communicate (something, such as information) to another

c : to cause or enable to go : transport waited till the soldiers and wounded were all passed over— Walt Whitman

d : to throw or hit (a ball or puck) especially to a teammate —often used with off passed the ball off to his teammate

8a : to pronounce (something, such as a sentence or opinion) especially judicially passed sentence on the convicted man

b : utter passed a cutting remark

9a : to cause or permit to go past or through a barrier passed the detectives to view the crime scene

b : to move or cause to move in a particular manner or direction passed my hand over my face pass the rope through the loop

c : to cause to march or go by in order pass the troops in review

10 : to emit or discharge from a bodily part and especially the bowels

11a : to give a base on balls to passed two batters

b : to hit a ball past (an opponent) in a game (such as tennis)

pass muster

: to gain approval or acceptance His cooking could pass muster in an expensive French restaurant.

pass the buck

: to shift a responsibility to someone else Stop trying to pass the buck and take responsibility for what you did.

pass the hat

: to take up a collection for money passed the hat for families affected by the disaster

pass the time of day

: to exchange greetings or engage in pleasant conversation passed the time of day with friends in the park

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