Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To be mistakenly seen as something that one is not

  2. (transitive)To be sufficient, especially minimally so, for a specified purpose.

Examples

56 sentences
  1. I've got a pass for the swimming pool.

    Я маю перепустку до басейну.

    ruУ меня есть пропуск в бассейн.

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  2. He passes for a college student.

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  3. This pass is valid for three weeks.

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  4. She could pass for twenty.

    deSie könnte als Zwanzigjährige durchgehen.

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  5. Tom could pass for thirty.

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Forms

passes for, passing for, passed for, passed for
Base formpass for · to pass for
3rd person singularpasses for
Present participlepassing for
Past simplepassed for
Past participlepassed for

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypass for
he, she, itpasses for

Past simpleLesson

all personspassed for

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave passed for
he, she, ithas passed for

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pass for

Phrasal verbs

13 phrasal verbs

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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