pass as
To be able to convince others that one is something contrary to factTo be able to convince others that one is something contrary to fact; to look sufficiently like something or someone that one can purport to be it.
» He passed the test as was expected.
Er hat den Test wie erwartet bestanden.
Он прошёл тест, как ожидалось.
Meaning
1 sensesTo be able to convince others that one is something contrary to fact; to look sufficiently like something or someone that one can purport to be it.
Examples
31 sentencesHe passed the test as was expected.
ruОн прошёл тест, как ожидалось.
deEr hat den Test wie erwartet bestanden.
If you were a spy trying to pass as a native speaker and said it that way, you'd likely get caught.
Tom passed himself off as me.
He still passes as a college student now.
Why did you pass yourself off as me?
Forms
passes as, passing as, passed as, passed as| Base form | pass as · to pass as |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | passes as |
| Present participle | passing as |
| Past simple | passed as |
| Past participle | passed as |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle