Meaning

21 senses
  1. An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier such as a mountain range; a passageway; a defile; a ford.

    mountain pass

    Pass

    перева́лperevál

    перевалpereval

  2. A channel connecting a river or body of water to the sea, for example at the mouth (delta) of a river.

    the passes of the Mississippi

  3. A single movement, especially of a hand, at, over, or along anything.

  4. A single passage of a tool over something, or of something over a tool.

  5. An attempt.

    My first pass at a career of writing proved unsuccessful.

    a usually brief attempt

  6. An attempt.

    A sexual advance (often in the phrase make a pass).

    The man kicked his friend out of the house after he made a pass at his wife.

  7. Success in an examination or similar test.

    I gained three passes at A-level, in mathematics, French, and English literature.

    success in satisfying a test or requirement

  8. A thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike an adversary.

  9. (figuratively)A thrust; a sally of wit.

  10. The act of moving the ball or puck from one player to another.

    Everyone in the football stadium expected a pass play on third down.

    (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team

  11. A passing of two trains in the same direction on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other overtake it.

  12. Permission or license to pass, or to go and come.

    Passierschein, Dauerkarte, Zeitfahrkarte

    про́пускprópusk

    про́пускprópusk, пере́пусткаperépustka

    any authorization to pass or go somewhere

Examples

3843 sentences
  1. The whole class passed the test.

    Увесь клас склав іспит. — brambury

    ruВесь класс сдал экзамен. — Hellerick

  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

  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

  4. Tom passed away during the night.

    Том помер вночі. — deniko

    ruТом скончался ночью. — Wezel

  5. Can you pass me the milk?

    Можеш подати мені молоко? — deniko

    ruМожешь передать мне молоко? — marafon

    deKannst du mir die Milch reichen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
opening, road, or track, available for passing — see also mountain pass, passage:
permission or license to pass, or to go and come:
Русский
By meaning 2
opening, road, or track, available for passing — see also mountain pass, passage:
permission or license to pass, or to go and come:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
opening, road, or track, available for passing — see also mountain pass, passage:
permission or license to pass, or to go and come:

Origin

From Middle English pas, pase, pace, from passen (“to pass”). Clipping of password.

From Middle English pas, pase, pace, from passen (“to pass”).

Clipping of password.

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Forms

plural: passes
Singularpass
Pluralpasses

regular

Synonyms

24 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team:tossflip
  • (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate:passing playpassing gamepassing
  • a permit to enter or leave a military installation:liberty chit
  • a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions:laissez passer
  • any authorization to pass or go somewhere:passport
  • a difficult juncture:headstraits

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

84 related words

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
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