Meaning

40 senses

  1. To change place.

    (intransitive)To move or be moved from one place to another.

    They passed from room to room.

    reichen, weitergeben

    проходи́тьproxodítʹ, пройти́projtí, передава́тьperedavátʹ

    прохо́дитиproxódyty, пройти́projtý, передава́тиperedaváty

    move past

  2. (transitive)To go past, by, over, or through; to proceed from one side to the other of; to move past.

    You will pass a house on your right.

    vorübergehen, vorbeigehen, passieren

    проходи́тьproxodítʹ, пройти́projtí

    прохо́дитиproxódyty, пройти́projtý

    pass over, across, or through

  3. (ditransitive)To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another.

    The waiter passed biscuits and cheese.

    John passed Suzie a note.

    transfer to another; of rights or property

  4. (intransitive, transitive)To eliminate (something) from the body by natural processes.

    He was passing blood in both his urine and his stool.

    The poison had been passed by the time of the autopsy.

    eliminate from the body

  5. (transitive)To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure.

  6. To make various kinds of movement.

    (transitive)To kick (the ball) with precision rather than at full force.

    20 June 2010, The Guardian, Rob Smyth Iaquinta passes it coolly into the right-hand corner as Paston dives the other way.

  7. (transitive)To move (the ball or puck) to a teammate.

    abgeben, weitergeben, passen

    пасова́тьpasovátʹ

    for time to move forward

  8. (intransitive)To make a lunge or swipe.

  9. (intransitive)To throw the ball, generally downfield, towards a teammate.

    The Patriots passed on third and long.

    throw (a ball) to another player

  10. To change place.

    (intransitive)To go from one person to another.

    переходи́тьperexodítʹ, перейти́perejtí

    перехо́дитиperexódyty, перейти́perejtý

  11. (transitive)To put in circulation; to give currency to.

    pass counterfeit money

  12. (transitive)To cause to obtain entrance, admission, or conveyance.

    pass a person into a theater or over a railroad

    bringen, begleiten, geleiten

    cause to pass

Examples

3843 sentences

  1. The whole class passed the test.

    Увесь клас склав іспит. — brambury

    ruВесь класс сдал экзамен. — Hellerick

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  2. I passed by her house yesterday.

    Вчора я проходив повз її будинок. — iceman

    ruВчера я проходил мимо её дома. — Tassadar

    deIch bin gestern an ihrem Haus vorbeigegangen. — Manfredo

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  3. Of course she passed the test.

    Звичайно ж, вона здала екзамен. — deniko

    ruКонечно, она сдала экзамен. — marafon

    deNatürlich hat sie die Prüfung bestanden. — stupiddog

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  4. Tom passed away during the night.

    Том помер вночі. — deniko

    ruТом скончался ночью. — Wezel

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  5. Can you pass me the milk?

    Можеш подати мені молоко? — deniko

    ruМожешь передать мне молоко? — marafon

    deKannst du mir die Milch reichen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 5
to go by, over, or through:
to move or be moved from one place to another:
to go from one person to another:
to die:
to elapse:
Русский
By meaning 10
to go by, over, or through:
to change from one state to another:
to go through any inspection or test successfully:
to move or be moved from one place to another:
sports: to move the ball or puck to a teammate:
to go from one person to another:
to die:
to elapse:
to go by without noticing:
game: to decline to play in one's turn:
Deutsch
By meaning 11
to go by, over, or through:
to go through any inspection or test successfully:
to move or be moved from one place to another:
to go past:
sports: to move the ball or puck to a teammate:
to cause to obtain entrance, admission, or conveyance:
to die:
to elapse:
to spend (time):
to proceed without hindrance or opposition:
to be tolerated:

Origin

From Middle English passen, from Old French passer (“to step, walk, pass”), from Vulgar La

From Middle English passen, from Old French passer (“to step, walk, pass”), from Vulgar Latin *passāre (“step, walk, pass”), derived from Latin passus (“a step”), from Proto-Italic *pat-s-tus, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread, stretch out”). Cognate with Old English fæþm (“armful, fathom”). More at fathom.

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Forms

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

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personspassed

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pass

Phrasal verbs

13 phrasal verbs
More 5

Synonyms

238 synonyms
goA1moveA2overtakeB2deliverB1giveA1handA2sendA2transferB1transmitB2evacuateB2circulateC1admitA2codeA1departB1
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
fail

Word family

51 related words
Relatedpasserpassagepassing
DerivedbypassC1passwordB1circumpassforpassforthpassimpassableonpassoutpasspassablepass alongpass-and-playpass aroundpass aspass awaypass bypass-by-futurepass-by-namepass-by-needpass downpassed ballpasseepass forpass gaspassing loop

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • pass the exam
  • pass the test
  • pass the examination
  • passed away
  • to pass the
  • able to pass
  • will pass the
  • passing passing
  • has passed away
  • pass today's exam
  • going to pass
  • passed away last

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
partyA1pascalpassablepassageA2
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