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Pass (p

s), Joe Originally Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua. 1929-1994.

American jazz guitarist noted for his exceptional technique.

pass (p

v. passed, pass·ing, pass·es

v.intr.

1. To move on or ahead; proceed.

2. To extend; run: The river passes through our land.

a. To move by: The band passed and the crowd cheered.

b. To move past another vehicle: The sports car passed on the right.

4. To gain passage despite obstacles: pass through difficult years.

5. To move past in time; elapse: The days passed quickly.

a. To be transferred from one to another; circulate: The wine passed around the table.

b. Sports To transfer a ball or puck to a teammate.

7. To be communicated or exchanged between persons: Loud words passed in the corridor.

8. To be transferred or conveyed to another by will or deed: The title passed to the older heir.

9. To undergo transition from one condition, form, quality, or characteristic to another: Daylight passed into darkness.

10. To come to an end: My anger suddenly passed. The headache finally passed.

11. To cease to exist; die. Often used with on: The patient passed on during the night.

12. To happen; take place: What passed during the day?

13.

a. To be allowed to happen without notice or challenge: Let their rude remarks pass.

b. Sports & Games To decline one's turn to bid, draw, bet, compete, or play.

c. To decline an offer: When we offered him dessert, he passed.

14. To undergo an examination or a trial with favorable results.

15.

a. To serve as a barely acceptable substitute: The spare tire was nearly bald but would pass until we bought a new one.

b. To be accepted as a member of a group by denying one's own ancestry or background.

16. To be approved or adopted: The motion to adjourn passed.

17. Law

a. To pronounce an opinion, judgment, or sentence.

b. To sit in adjudication.

18. To be voided: Luckily the kidney stone passed before she had to be hospitalized.

19. Sports To thrust or lunge in fencing.

v.tr.

1. To go by without stopping; leave behind.

a. To go by without paying attention to; disregard or ignore: If you pass the new photographs in the collection, you'll miss some outstanding ones.

b. To fail to pay (a dividend).

3. To go beyond; surpass: The inheritance passed my wildest dreams.

4. To go across; go through: We passed the border into Mexico.

a. To undergo (a trial or examination) with favorable results: She passed every test.

b. To cause or allow to go through a trial, test, or examination successfully: The instructor passed all the candidates.

a. To cause to move: We passed our hands over the fabric.

b. To cause to move into a certain position: pass a ribbon around a package.

c. To cause to move as part of a process: pass liquid through a filter.

d. To cause to go by: The sergeant passed his troops before the general and halted them at the grandstand.

e. Baseball To walk (a batter).

f. To maneuver (the bull) by means of a pase in bullfighting.

7. To allow to go by or elapse; spend: He passed his winter in Vermont.

8. To allow to cross a barrier: The border guard passed the tourists.

a. To cause to be transferred from one to another; circulate: They passed the news quickly.

b. To hand over to someone else: Please pass the bread.

c. Sports To transfer (a ball, for example) to a teammate, as by throwing.

d. To cause to be accepted; circulate fraudulently: pass counterfeit money.

e. Law To transfer title or ownership of.

10. To discharge (body waste, for example); void.

11.

a. To approve; adopt: The legislature passed the bill.

b. To be sanctioned, ratified, or approved by: The bill passed the House of Representatives.

12. To pronounce; utter: pass judgment; pass sentence on an offender.

1. The act of passing; passage.

2. A way, such as a narrow gap between mountains, that affords passage around, over, or through a barrier. See Synonyms at way.

a. A permit, ticket, or authorization to come and go at will.

b. A free ticket entitling one to transportation or admisssion.

c. Written leave of absence from military duty.

a. A sweep or run, as by an aircraft, over or toward an area or target.

b. A single complete cycle of operations, as by a machine or computer program.

5. A condition or situation, often critical in nature; a predicament. See Synonyms at crisis.

6. A sexual invitation or overture.

7. A motion of the hand or the waving of a wand.

a. Sports A transfer of a ball or puck between teammates.

b. Sports A lunge or thrust in fencing.

c. Baseball A base on balls.

9. Sports & Games A refusal to bid, draw, bet, compete, or play.

10. Games A winning throw of the dice in craps.

11. A pase in bullfighting.

Phrasal Verbs:

pass away

1. To pass out of existence; end.

2. To die.

pass for

To be accepted as or believed to be: You could pass for a teenager. The fake painting passed for an original.

pass off

1. To offer, sell, or put into circulation (an imitation) as genuine: pass off glass as a gemstone.

2. To present (one's self) as other than what one is: tried to pass himself off as a banker.

pass out

To lose consciousness.

pass over

To leave out; disregard.

pass up Informal

To let go by; reject: pass up a chance for promotion; an opportunity too good to pass up.

Idioms:

bring to pass

To cause to happen.

come to pass

To occur.

pass muster

To pass an examination or inspection; measure up to a given standard.

pass (one's) lips

1. To be eaten or drunk.

2. To issue or be spoken: Rumors never passed her lips.

pass the hat

To take up a collection of money.

pass the time of day

To exchange greetings or engage in pleasantries.

pass the torch

To relinquish (responsibilities, for example) to another or others.

[Middle English passen, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passre, from Latin passus, step; see pace¹.]

passer n.

Usage Note: The past tense and past participle of pass is passed: They passed (or have passed) our home. Time had passed slowly. Past is the corresponding adjective (in centuries past), adverb (drove past), preposition (past midnight), and noun (lived in the past).

pass [pɑːs]

1. to go onwards or move by or past (a person, thing, etc.)

2. to run, extend, or lead through, over, or across (a place) the route passes through the city

3. to go through or cause to go through (an obstacle or barrier) to pass a needle through cloth

4. to move or cause to move onwards or over he passed his hand over her face

5. (tr) to go beyond or exceed this victory passes all expectation

6. (Social Science / Education) to gain or cause to gain an adequate or required mark, grade, or rating in (an examination, course, etc.) the examiner passed them all

7. (often foll by away or by) to elapse or allow to elapse we passed the time talking

pass the time of day (with) to spend time amicably (with), esp in chatting, with no particular purpose

9. (intr) to take place or happen what passed at the meeting?

10. to speak or exchange or be spoken or exchanged angry words passed between them

11. to spread or cause to spread we passed the news round the class

12. to transfer or exchange or be transferred or exchanged the bomb passed from hand to hand

13. (intr) to undergo change or transition to pass from joy to despair

14. (Law) (when tr, often foll by down) to transfer or be transferred by inheritance the house passed to the younger son

15. (Law) to agree to or sanction or to be agreed to or receive the sanction of a legislative body, person of authority, etc. the assembly passed 10 resolutions

16. (Law) (tr) (of a legislative measure) to undergo (a procedural stage) and be agreed the bill passed the committee stage

17. (Law) (when tr, often foll by on or upon) to pronounce or deliver (judgment, findings, etc.) the court passed sentence

18. to go or allow to go without comment or censure the intended insult passed unnoticed

19. (Group Games / Card Games) (intr) to opt not to exercise a right, as by not answering a question or not making a bid or a play in card games

20. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol to discharge (urine, faeces, etc.) from the body

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology)

pass water to urinate

22. (intr) to come to an end or disappear his anger soon passed

23. (intr; usually foll by for or as) to be likely to be mistaken for or accepted as (someone or something else) you could easily pass for your sister

24. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (intr; foll by away, on, or over) a euphemism for die¹ [1]

25. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (tr) Chiefly US to fail to declare (a dividend)

26. (Law) (intr; usually foll by on or upon) Chiefly US (of a court, jury, etc.) to sit in judgment; adjudicate

27. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Ball Games, other than specified) Sport to hit, kick, or throw (the ball) to another player

bring to pass Archaic to cause to happen

come to pass to happen

1. the act of passing

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography)

a. a route through a range of mountains where the summit is lower or where there is a gap between peaks

b. (capital as part of a name) the Simplon Pass

3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a way through any difficult region

4. (Law) a permit, licence, or authorization to do something without restriction she has a pass to visit the museum on Sundays

5. (Military)

a. a document allowing entry to and exit from a military installation

b. a document authorizing leave of absence

6. (Social Science / Education) Brit

a. the passing of a college or university examination to a satisfactory standard but not as high as honours

b. (as modifier) a pass degree Compare honours [2]

7. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a dive, sweep, or bombing or landing run by an aircraft

8. (Performing Arts / Theatre) a motion of the hand or of a wand as a prelude to or part of a conjuring trick

9. Informal an attempt, in words or action, to invite sexual intimacy (esp in the phrase make a pass at)

10. a state of affairs or condition, esp a bad or difficult one (esp in the phrase a pretty pass)

11. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Ball Games, other than specified) Sport the transfer of a ball from one player to another

12. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Fencing) Fencing a thrust or lunge with a sword

13. (Group Games / Bridge) Bridge the act of passing (making no bid)

14. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Bullfighting) Bullfighting a variant of pase

15. Archaic a witty sally or remark

interj

(Group Games / Bridge) Bridge a call indicating that a player has no bid to make See also pass by, pass off, pass out, pass over, pass up

[from Old French passer to pass, surpass, from Latin passūs step, pace¹]

1. A short tactical run or dive by an aircraft at a target.
2. A single sweep through or within firing range of an enemy air formation.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	pass - (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls" base on balls, walk accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
	2.	pass - (military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for three days" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" leave, leave of absence - the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"
	3.	pass - (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long" passing, passing game, passing play American football, American football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays football play - (American football) a play by the offensive team aerial, forward pass - a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer lateral, lateral pass - a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer spot pass - a pass to a designated spot on the field; the receiver should arrive at that spot the same time the ball does
	4.	pass - the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow" mountain pass, notch location - a point or extent in space col, gap - a pass between mountain peaks defile, gorge - a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range of mountains, range, chain - a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range" saddleback, saddle - a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
	5.	pass - any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit" passport permission - approval to do something; "he asked permission to leave" safe-conduct, safeguard - a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war
	6.	pass - a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; "the media representatives had special passes" laissez passer permission - approval to do something; "he asked permission to leave" boarding card, boarding pass - a pass that allows you to board a ship or plane hall pass - written permission from a teacher for a student to be out the classroom and in the halls of the school ticket-of-leave - a permit formerly given to convicts allowing them to leave prison under specific restrictions
	7.	pass - a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; "the plane turned to make a second pass" flying, flight - an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
	8.	pass - a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs straits, strait desperate straits, dire straits - a state of extreme distress situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"
	9.	pass - a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday" straits, head juncture, occasion - an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"
	10.	pass - one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass" computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically oscillation, cycle - a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"
	11.	pass - you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round" bye conceding, concession, yielding - the act of conceding or yielding
	12.	pass - a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had to show his pass in order to get out" liberty chit license, permit, licence - a legal document giving official permission to do something armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	13.	pass - a complimentary ticket; "the star got passes for his family" ticket - a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
	14.	pass - a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" fling, go, offer, whirl, crack attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
	15.	pass - (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" toss, flip throw - the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base" centering, snap - (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap" athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
	16.	pass - success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry" qualifying, passing success - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"
Verb	1.	pass - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" go across, go through break through, crack - pass through (a barrier); "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county" squeak through, squeak by - escape; "She squeaked by me" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" transit - pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place); "The comet will transit on September 11" cross, cut across, cut through, get over, traverse, pass over, get across, track, cover - travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" pass through, infiltrate - pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict run - cover by running; run a certain distance; "She ran 10 miles that day" move through, pass across, pass through, transit, pass over - make a passage or journey from one place to another; "The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs;" "Some travelers pass through the desert" cut - pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner" crash - move violently as through a barrier; "The terrorists crashed the gate" muscle - make one's way by force; "He muscled his way into the office" overstep, transgress, trespass - pass beyond (limits or boundaries) negotiate, negociate - succeed in passing through, around, or over; "The hiker negociated the high mountain pass" lock - pass by means through a lock in a waterway work, make - proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest" cycle - pass through a cycle; "This machine automatically cycles" blunder, fumble - make one's way clumsily or blindly; "He fumbled towards the door" pass over, skip, skip over, jump - bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible" cross, cut across, cut through, get over, traverse, pass over, get across, track, cover - travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" move through, pass across, pass through, transit, pass over - make a passage or journey from one place to another; "The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs;" "Some travelers pass through the desert"
	2.	pass - move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" go past, pass by, travel by, go by, surpass go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" skirt - pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat skirted the coast" run by - pass by while running; "We watched children were running by" fly by - pass by while flying; "An enemy plane flew by" whisk by, zip by, fly by - move by very quickly
	3.	pass - make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time" legislate enact, ordain - order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"
	4.	pass - pass by; "three years elapsed" elapse, glide by, go by, slide by, slip by, slip away, go along, lapse advance, march on, move on, progress, pass on, go on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" fell, vanish, fly - pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"
	5.	pass - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" hand, pass on, turn over, reach, give give - leave with; give temporarily; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?" transfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children" sneak, slip - pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking" deal - give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades" fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, turn in, deliver, render - to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" relinquish, resign, give up, release, free - part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" entrust, intrust, confide, commit, trust - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" entrust, leave - put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care" communicate, pass along, put across, pass on, pass - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" pass on - give to or transfer possession of; "She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law" impart, pass on, give, leave - transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students" relegate, submit, pass on - refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
	6.	pass - stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" extend, run, lead, go be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" come - extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles" ray, radiate - extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center; "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiate spines in all directions" range, run - change or be different within limits; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull" go deep, go far - extend in importance or range; "His accomplishments go far"
	7.	pass - travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks" overhaul, overtake advance, march on, move on, progress, pass on, go on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" get by - pass or move in front of; "Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race" top, clear - pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops"
	8.	pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, fall out, pass off recrudesce, develop, break - happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" come up, arise - result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion" result - come about or follow as a consequence; "nothing will result from this meeting" intervene - occur between other event or between certain points of time; "the war intervened between the birth of her two children" transpire - come about, happen, or occur; "Several important events transpired last week" give - occur; "what gives?" operate - happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?" supervene - take place as an additional or unexpected development proceed, go - follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?" come - come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June" fall - occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable" anticipate - be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism" develop - be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly"; recur, repeat - happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story" come off, go over, go off - happen in a particular manner; "how did your talk go over?" roll around, come around - happen regularly; "Christmas rolled around again" materialise, materialize, happen - come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized" bechance, befall, happen - happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana) bechance, befall, betide - become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" coincide, concur - happen simultaneously; "The two events coincided" backfire, backlash, recoil - come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble" chance - be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street" break - happen or take place; "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months" fall, shine, strike - touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears" turn out - prove to be in the result or end; "It turns out that he was right" contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize - happen at the same time
	9.	pass - go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House" clear clear - pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs" bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, win, come through - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
	10.	pass - pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?" spend soldier - serve as a soldier in the military slum - spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive; "attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century" weekend - spend the weekend holiday, vacation - spend or take a vacation serve, do - spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement" while away, get through - spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time sojourn - spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily overwinter, winter - spend the winter; "We wintered on the Riviera"; "Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island" summer - spend the summer; "We summered in Kashmir"
	11.	pass - pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" guide, run, draw rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" string, thread, draw - thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" thread - pass through or into; "thread tape"; "thread film" thread - pass a thread through; "thread a needle" lead, run - cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" disseminate, pass around, circulate, diffuse, broadcast, circularise, circularize, spread, disperse, propagate, distribute - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" wipe, pass over - rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"
	12.	pass - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" communicate, pass along, put across, pass on implant, plant - put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds" send a message - give or constitute a signal, not necessarily verbally; "The lack of good teachers sends a strong message to all parents in the community" relay - pass along; "Please relay the news to the villagers" get across, put over - communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well" call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" receipt, acknowledge - report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper" carry - pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every village in the province" render, deliver, return - pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" message - send as a message; "She messaged the final report by fax" message - send a message to; "She messaged the committee" transmit, communicate, convey - transfer to another; "communicate a disease"
	13.	pass - disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" blow over, evanesce, fleet, fade, pass off disappear, vanish, go away - get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
	14.	pass - go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now" make it ace, breeze through, pass with flying colors, sail through, sweep through, nail - succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, win, come through - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" flunk, flush it, bomb, fail - fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?"
	15.	pass - be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" top, transcend, exceed, go past, overstep excel, surpass, stand out - distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math"
	16.	pass - accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak" pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" fail - judge unacceptable; "The teacher failed six students"
	17.	pass - allow to go without comment or censure; "the insult passed as if unnoticed" allow, let, permit - make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"
	18.	pass - transfer to another; of rights or property; "Our house passed under his official control" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
	19.	pass - pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana" lapse, sink move - go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
	20.	pass - throw (a ball) to another player; "Smith passed" throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"
	21.	pass - be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" devolve, return, fall change hands, change owners - be transferred to another owner; "This restaurant changed hands twice last year" light, fall - fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims" accrue, fall - come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"
	22.	pass - cause to pass; "She passed around the plates" make pass cycle - cause to go through a recurring sequence; "cycle the laundry in this washing program" pass off - cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity; "She passed the glass off as diamonds"; "He passed himself off as a secret agent" pass through - cause to move through; "Pass a chemical through a solution" lead, run - cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet"
	23.	pass - grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" authorize, authorise, clear countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" approbate - approve or sanction officially certificate - authorize by certificate approve, O.K., okay, sanction - give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies" declare - authorize payments of; "declare dividends" licence, license, certify - authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state" commission - charge with a task validate, formalise, formalize - declare or make legally valid
	24.	pass - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" croak, decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, give-up the ghost, snuff it, pop off, expire, conk, exit, choke, go abort - cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" buy it, pip out - be killed or die; drown - die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake" predecease - die before; die earlier than; "She predeceased her husband" conk out, go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, break, go - stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" starve, famish - die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought" die - suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith" fall - die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead" succumb, yield - be fatally overwhelmed
	25.	pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" egest, excrete, eliminate perspire, sudate, sweat - excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat" exudate, exude, ooze out, transude, ooze - release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores" make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, piss, wee, wee-wee, urinate, piddle, puddle, make - eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" urinate - pass after the manner of urine; "The sick men urinated blood" void, empty, evacuate - excrete or discharge from the body ca-ca, crap, defecate, take a crap, take a shit, shit, stool, make - have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" barf, be sick, puke, regorge, retch, sick, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up, disgorge, cat, spue, spew, regurgitate, chuck, honk, purge, cast - eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" eject, expel, release, exhaust, discharge - eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
Adj.	1.	pass - of advancing the ball by throwing it; "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play" passing football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal running - of advancing the ball by running; "the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays"

pass

verb

1. go by or past, overtake, drive past, lap, leave behind, cut up (informal), pull ahead of A car passed me going quite fast.
go by or past stop, halt, pause, cease, bring or come to a standstill

2. go, move, travel, roll, progress, flow, proceed, move onwards He passed through the doorway to ward B.

3. run, move, stroke He passed a hand through her hair.

4. give, hand, send, throw, exchange, transfer, deliver, toss, transmit, convey, chuck (informal), let someone have He passed the books to the librarian.

5. be left, come, be bequeathed, be inherited by His mother's estate passed to him after her death.

6. kick, hit, loft, head, lob Their team passed the ball better than ours did.

7. elapse, progress, go by, lapse, wear on, go past, tick by As the years passed, he grew discontented with his marriage.

8. end, go, die, disappear, fade, cease, vanish, dissolve, expire, terminate, dwindle, evaporate, wane, ebb, melt away, blow over This crisis will pass eventually. Her feelings lightened as the storm passed.

9. spend, use (up), kill, fill, waste, employ, occupy, devote, beguile, while away The children passed the time playing in the streets.

10. exceed, beat, overtake, go beyond, excel, surpass, transcend, outstrip, outdo, surmount They were the first company in their field to pass the £2 billion turnover mark.

11. be successful in, qualify (in), succeed (in), graduate (in), get through, do, pass muster (in), come up to scratch (in) (informal), gain a pass in Kevin has just passed his driving test.
be successful in fail, be unsuccessful in, lose, be inferior to, be inadequate in, come a cropper in (informal), suffer defeat in

12. approve, accept, establish, adopt, sanction, decree, enact, authorize, ratify, ordain, validate, legislate (for) The Senate passed the bill by a vote of seventy-three to twenty-four.
approve refuse, ban, reject, veto, prohibit, overrule, disallow, invalidate

13. pronounce, deliver, issue, set forth Passing sentence, the judge described the crime as odious.

14. utter, speak, voice, express, declare We passed a few remarks about the weather.

15. discharge, release, expel, evacuate, emit, let out, eliminate (rare) The first symptom is extreme pain when passing urine.

noun

1. licence, ticket, permit, permission, passport, warrant, identification, identity card, authorization Can I see your boarding pass, please?

2. gap, route, canyon, col, gorge, ravine, defile The monastery is in a remote mountain pass.

3. predicament, condition, situation, state, stage, pinch, plight, straits, state of affairs, juncture Things have come to a pretty pass when people are afraid to go out after dark.

come to pass (Old-fashioned) happen, develop, occur, take place, come up, fall out, roll up, befall Everything I said about the game came to pass that night.

let something pass ignore, overlook, neglect, not heed I could not let the remark pass.

make a pass at someone make advances to, proposition, hit on (U.S. & Canad. slang), come on to (informal), make a play for (informal), make an approach to, make sexual overtures to Was he just being friendly, or was he making a pass at her?

pass as or for something or someone be mistaken for, be taken for, impersonate, be accepted as, be regarded as He was trying to pass as one of the locals.

pass away or on (Euphemistic) die, pass on, depart (this life), buy it (U.S. slang), expire, check out (U.S. slang), pass over, kick it (slang), croak (slang), go belly-up (slang), snuff it (informal), peg out (informal), kick the bucket (slang), buy the farm (U.S. slang), peg it (informal), decease, shuffle off this mortal coil, cark it (Austral. & N.Z. informal), pop your clogs (informal) He unfortunately passed away last year.

pass by go past, pass, move past, walk by or past He gave me a nod as he passed by. I passed by your house last night.

pass off

1. take place, happen, occur, turn out, go down (U.S. & Canad.), be completed, go off, fall out, be finished, pan out The event passed off without any major incidents.

2. come to an end, disappear, vanish, die away, fade out or away The effects of the anaesthetic gradually passed off.

pass out (Informal) faint, drop, black out (informal), swoon (literary), lose consciousness, keel over (informal), flake out (informal), become unconscious She got drunk and passed out.

pass someone over overlook, ignore, discount, pass by, disregard, not consider, take no notice of, not take into consideration, pay not attention to She claimed she was repeatedly passed over for promotion.

pass something or someone off as something or someone misrepresent as, palm something or someone off as, falsely represent as, disguise something or someone as, dress something or someone up as horse meat being passed off as ground beef

pass something out hand out, distribute, dole out, deal out They were passing out leaflets in the street.

pass something over disregard, forget, ignore, skip, omit, pass by, not dwell on Let's pass over that subject.

pass something up (Informal) miss, ignore, let slip, refuse, decline, reject, neglect, forgo, abstain from, let (something) go by, give (something) a miss (informal) It's too good a chance to pass up.

pass yourself off as someone pretend to be, fake being, feign being, make a pretence of being He tried to pass himself off as a doctor.

Usage: The past participle of pass is sometimes wrongly spelt past: the time for recriminations has passed (not past).

Translations

pass [pɑːs]

A. N

1. (= permit) (gen) → pase m (Mil) → permiso m, pase m
bus pass → abono m or pase m de autobús
overnight pass → permiso m or pase m de pernocta
press pass → pase m de prensa
rail pass → abono m or pase m de ferrocarril
security pass → pase m de seguridad
visitor's pass → pase m de visitas
weekend pass → permiso m or pase m de fin de semana
see also boarding

2. (Sport) → pase m
back pass → pase m hacia atrás
forward pass → pase m adelantado

3. (in exam) → aprobado m
a pass in biology → un aprobado en biología
to get a pass (in sth) → aprobar(algo)
she got seven passes → aprobó siete asignaturas

4. (by conjuror) → pase m; (by aircraft) → pasada f

5. (= situation)
things have come to a pretty pass → ¡hasta dónde hemos llegado!
things had reached such a pass that → las cosas habían llegado a tal extremo que ...

6. (= sexual approach)
to make a pass at sb → tirarle a algn los tejos, intentar ligar con algn

7. (Geog) → puerto m, paso m; (small) → desfiladero m
mountain pass → puerto m or paso m de montaña

B. VT

1. (= go past) → pasar; (= go in front of) → pasar por delante de; (= cross paths with) → cruzarse con (Aut) (= overtake) → adelantar, pasar, rebasar(Mex)
the road passes a farmyard → la carretera pasa por un corral
the procession passed the royal stand → el desfile pasó por delante de la tribuna de Sus Majestades
I passed them on the stairs → me crucé con ellos en las escaleras
they passed each other on the way → se cruzaron en el camino
he looked the other way as he passed me → miró al otro lado cuando nos cruzamos
he tried to pass me on the inside (Aut) → intentó adelantarme or pasarme por la derecha; (in UK) → intentó adelantarme or pasarme por la izquierda

2. (= surpass) → superar
total membership has passed the six million mark → el número total de miembros supera los seis millones

3. (= cross) [+ barrier, frontier, customs] → cruzar
not a word has passed my lips → de mí no ha salido una palabra, no he dicho ni una palabra

4. (= convey, transfer) (gen) → pasar (Sport) [+ ball] → pasar
the gas is then passed along a pipe → el gas luego se pasa por una tubería
to pass sth down the line → pasar algo de mano en mano
to pass a dish round the table → pasar un plato entre todos los que están a la mesa
to pass sb sth, pass sth to sb → pasar algo a algn
pass me the salt, please → ¿me pasas or alcanzas la sal, por favor?
my application was passed to another department → pasaron mi solicitud a otro departamento
see also buck A3
see also parcel, word A4

5. (= move in given direction) → pasar
he passed his handkerchief over his face → se pasó el pañuelo por la cara
to pass a cloth over sth → limpiar algo con un paño
he passed the rope round the axle/through the ring → pasó la cuerda por el eje/por el aro

6. (= spend) [+ time] → pasar
it passes the time → ayuda a pasar el rato
to pass the time of day with sb → charlar un rato con algn

7. (= not fail) [+ exam, essay, candidate] → aprobar; [+ inspection] → pasar
he has just passed his driving test → acaba de aprobar el examen de conducir
see also fit ¹ 2
see also muster

8. (Cine) [+ film] [censor] → aprobar
the censors felt they could not pass the film → los censores sintieron que no podían aprobar la película
the film failed to pass the censors → la película no consiguió pasar la censura

9. (= approve) [+ law, bill motion] → aprobar

10. (= express) [+ remark, comment] → hacer
it would be unfair to pass comment on his private life → no sería justo hacer comentarios sobre su vida privada
to pass (an) opinion on sth → expresar una opinión acerca de algo
to pass sentence (Jur) → fallar, dictar sentencia
to pass sentence on sb → sentenciar or condenar a algn
see also judgment

11. (Med) [+ blood] → echar
to pass a stone → expulsar un cálculo
to pass a stool → realizar una deposición, defecar
to pass urine → orinar
to pass wind → expulsar ventosidades or una ventosidad(frm)
see also water A3

12. (criminally) [+ counterfeit money, stolen goods] → pasar

C. VI

1. (= go past) → pasar (Aut) (= overtake) → pasar, adelantar, rebasar(Mex)
I stood aside to let her pass → me puse a un lado para dejarle pasar
we passed in the corridor → nos cruzamos en el pasillo
the procession was still passing an hour later → seguían desfilando una hora más tarde
see also ship A1

2. (= move, go) → pasar
to pass behind/in front of sth/sb → pasar por detrás/por delante de algo/algn
she passed right in front of me → pasó justo por delante mío or de mí
messages passed back and forth between them → se intercambiaban mensajes entre sí, se mandaban mensajes el uno al otro
pass down the bus please! → ¡vayan hacia el fondo del autobús, por favor!
to pass into oblivion → pasar al olvido
control of the business passed out of my hands → la dirección de la empresa pasó a otras manos
to pass out of sight → perderse de vista
the bullet passed through her shoulder → la bala le atravesó el hombro
pass through the gate and turn left → cruce la verja y gire a la izquierda
she knew what was passing through his mind → sabía lo que se le estaba pasando por la cabeza
words passed between them → intercambiaron algunas palabras(fuertes)

3. (= be transferred) → pasar
the estate passed to my brother → la herencia pasó a mi hermano

4. (Sport) → hacer un pase

5. (= happen)
all that passed between them → todo lo que hubo entre ellos
it came to pass that (liter) → aconteció que ...(liter)

6. (= go by) [time, deadline] → pasar
as the years passed → a medida que pasaban los años, con el paso de los años
how time passes! → ¡como pasa el tiempo!
the months passed into years → los meses se convirtieron en años

7. (= disappear) [storm, pain, danger] → pasar
it'll pass → eso pasará, eso se olvidará
once the danger had passed → una vez pasado el peligro
the old order is passing → el antiguo orden está desapareciendo
the rain had passed → había dejado de llover

8. (in exam) → aprobar

9. (= be approved) [bill, amendment] → ser aprobado

10. (= be accepted) → pasar
"will this do?" - "oh, it'll pass" → -¿esto servirá? -bueno, pasará
what passes in New York may not be good enough here → lo que es aceptable en Nueva York puede no serlo aquí
to pass for sth → pasar por algo
she could easily pass for 20 → podría pasar fácilmente por una chica de 20 años
or what passes nowadays for a hat → o lo que pasa por or se llama sombrero hoy día
let it pass → no hagas caso, pásalo por alto
we can't let that pass! → ¡eso no lo podemos consentir or pasar por alto!
see also unnoticed

11. (at cards, in quiz) (I) pass! → ¡paso!
I'm afraid I don't know, I'll have to pass on that one → me temo que no lo sé, no puedo contestar esa pregunta
I think I'll pass on the hiking next time → creo que la próxima vez voy a pasar de la excursión

D. CPD pass key N → llave f maestra
pass mark N → aprobado m, nota f de aprobado
pass rate N → índice m de aprobados

pass around pass round VT + ADV a bottle of whisky was passed around → se pasaron una botella de whisky de mano en mano or de uno a otro
you pass round the biscuits → pasa las galletas entre todos
to pass round the hat → pasar la gorra

pass away VI + ADV

1. (euph) (= die) → fallecer

2. (= disappear) → desaparecer

pass by

A. VI + ADV

1. (= go past) → pasar
I was just passing by and I saw your car → estaba pasando por aquí y he visto tu coche
she would beg from the people passing by → pedía limosna a la gente que pasaba

2. [time, occasion] → pasar
as the hours passed by → a medida que pasaban las horas

B. VT + ADV life has passed her by → la vida se le ha pasado sin enterarse, no ha disfrutado de la vida
fortune seemed to have passed him by → la fortuna parecía haberle dejado de lado
don't let this opportunity pass you by → no dejes pasar(por alto)esta oportunidad

C. VI + PREP → pasar por
I'll pass by your place to pick you up → pasaré por tu casa para recogerte

pass down

A. VT + ADV

1. (= transfer) [+ custom, disease, trait] → pasar, transmitir; [+ inheritance] → pasar
these beliefs were passed down from generation to generation → estas creencias se fueron pasando or transmitiendo de generación en generación
it's been passed down through the family → se ha ido heredando en la familia
the painting was passed down to my father and he passed it down to me → el cuadro lo heredó mi padre y luego me lo pasó a mí
my clothes were always passed down from my elder sister → yo siempre heredaba la ropa de mi hermana mayor
when you grow out of this coat you can pass it down to your brother → cuando este abrigo te quede pequeño se lo puedes pasar or dar a tu hermano

2. (= convey downwards) → pasar
he passed the bags down to me → me pasó las bolsas

B. VI + ADV

1. (= be transferred) [custom] → pasar, transmitirse

2. (= be inherited) the farm passed down to me → yo heredé la granja

pass off

A. VI + ADV

1. (= happen) → transcurrir
it all passed off without incident → todo transcurrió sin percances

2. (= wear off) [headache, bad mood] → pasarse
her headache passed off after an hour → el dolor de cabeza se le pasó una hora después

B. VT + ADV

1. (= present as genuine) to pass sth/sb off as sth → hacer pasar algo/a algn por algo
he passed the girl off as his sister → hizo pasar a la chica por su hermana
to pass o.s. off as sth → hacerse pasar por algo
she tried to pass herself off as an 18-year-old → intentó hacerse pasar por una chica de 18 años

2. (= dismiss) he tried to pass it off as a joke → intentó quitarle importancia haciendo ver que lo había dicho en broma

pass on

A. VT + ADV

1. (= transfer) [+ information] → pasar, comunicar, dar; [+ message] (written) → dar, pasar; (spoken) → dar, comunicar; [+ object] → pasar; [+ disease] [person] → contagiar; [animal] → transmitir
I didn't want her to pass her cold on to me → no quería que me contagiara el constipado
they pass the increase on to the consumer → hacen que el consumidor cargue con el incremento
we pass our savings on to the customer → los ahorros redundan en favor de nuestros clientes
Sheila's having a party, pass it on! → Sheila va a dar una fiesta, ¡corre la voz!

2. (= put in contact) [+ person] to pass sb on to sb → poner a algn en contacto con algn; (on telephone) → poner a algn con algn
I was passed on to another doctor → me mandaron a otro médico, me pusieron en contacto con otro médico
I'll pass you on to my supervisor → le pongo a mi supervisor

B. VI + ADV

1. (= proceed) → pasar (to a) they passed on to other matters → pasaron a discutir otros asuntos
the man lowered his eyes and passed on → el hombre bajó la vista y pasó de largo

2. (euph) (= die) → fallecer

pass out

A. VI + ADV

1. (= faint) → perder el conocimiento, desmayarse

2. (Mil) → graduarse

B. VT + ADV (= distribute) → repartir

pass over

A. VI + ADV

1. (= move overhead) a flock of geese passed over → una bandada de gansos voló por encima nuestro

2. (= cross over) we passed over into France under cover of night → cruzamos a Francia al amparo de la noche

3. (euph) (= die) → fallecer

B. VT + ADV

1. (= omit) → pasar por alto, omitir
he had passed over an important point → había pasado por alto or omitido un punto muy importante
he was passed over for promotion → a la hora de los ascensos lo dejaron de lado

2. (= hand over) → dar, pasar
pass over that butter, will you? → ¿me das or pasas la mantequilla?

pass round VT + ADV = pass around

pass through

A. VI + ADV

1. (= not stay) → estar de paso
I'm just passing through → estoy de paso nada más

2. (= go through) → pasar
he wouldn't let me pass through without identification → no me dejaba pasar sin documentación

B. VI + PREP [+ town, country, gap] → pasar por; [+ phase, crisis] → pasar por, atravesar; [+ barrier] → pasar

pass up VT + ADV

1. (= forgo) → echar a perder, desperdiciar
an opportunity like this was too good to pass up → una oportunidad así era demasiado buena para echarla a perder or desperdiciarla

2. (lit) [+ object] → pasar

pass [ˈpɑːs]

(= give) [+ object] → passer
Could you pass me the salt, please? → Est-ce que vous pourriez me passer le sel, s'il vous plaît?
to pass sb sth [+ salt, glass, newspaper, tool] → passer qch à qn
to pass sth to sb → passer qch à qn
to pass sb the ball, to pass the ball to sb → faire une passe à qn

(= spend) [+ time] → passer
to pass the time doing sth → passer son temps à faire qch
to do sth to pass the time → faire qch pour passer le temps

(= go past) [+ place] → passer devant; [+ person] → croiser
I pass his house on my way to school → Je passe devant chez lui en allant à l'école.
I just passed him in the street → Je viens de le croiser dans la rue.

(= move) → passer
He passed his hand over his hair → Il passa sa main dans ses cheveux.

(= overtake) [+ car] → doubler, dépasser

[+ exam, test] → être reçu(e) à, réussir
to pass an exam → être reçu(e) à un examen, réussir un examen
I hope I'll pass the exam → J'espère que je serai reçu à l'examen., J'espère que je réussirai l'examen.
Kevin has just passed his driving test → Kevin vient de réussir son permis de conduire.

[+ candidate] → admettre

to pass a test [drug, product] → passer un test avec succès
new drugs which have passed preliminary tests → de nouveaux médicaments qui ont passé avec succès des tests préliminaires
to pass the MOT [vehicle] → obtenir le certificat du contrôle technique

(= exceed) [+ level, total] → dépasser
The world's population has passed 5 billion → La population mondiale a dépassé les cinq milliards.

(= approve) → approuver, accepter

[+ law] → promulguer

(= go) → passer
The route passes near Garthwick → La route passe près de Garthwick.
He passed down the tunnel → Il est passé dans le tunnel.

[person, vehicle] (= go past) → passer
They waved to each other as they passed
BUT Ils se sont salués en se croisant.

[time] → passer
The time has passed quickly → Le temps a passé rapidement.

to pass without incident [event] → se passer sans problèmes
The first few meetings passed without incident → Les premières réunions se sont passées sans problèmes.

to let sth pass without comment [statement, words] → laisser passer qch sans rien dire
It would be wrong to let his propaganda pass without comment → On ne peut pas décemment laisser passer sa propagande sans rien dire.
It cannot pass without comment → Nous ne pouvons pas le laisser passer sans rien dire.
to pass without notice (= go unnoticed) → passer inaperçu(e)
It passed unnoticed → C'est passé inaperçu.

[exam candidate] → être reçu(e), réussir
Did you pass? → Tu as été reçu?

(= be taken for) to pass as sth → passer pour qch
a woman passing as a man → une femme qui passe pour un homme
she could pass for 25
BUT on lui donnerait 25 ans.

to pass to sb (= be inherited by) [inheritance, estate] → revenir à qn

(refusing an offer)
I'll pass, thanks → Non merci.

(= permit) → laissez-passer m inv

(for bus, train) → carte f d'abonnement
a bus pass → une carte de bus

(in mountains) → col m
The pass was blocked with snow → Le col était enneigé.

(SPORT) → passe f

(in exam) to get a pass → être reçu(e)
She got a pass in her piano exam → Elle a été reçue à son examen de piano.
I got six passes → J'ai été reçu dans six matières.
to get a pass in a subject [school student] → avoir la moyenne dans une matière; [university student] → être reçu(e) dans une matière
She got a pass in history, but failed everything else → Elle a été reçue en histoire, mais a échoué dans toutes les autres matières.

to make a pass at sb → faire des avances à qn

things have come to a pretty pass! (British) → voilà où on en est!

pass around

pass round vt sep

(= hand round) [+ chocolates, vegetables] → faire passer
Could you pass the vegetables round? → Pourriez-vous faire passer les légumes?

(= wind) [+ rope, cable] to pass sth around sth → passer qch autour de qch

pass away

vi (euphemism) → décéder

pass back

vt sep

(= return) (gen) → rendre; [+ benefits, savings] → répercuter

[+ message] → transmettre

[+ ball] → repasser

pass by

vi [person] → passer

vt sep
to pass sb by [tragedy, disease] → épargner qn
She feels life has passed her by → Elle a le sentiment de ne pas avoir profité pleinement de sa vie.
She saw celebrity pass her by → Elle a vu la célébrité lui échapper.

pass down

vt sep [+ customs, inheritance] → transmettre
to be passed down from sb → être transmis(e) par qn
to be passed down from generation to generation → être transmis(e) de génération en génération

pass off

vi [event] → se passer

vt sep (fraudulently) to pass sth/sb off as → faire passer qch/qn pour
She passed him off as her young brother → Elle l'a fait passer pour son petit frère.
to pass o.s. off as sth → se faire passer pour qch

pass on

vi (= die) → s'éteindre, décéder

vt sep

(= hand on) → transmettre
to pass sth on to sb [+ message, information, thanks] → transmettre qch à qn

[+ illness] → passer
to pass a cold on to sb → passer un rhume à qn

[+ price rises] → répercuter
to pass on price rises to sb → répercuter les augmentations de prix sur qn

pass out

(= faint) → s'évanouir

(British) (MILITARY) [soldier] → sortir (d'une école militaire)

pass over

vt sep

(= ignore) [+ fact, topic] → passer sous silence

to be passed over (for job, position) → ne pas être pris(e) en considération
to be passed over for promotion → ne pas obtenir la promotion escomptée

(= move across) to pass sth over sth → passer qch sur qch
He passed his hand over his eyes
BUT Il s'est passé la main sur les yeux.

vi (= die) → s'éteindre

pass through

vt fus [+ place, town] → traverser; [+ door, doorway] → franchir
He passed through the doorway into Ward B → Il a franchi la porte de la salle B.

vt sep
to pass sth through sth [+ needle] → enfoncer qch dans qch
She passed the needle through the fabric → Elle a enfoncé l'aiguille dans le tissu.; [+ thread, cord] → faire passer qch dans qch
Pass the thread through the needle → Faites passer le fil dans le trou de l'aiguille., Passez le fil dans le trou de l'aiguille.
to pass sth through a ring → faire passer qch dans un anneau, passer qch dans un anneau

pass up

vt sep [+ opportunity] → laisser passer

pass

(= permit) → Ausweis m; (Mil etc) → Passierschein m; a free pass → eine Freikarte; (permanent) → ein Sonderausweis m

(Brit Univ) → Bestehen nt → einer Prüfung; to get a pass in German → seine Deutschprüfung bestehen; (lowest level) → seine Deutschprüfung mit „ausreichend“ bestehen; I still need a pass in physics → ich muss noch einen Abschluss in Physik machen

(Geog, Sport) → Pass m; (Ftbl, for shot at goal) → Vorlage f

(Fencing) → Ausfall m

(= movement: by conjurer, hypnotist) → Bewegung f, → Geste f; the conjurer made a few quick passes with his hand over the top of the hat → der Zauberer fuhr mit der Hand ein paar Mal schnell über dem Hut hin und her; the text had a special hyphenation pass → der Text wurde eigens in Bezug auf Silbentrennung überprüft

things had come to such a pass that … → die Lage hatte sich so zugespitzt, dass …; things have come to a pretty pass when … → so weit ist es schon gekommen, dass …; this is a pretty pass! → das ist ja eine schöne Bescherung!

to make a pass at somebody → bei jdm Annäherungsversuche machen

(Aviat) the jet made three passes over the ship → der Düsenjäger flog dreimal über das Schiff; on its fourth pass over the area the plane was almost hit → beim vierten Überfliegen des Gebietes wurde das Flugzeug fast getroffen; the pilot made two passes over the landing strip before deciding to come down → der Pilot passierte die Landebahn zweimal, ehe er sich zur Landung entschloss

(= move past) → vorbeigehen/-fahren/-fliegen an (+dat); he passed me without even saying hello → er ging ohne zu grüßen an mir vorbei; the ship passed the mouth of the estuary → das Schiff passierte die Flussmündung

(= overtake) athlete, car → überholen; he’s passed all the other candidates → er hat alle anderen Kandidaten überflügelt

(= cross) frontier etc → überschreiten, überqueren, passieren; deadline → überschreiten; not a word passed her lips → kein Wort kam über ihre Lippen

(= reach, hand) → reichen; they passed the photograph around → sie reichten or gaben das Foto herum; pass (me) the salt, please → reich mir doch bitte das Salz!; he passed the hammer up → er reichte den Hammer hinauf; the characteristics which he passed to his son → die Eigenschaften, die er an seinen Sohn weitergab

it passes belief → es ist kaum zu fassen; it passes my comprehension that … → es geht über meinen Verstand or meine Fassungskraft, dass …; love which passes all understanding → Liebe, die jenseits allen Verstehens liegt

(Univ etc) exam → bestehen; candidate → bestehen lassen

this film will never pass the censors → dieser Film kommt nie und nimmer durch die Zensur

(= approve) motion → annehmen; plan → gutheißen, genehmigen; (Parl) → verabschieden; the censors will never pass this film → die Zensur gibt diesen Film bestimmt nicht frei

(Sport) to pass the ball to somebody → jdm den Ball zuspielen; you should learn to pass the ball and not hang on to it → du solltest lernen abzuspielen, statt am Ball zu kleben

forged bank notes → weitergeben

he passed his hand across his forehead → er fuhr sich (dat) → mit der Hand über die Stirn; pass the thread through the hole → führen Sie den Faden durch die Öffnung; he passed a chain around the front axle → er legte eine Kette um die Vorderachse

(= spend) time → verbringen; he did it just to pass the time → er tat das nur, um sich (dat) → die Zeit zu vertreiben

remark → von sich geben; opinion → abgeben; (Jur) sentence → verhängen; judgement → fällen; to pass comment (on something) → einen Kommentar (zu etw) abgeben

(= discharge) excrement, blood → absondern, ausscheiden; to pass water → Wasser or Harn lassen

(= move past) → vorbeigehen/-fahren; the street was too narrow for the cars to pass → die Straße war so eng, dass die Wagen nicht aneinander vorbeikamen; we passed in the corridor → wir gingen im Korridor aneinander vorbei; there isn’t room for him to pass → es ist so eng, dass er nicht vorbeikommt

(= overtake) → überholen

(= move, go) no letters passed between them → sie wechselten keine Briefe; words passed between them → es gab einige Meinungsverschiedenheiten; what has passed between us → was sich zwischen uns zugetragen hat; a knowing look passed between them → sie tauschten wissende Blicke aus; if you pass by the grocer’s … → wenn du beim Kaufmann vorbeikommst …; we passed by a line of hotels → wir kamen an einer Reihe Hotels vorbei; the procession passed down the street → die Prozession zog die Straße entlang; the cars pass down the assembly line → die Autos kommen das Fließband herunter; as we pass from feudalism to more open societies → beim Übergang vom Feudalismus zu offeneren Gesellschaftsformen; as we pass from youth to old age → mit zunehmendem Alter; the virus passes easily from one person to another → der Virus ist leicht von einer Person auf die andere übertragbar; people were passing in and out of the building → die Leute gingen in dem Gebäude ein und aus; the land has now passed into private hands → das Land ist jetzt in Privatbesitz übergegangen; to pass into oblivion → in Vergessenheit geraten; expressions which have passed into/out of the language → Redensarten, die in die Sprache eingegangen sind/aus der Sprache verschwunden sind; to pass into history/legend → in die Geschichte/Legende eingehen; to pass out of sight → außer Sichtweite geraten; the firm has passed out of existence → die Firma hat aufgehört zu bestehen; he passed out of our lives → er ist aus unserem Leben verschwunden; everything he said just passed over my head → was er sagte, war mir alles zu hoch; we’re now passing over Paris → wir fliegen jetzt über Paris; I’ll just pass quickly over the main points again → ich werde jetzt die Hauptpunkte noch einmal kurz durchgehen; he’s passing through a difficult period → er macht gerade eine schwere Zeit durch; the manuscript has passed through a lot of hands → das Manuskript ist durch viele Hände gegangen; the thread passes through this hole → der Faden geht durch diese Öffnung; you have to pass through Berlin → Sie müssen über Berlin fahren; shall we pass to the second subject on the agenda? → wollen wir zum zweiten Punkt der Tagesordnung übergehen?; the crown always passes to the eldest son → die Krone geht immer auf den ältesten Sohn über; the area then passed under Roman rule → das Gebiet geriet dann unter römische Herrschaft; he passed under the archway → er ging/fuhr durch das Tor

(time: also pass by) → vergehen; (deadline) → verfallen

(= disappear, end: anger, hope, era etc) → vorübergehen, vorbeigehen; (storm) (= go over) → vorüberziehen; (= abate) → sich legen; (rain) → vorbeigehen; to let an opportunity pass → eine Gelegenheit verstreichen lassen; it’ll pass → das geht vorüber!

(= be acceptable) → gehen; to let something pass → etw durchgehen lassen; let it pass! → vergiss es!, vergessen wirs!; it’ll pass → das geht

(= be considered, be accepted) → angesehen werden (for or as sth als etw); this little room has to pass for an office → dieses kleine Zimmer dient als Büro; in her day she passed for a great beauty → zu ihrer Zeit galt sie als große Schönheit; she could easily pass for 25 → sie könnte leicht für 25 durchgehen; or what passes nowadays for a hat → oder was heute so als Hut betrachtet wird

(in exam) → bestehen; I passed! → ich habe bestanden!; did you pass in chemistry? → hast du deine Chemieprüfung bestanden?

(Sport) → abspielen; to pass to somebody → jdm zuspielen, an jdn abgeben

(Cards) → passen; (I) pass! → (ich) passe!; pass (in quiz etc) → passe!; I’ll pass on that → da passe ich

(old: = happen) to come to pass → sich begeben; and it came to pass in those days … → und es begab sich zu jener Zeit …; to bring something to pass → etw bewirken

(US euph: = die) → sterben

pass:

passbook

n → Sparbuch nt

passcard

n → (digitale) Ausweiskarte (auf der persönliche Daten und Passwörter gespeichert sind); (Internet) → Passcard f

pass degree

n niedrigster Grad an britischen Universitäten, → „Bestanden“

pass [pɑːs]

1. n

a. (permit) → lasciapassare m inv; (for bus, train) → tesserino (Mil) → permesso

b. (Geog) (in mountains) → passo, gola, valico

c. (Sport) → passaggio

d. (in exams) → sufficienza
to get a pass in German → prendere la sufficienza in tedesco

e. things have come to a pretty pass → ecco a cosa siamo arrivati

f. to make a pass at sb (fam) → fare delle proposte or delle avances a qn

2. vt

a. (move past) → passare, oltrepassare; (in opposite direction) → incrociare (Aut) (overtake) → sorpassare, superare
they passed each other on the way → si sono incrociati per strada

b. (hand, give) → (far) passare (Sport) (ball) → passare
he passed his hand over his forehead → si passò la mano sulla fronte
to pass a thread through a hole → far passare un filo attraverso un foro
to pass sb sth or sth to sb → passare qc a qn

c. (Scol) (exam) → superare, passare; (candidate) → promuovere

d. (approve, motion, plan) → approvare, votare

e. (spend, time) → passare, trascorrere
we passed the weekend pleasantly → abbiamo trascorso or passato piacevolmente il fine settimana
it passes the time → fa passare il tempo

f. (express, remark) → fare; (opinion) → esprimere
to pass the time of day with sb → scambiarsi i (soliti) convenevoli

3. vi

a. (come, go) to pass (through) → passare (per) (Aut) (overtake) → sorpassare
he passed by the cinema → è passato davanti al cinema
to pass out of sight → sparire alla vista
to pass into oblivion → cadere nell'oblio
to pass into history → passare alla storia

b. (be accepted, behaviour) → essere accettabile; (plan) → essere approvato/a
she could pass for twenty-five → potrebbe passare per una venticinquenne
what passes for art these days → quel che si definisce arte oggigiorno
is this okay? - oh, it'll pass → questo va bene? - sì, può andare
I decided to let it pass → ho deciso di lasciar correre

c. (time, day) → passare
how time passes! → come passa il tempo!

d. (pain) → passare; (memory, opportunity) → sfuggire

e. (in exam) → essere promosso/a

f. (happen) → accadere
all that passed between them → tutto quello che c'è stato fra loro
should it come to pass that ... (frm) → dovesse accadere che...

g. (Cards) → passare

pass along vt + adv → far passare

pass around vt + adv = pass round

pass away vi + adv (euph) (die) → mancare, spegnersi

pass back vt + adv (object) → passare indietro
I will now pass you back to the studio (Radio, TV) → e ora ridiamo la linea allo studio

pass by

1. vi + adv → passare (di qui or lì)

2. vt + adv (ignore) → ignorare, passar sopra a
life has passed her by → non ha davvero vissuto

pass down vt + adv (customs, inheritance) → tramandare, trasmettere

pass off

1. vi + adv (happen) → svolgersi, andare; (wear off, faintness, headache) → passare

2. vt + adv to pass sb/sth off as → far passare qn/qc per

pass on

1. vi + adv (euph) (die) → spegnersi, mancare; (proceed) to pass on (to) → passare (a)

2. vt + adv (hand on) to pass on (to) (news, information, object) → passare (a); (cold, illness) → attaccare (a); (benefits) → trasmettere (a); (price rises) → riversare (su)

pass out vi + adv (become unconscious) → svenire (Brit) (Mil) → uscire dall'accademia

pass over

1. vi + adv (euph) (die) → spirare

2. vt + adv (topic) → ignorare; (employee, candidate) → non prendere in considerazione

pass round pass around vt + adv (bottle, photographs) → far girare
could you pass the vegetables round? → potrebbe far passare la verdura?

pass through

1. vi + adv → essere di passaggio

2. vt + adv (country, city) → passare per; (hardships) → attraversare

pass up vt + adv (opportunity) → lasciarsi sfuggire, perdere

pass [pɑːs]

1. n

a. (permit) → lasciapassare m inv; (for bus, train) → tesserino (Mil) → permesso

b. (Geog) (in mountains) → passo, gola, valico

c. (Sport) → passaggio

d. (in exams) → sufficienza
to get a pass in German → prendere la sufficienza in tedesco

e. things have come to a pretty pass → ecco a cosa siamo arrivati

f. to make a pass at sb (fam) → fare delle proposte or delle avances a qn

2. vt

a. (move past) → passare, oltrepassare; (in opposite direction) → incrociare (Aut) (overtake) → sorpassare, superare
they passed each other on the way → si sono incrociati per strada

c. (Scol) (exam) → superare, passare; (candidate) → promuovere

d. (approve, motion, plan) → approvare, votare

e. (spend, time) → passare, trascorrere
we passed the weekend pleasantly → abbiamo trascorso or passato piacevolmente il fine settimana
it passes the time → fa passare il tempo

f. (express, remark) → fare; (opinion) → esprimere
to pass the time of day with sb → scambiarsi i (soliti) convenevoli

3. vi

c. (time, day) → passare
how time passes! → come passa il tempo!

d. (pain) → passare; (memory, opportunity) → sfuggire

e. (in exam) → essere promosso/a

f. (happen) → accadere
all that passed between them → tutto quello che c'è stato fra loro
should it come to pass that ... (frm) → dovesse accadere che...

g. (Cards) → passare

pass along vt + adv → far passare

pass around vt + adv = pass round

pass away vi + adv (euph) (die) → mancare, spegnersi

pass back vt + adv (object) → passare indietro
I will now pass you back to the studio (Radio, TV) → e ora ridiamo la linea allo studio

pass by

1. vi + adv → passare (di qui or lì)

2. vt + adv (ignore) → ignorare, passar sopra a
life has passed her by → non ha davvero vissuto

pass down vt + adv (customs, inheritance) → tramandare, trasmettere

pass off

1. vi + adv (happen) → svolgersi, andare; (wear off, faintness, headache) → passare

2. vt + adv to pass sb/sth off as → far passare qn/qc per

pass on

1. vi + adv (euph) (die) → spegnersi, mancare; (proceed) to pass on (to) → passare (a)

2. vt + adv (hand on) to pass on (to) (news, information, object) → passare (a); (cold, illness) → attaccare (a); (benefits) → trasmettere (a); (price rises) → riversare (su)

pass out vi + adv (become unconscious) → svenire (Brit) (Mil) → uscire dall'accademia

pass over

1. vi + adv (euph) (die) → spirare

2. vt + adv (topic) → ignorare; (employee, candidate) → non prendere in considerazione

pass round pass around vt + adv (bottle, photographs) → far girare
could you pass the vegetables round? → potrebbe far passare la verdura?

pass through

1. vi + adv → essere di passaggio

2. vt + adv (country, city) → passare per; (hardships) → attraversare

pass up vt + adv (opportunity) → lasciarsi sfuggire, perdere

pass

v pass [paːs]

1 to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc) I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor. verby beweeg يَمُرُّ، يَتَجاوَز минавам míjet, projít passere; køre forbi; gå forbi; gå igennem vorbeigehen περνώ pasar(por), dejar atrás mööda, läbi minema عبور کردن ohittaa passer (devant), dépasser לַעֲבוֹר עַל- गुजरना, आगे बढ़ना proći elhalad melewati fara framhjá passare 通る 지나가다 praeiti, pravažiuoti iet garām; braukt garām lalu voorbijgaan gå/kjøre forbi, passere przechodzić passar a trece (de) проходить; проезжать prechádzať iti mimo proći passera [] ผ่านไป geçmek 經過 проходити; проїздити گذرنا đi ngang qua 经过

2 to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son. rondstuur يُمَرِّرُ преминавам přecházet sende rundt; gå i arv weitergeben δίνω, πασσάρω, μεταβιβάζω pasar, transmitir, traspasar, ceder edasi andma منتقل شدن jakaa eteenpäin transmettre לְהַעֲבִיר आगे बढ़ना, पार करना, पार जाना kolati (át)ad, idead; továbbad meneruskan láta e-ð ganga passare, trasmettere 渡す 전달하다 pasiųsti (per rankas), perduoti pasniegt (apkārt); nodot; padot menyampaikan; menurunkan doorgeven sende rundt/videre; gå i arv przekazywać, podawać passar a transmite переходить; передавать prechádzať prenesti preneti skicka [], föra [] ส่งให้ geçmek 相傳，傳遞 передавати گزارنا chuyển/ truyền lại 相传，传递

3 to go or be beyond This passes my understanding. buite wees يَتَجاوَز، يَفوق надвишавам přesahovat overgå übersteigen υπερβαίνω, ξεπερνώ superar ületama فراتر رفتن؛ گذشتن ylittää dépasser לַחֲלוֹף सिर से ऊपर चला जाना nadmašiti átad, lead, passzol (labdát) melampaui fara yfir (tiltekin mörk); vera ofar (skilningi) oltrepassare, superare 超える 능가하다 viršyti sniegties pāri (kaut kam) melebihi te boven gaan gå over ens forstand, overstige przechodzić, być ponad ultrapassar a întrece превышать presahovať preseči prevazilaziti passera, övergå พ้นไป aşmak 超出 виходити за межі سر کے اوپر سے گذرنا vượt quá 超出

4 (of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road. verbyry يَجْتاز изпреварвам předjet overhale überholen προσπερνώ (για όχημα) adelantar mööduma سبقت گرفتن ohittaa dépasser לַחֲלוֹף से आगे निकल जाना prijeći meghalad menyalip fara fram úr sorpassare, superare 追い越す 추월하다 pralenkti aizsteigties garām; apdzīt memotong inhalen kjøre forbi wyprzedzać ultrapassar a depăşi обгонять predbehnúť prehiteti prestići passera, köra om แซงหน้า yetişip/sollayıp geçmek 超過 обганяти, випереджати آگے بڑھنا vượt qua 超过

5 to spend (time) They passed several weeks in the country. spandeer, bestee, deurbring يَقْضي прекарвам strávit tilbringe verbringen περνώ το χρόνο μου pasar; transcurrir (el tiempo) veetma سپری کردن؛ گذراندن viettää passer לְהַעֲבִיר זְמָן समय गुजारना provesti (meg)előz melewatkan eyða (tíma), dvelja passare 過ごす (시간을 praleisti pavadīt (laiku) menghabiskan masa doorbrengen tilbringe spędzać passar a petrece проводить (время) stráviť preživeti provesti tillbringa ใช้เวลา geçirmek 度過 проводити گزارنا، خرچ کرنا trải qua 度过

6 (of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve The government has passed a resolution. aanvaar, goedkeur يُقِرُّ приемам schválit vedtage annehmen ψηφίζω, εγκρίνω aprobar heaks kiitma تصویب کردن hyväksyä voter לְהַעֲבִיר पारित करना usvojiti (el)tölt meluluskan samþykkja approvare 通過する 승인하다 priimti, patvirtinti pieņemt/atbalstīt (lēmumu u.tml.) meluluskan goedkeuren godkjenne, vedta uchwalić aprovar a vota, a aproba принимать schváliť sprejeti usvojiti anta, godkänna อนุมัติ onaylamak, kabul etmek 批准 приймати قبول کرنا، منظور کرنا thông qua 批准

7 to give or announce (a judgement or sentence) The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner. uitspreek يُصْدِرُ حُكْماً издавам vynést afsige; udtale fällen εκδίδω απόφαση, επιβάλλω ποινή (judgement)juzgar; (sentence)dictar sentencia välja kuulutama اعلام کردن؛ دادن julistaa rendre לִפסוֹק पारित करना या घोषणा करना izreći presudu,suditi o elfogad memberikan, mengumumkan úrskurða, dæma pronunciare くだす 선고하다 paskelbti pasludināt (spriedumu) menjatuhkan uitspreken forkynne, avgi kjennelse wydać wyrok pronunciar a pronunţa выносить vyniesť izreči izreći fälla [] พิพากษา bildirmek, açıklamak 宣佈 приймати اعلان کرنا tuyên bố 宣布

8 to end or go away His sickness soon passed. verbygaan, oorgaan يَمُر، يَزول преминавам minout forsvinde vorübergehen περνώ pasar, desaparecer, terminar üle minema پایان یافتن mennä ohi passer לַעֲבוֹר खत्म करना nestati (ítéletet) (ki)mond, (meg)hoz berakhir líða hjá, ganga yfir passare 終わる 끝나다 praeiti, išnykti, mirti pāriet; []beigties sembuh overgaan gå over minąć, przejść passar a trece пройти minúť miniti proći gå över จบสิ้น geçmek 消失 проходити ختم ہونا kết thúc 消失

9 to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc) I passed my driving test. slaag يَنْجَحُ في преминавам složit bestå bestehen περνώ, πετυχαίνω σε aprobar sooritama قبول شدن läpäistä réussir un examen לַעֲבוֹר परीक्षा इत्यादि में उत्तीर्ण होना položiti (ispit) elmúlik lulus standast passare, superare 合格する 합격하다 išlaikyti nokārtot (eksāmenu u.tml.) lulus slagen voor bestå zdać passar a trece/a lua (un examen) выдержать, сдать zložiť narediti položiti klara, bli godkänd สอบผ่าน geçmek 通過，及格 здавати کامياب ہونا thi đỗ 通过，及格

1 a narrow path between mountains a mountain pass. pas شِعْب، مَمَر проход průsmyk, soutěska pas; -pas der Paß πέρασμα, στενό desfiladero; paso, puerto kuru گردنه sola passage מַעֲבָר בֵּין הָרִים दर्रा klanac,tjesnac (hegy)szoros; hágó jalan setapak (fjalla)skarð passo, valico 道 오솔길 perėja, tarpeklis pāreja laluan bergpas fjellovergang, skar przełęcz desfiladeiro trecătoare проход priesmyk prelaz prolaz pass, trång passage ช่องเขา geçit 要隘 ущелина; перевал درّہ đường đèo 要隘

2 a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building You must show your pass before entering. pas جَواز مُرور пропуск propustka billet; adgangskort der Paß άδεια εισόδου, πάσο permiso, pase lubatäht بلیط؛ کارت عبور kulkulupa laissez-passer רִישׁיוֹן מַעֲבָר पास pokazati (kartu) igazolvány; belépő(jegy) pas passi, ferðaheimild; aðgönguheimild lasciapassare 無料入場券 통행증 leidimas caurlaide pas pasje adgangstegn/-kort; fribillett przepustka passe permis контрамарка; пропуск priepustka prepustnica propusnica passerkort, biljett ใบอนุญาต izin belgesi, paso, permi 通行證 перепустка ٹکٹ، کارڈ giấy phép ra vào 通行证

3 a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc There were ten passes and no fails. slaagpunt نَجاح، عَلامَة نَجاح взимане на изпит složení zkoušky bestået das Bestehen προβιβάσιμη βαθμολογία aprobado rahuldav (hinne) قبولی hyväksytty succès צִיוּן עוֹבֵר उत्तीर्ण prolazna ocjena sikeres letétel (vizsgáé) berhasil það að standast próf (promozione) 合格 합격 egzamino išlaikymas eksāmena nokārtošana; sekmīga atzīme lulus voldoening bestått (karakter) zdanie egzaminu, pozytywna ocena aprovação notă de trecere проходной балл zloženie skúšky opravljeni izpit prolaz godkänd ผลการสอบ geçme 及格 здача екзамену کامياب thi đỗ 及格

4 (in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal. speel in die rigting van تَمْريرَة كُرَه пас dlouhá přihrávka aflevering der Paß πάσα pase sööt پاس syöttö passe הַעֲבָרָה पास देना bacanje (dodavanje) leadás (futballban) lemparan sending passaggio パス 패스, 송구(送球) kamuolio padavimas, pasas piespēle balingan, tendangan, pukulan pass pasning podanie passe pasă пас kolmá prihrávka podaja dodavanje passning การเหวี่ยงหรือเตะลูกบอล pas 傳球 передача گيند کے کھيل کا تھرو sự chuyền bóng 传球

adj passable

1 fairly good a passable tennis player. aanvaarbaar حسَنٌ نَوعاً ما сносен ucházející nogenlunde passabel μέτριος, υποφερτός pasable üsna hea متوسط kelvollinen passable בֵּינוֹנִי अच्छा priličan elfogadható cukup baik sæmilegur passabile, accettabile まあまあの 괜찮은, 쓸만한 pakenčiamas, patenkinamas, neblogas gluži labs; pieņemams agak baik redelijk brukbar, akseptabel znośny razoável destul de bun сносный, хороший obstojný zadovoljiv prilično dobar skaplig, någorlunda ที่ยอมรับได้ oldukça iyi 合格的 стерпний; задовільний بہت اچھا khá tốt 合格的

2 (of a river, road etc) able to be passed, travelled over etc The mud has made the roads no longer passable. gaanbaar صالِح للسَّيْر проходим sjízdný, schůdný passabel; farbar passierbar διαβατός pasable, aceptable läbitav قابل عبور ylitettävä praticable עָבִיר गुजरने योग्य prohodan járható bisa dilalui fær yfirferðar praticabile 通行可能の 지날(건널) 수 있는 praeinamas, pravažiuojamas, tinkamas keliauti izbraucams; caurbraucams boleh dilalui passeerbaar farbar, framkommelig spławny, przejezdny transitável practicabil проходимый zjazdný, splavný prehoden prohodan farbar, framkomlig สามารถผ่านได้ geçilebilir 可通行的 прохідний; проїзний قابل گذر có thể qua lại được 可通行的

adj passing

1 going past a passing car. verbygaande عابِر минаващ míjející overhalende vorbei-... διερχόμενος, περαστικός transitable mööduv گذرنده ohiajava qui passe חוֹלֶף गुजरता हुआ koji prolazi elhaladó lewat sem fer hjá/fram úr (che passa) 通り過ぎる 지나가는 praeinantis, pravažiuojantis garāmejošs; garāmbraucošs lalu voorbijgaand forbigående/-kjørende wyprzedzający, przejeżdżający que passa(va) care trece проходящий мимо prechádzajúci ki gre mimo prolazeći förbipasserande ผ่านพ้นไปอย่างรวดเร็ว geçip giden 經過的 такий, що проходить мимохідь گذرنے وا؛ا đi qua 经过的

2 lasting only a short time a passing interest. verbygaande, tydelike وَقْتي، عابِر нетраен pomíjivý forbigående vorübergehend παροδικός, εφήμερος transitorio, pasajero, temporal põgus زودگذر ohimenevä passager רִגעִי क्षणिक privremen,prolazan futólagos sebentar skammvinnur passeggero 一時の 일시적인 trumpalaikis pārejošs; īslaicīgs sementara kortstondig forbigående, midlertidig chwilowy passageiro trecător, provizoriu мимолётный pominuteľný bežen prolazan övergående, tillfällig ชั่วระยะเวลาอันสั้น geçiçi 一時的，短暫的 скороминущий, миттєвий سرسري trôi qua 一时的，短暂的

3 (of something said) casual and not made as part of a serious talk about the subject a passing reference. terloopse عابِر، عادي бърза бележка zběžný henkastet beiläufig κτ. που αναφέρεται παρεμπιπτόντως de pasada, de paso möödaminnes (öeldud) سطحی sivumennen sanottu en passant חוֹלֶף सरसरी usput, letimičan odavetett sambil lalu í framhjáhlaupi casuale ついでの 간과할 수 있는 atsitiktinis nejaušs sekali lalu terloops i forbifarten, tilfeldig, flyktig wypowiedziany mimochodem passageiro (făcut) în treacăt случайный zbežný bežen usputan förbigående ผิวเผิน ekleme 順便的 побіжний, випадковий عارضي nhân tiện 顺便的

n passer-ˈby

a person who is going past a place when something happens He asked the passers-by if they had seen the accident. verbyganger عابِر سَبيل бегъл kolemjdoucí (en) forbipasserende der/die Passant(in) περαστικός transeúnte mööduja رهگذر ohikulkija passant/-ante עוֹבֵר אוֹרָח, עוֹברִים וְשָבִים राहगीर prolaznik járókelő orang lewat vegfarandi passante 通行人 통행인 praeivis garāmgājējs orang yg lalu voorbijganger forbipasserende przechodzeń transeunte trecător прохожий okoloidúci mimoidoči prolaznik förbipasserande ผู้ที่สัญจรไปมา yoldan geçen kimse 過路人 перехожий راہ گير người qua đường 过路人

n password

a secret word by which those who know it can recognize each other and be allowed to go past, enter etc He was not allowed into the army camp because he did not know the password. wagwoord كَلِمَة السِّر парола heslo kodeord die Losung σύνθημα, κωδικός contraseña märgusõna کلمه عبور salasana mot de passe סִיסמָא पासवर्ड lozinka jelszó kata sandi lykilorð parola d'ordine 合い言葉 비밀번호 slaptažodis parole kata laluan wachtwoord passord hasło senha parolă пароль heslo geslo lozinka lösenord รหัสผ่าน parola 口令 пароль; перепустка شناختي لفظ mật khẩu 口令

in passing

while doing or talking about something else; without explaining fully what one means He told her the story, and said in passing that he did not completely believe it. in die verbygaan عَرَضا، بِصورَة عابِرَه، أثْناء الكَلام между другото mimochodem i forbifarten beiläufig παρεμπιπτόντως de paso, de pasada möödaminnes بطور سرسری ohimennen en passant בְּדֶרֶך אַגַב सरसरी तौर पर usput futólag sambil lalu í framhjáhlaupi tra l'altro ついでに 말이 난 김에 tarp kitko starp citu; garāmejot sepintas lalu terloops i forbifarten mimochodem, w przelocie de passagem în treacăt мимоходом, между прочим mimochodom mimogrede usput i förbigående ผิวเผิน lâf arasında 順便 мимохідь گذرتے ہوئے، سرسري طور پر nhân tiện 顺便

let (something) pass

to ignore something rather than take the trouble to argue I'll let that pass. ignoreer, verby laat gaan يَتَجاهَل، يَغُض النَّظَر عن пропускам nechat být lade noget passere durchgehen lassen αντιπαρέρχομαι, παρακάμπτω dejar pasar ei vaevu ümber lükkama بی اعتنایی کردن ohittaa ne pas relever נָנִיח אֶת זֶה होने देना, जाने देना preći preko toga elenged a füle mellett tidak mempedulikan taka ekki upp; bregaðst ekki við tralasciare, trascurare 見のがす 무시하다 nekreipti (į ką) dėmesio nepievērst uzmanību, ignorēt tdk mengacuhkan laten gaan la passere, forbigå i stillhet pominąć milczeniem, ignorowć deixar passar a ignora проигнорировать nechať tak preskočiti ignorisati låta ngt passera, inte bry sig om ปล่อยให้ผ่านไป aldırmamak 放過 не звертати уваги, пропускати повз вуха جانے دو bỏ qua 放过

pass as/for

to be mistaken for or accepted as Some man-made materials could pass as silk; His nasty remarks pass for wit among his admirers. kan verwar/aanvaar word يَشْتَهِر بأنَّه، يُقْبَل على أنه минавам за platit za gå for; blive opfattet som angesehen werden als θεωρούμαι, περνώ για pasar por (millegi) pähe võtma مورد قبول قرار گرفتن käydä jstk passer pour לְהֵיחָשֵב לְ- किसी अन्य रूप में लिया जाना odobriti vminek tartják,„elmegy” (vminek) diterima vera tekinn sem passare per ～で通る 오인되다 būti palaikytam tikt uzskatītam (par kādu citu) disalah tafsir doorgaan voor gå for å være, passere som uchodzić za, udawać passar por a trece drept сойти за považovať za veljati (za) proći kao gälla, tas, gå, uppfattas ได้รับการยอมรับว่าเป็น ... gibi kabul etmek, ... sayılmak 被錯認為 зійти за مغالطہ ہوجانا được coi là 被错认为

pass away

to die Her grandmother passed away last night. sterf يَموت умирам zemřít dø; gå bort verscheiden πεθαίνω fallecer surema مردن menehtyä mourir לַמוּת मर जाना, का निधन होना preminuti meghal meninggal deyja morire 亡くなる 사망하다 atsisveikinti su pasauliu, (nu)mirti aiziet mūžībā; nomirt meninggal overlijden vandre bort, sovne inn, dø zejść z tego świata falecer a muri скончаться zomrieť preminiti preminuti dö, gå bort เสียชีวิต ölmek 去世 умирати مرنا، انتقال کرنا qua đời 去世

pass the buck

to give the responsibility or blame for something to someone else She always passes the buck if she is asked to do anything. die skuld aangee يُحَوِّل المَسؤولِيَّه او اللوْم приписвам на svést na jiného lade sorteper gå videre den schwarzen Peter weitergeben μεταβιβάζω την ευθύνη, πετώ σε άλλον το μπαλάκι pasar la pelota a alguien, cargar el muerto a alguien vastutusest kõrvale hiilima از زیر بار مسئولیت شانه خالی کردن siirtää vastuu mettre sur le dos de qqn לְהָטִיל אֶת הָאַחֲרָיוּת जिम्मेदारी या आरोप किसी दूसरे पर थोपना prenijeti na másra tolja a felelősséget mengalihkan tanggung jawab koma sök/ábyrgð yfir á e-n annan (fare a scaricabarile) 責任を転嫁する 책임을 전가하다 suversti kitiems atsakomybę/kaltę uzvelt atbildību citam menyalahkan org lain de verantwoordelijkheid van zich afschuiven velte ansvaret over på zrzucać odpowiedzialność na innych fugir à responsabilidade a da vina pe altcineva свалить ответственность zvaliť na iného zvaliti (odgovornost, krivdo) na koga drugega preneti krivicu vältra över ansvaret [] ตำหนิหรือโทษคนอื่น topu başkasına atmak 推卸責任給 переводити стрілки; звалювати دوسرے پر ڈالنا đổ trách nhiệm cho 推卸责任给

pass by

to go past (a particular place) I was passing by when the bride arrived at the church; She passed by the hospital on the way to the library. verbygaan يَمُرُّ بِجانِب минавам край jít kolem, míjet komme forbi vorübergehen περνώ από pasar por mööduma رد شدن kulkea ohi passer (à côté de) לַעֲבוֹר על יָד ध्यान नहीं देना, उपेक्षा करना proći pored elhalad vmi mellett lewat eiga leið hjá passare vicino/accanto 通りすぎる 옆을 지나가다 eiti pro šalį, praeiti pro iet garām melewati voorbijlopen gå forbi, passere przechodzić, przejeżdżać passar por a trece (pe lângă) проходить мимо prechádzať okolo iti mimo proći kraj passera [] ผ่านไป yanından geçmek 從...旁而過 проходити повз گذرنا đi ngang qua 从...旁而过

pass off

(of sickness, an emotion etc) to go away By the evening, his sickness had passed off and he felt better. verbygaan, weggaan يَمُرُّ، يَزول преминавам přejít aftage vergehen περνώ (π.χ. για ασθένεια) pasar, desaparecer vaibuma کم کم از بین رفتن väistyä se passer הִסתַייֵם खत्म या लुप्त होना proći,nestati elmúlik pergi líða hjá passare おさまる 차츰 사라지다 praeiti pāriet, beigties sembuh; baik overgaan gå over przemijać desaparecer a trece пройти prejsť miniti proći gå över, försvinna สิ้นสุด geçmek 結束 проходити دور جانا biến mất 结束

pass (something or someone) off as

to pretend that (something or someone) is (something or someone else) He passed himself off as a journalist. voorgee يَدَّعي أنَّه представям се за vydávat se za udgive sig for sich ausgeben als περνώ για, παριστάνω hacerse pasar por (ennast kellegi) pähe pakkuma به جای کسی یا چیزی جا زدن uskotella (se) faire passer pour לְהִתחָזוֹת बहाना बनाना nastupa kao,pretvara se vminek kiadja magát berpura-pura þykjast vera, láta sem e-r sé farsi passare per ～と見せかける (~인) 체하다 apsimesti, iškišti kaip izlikties (par citu) menyamar laten doorgaan voor late som om, utgi seg for podawać się za fazer(-se) passar por a se da drept кого-л.) за vydávať sa za (koho) izdajati se za koga predstaviti se kao neki drugi [] utge sig för att vara แสร้งทำ ... olarak yutturmak, ... süsü vermek 冒充為... видавати за بہروپ بھرنا، کچھ کا کچھ ظاہر کرنا mạo nhận là 冒充为...

pass on

1 to give to someone else (usually something which one has been given by a third person) I passed on his message. aangee, aanstuur يوصِلُ предавам předat dál videregive weitergeben διαβιβάζω pasar, comunicar, transmitir edasi andma رساندن؛ دادن välittää faire passer לְהַעֲבִיר הָלאָה आम तौर पर किसी से मिली कोई चीज किसी और को सौंप देना prenijeti továbbad meneruskan senda áfram passare 次へ回す 전달하다 perduoti nodot tālāk menyampaikan doorgeven sende/gi videre przekazać dalej passar a a da (mai departe) передавать dať ďalej, podať predati preneti vidarebefordra ส่งต่อ iletmek, vermek 把...傳給 передавати منتقل کرنا chuyển tiếp 把...传给

2 to die His mother passed on yesterday. sterf يَموت умирам zemřít gå bort verscheiden πεθαίνω fallecer, morir surema مردن menehtyä mourir לַמוּת निधन होना umrijeti meghal meninggal deyja morire 亡くなる 사망하다 iškeliauti į amžinybę, (nu)mirti aiziet viņsaulē, nomirt meninggal overlijden gå bort, sovne inn, dø umrzeć falecer a muri скончаться zomrieť umreti preminuti dö เสียชีวิต ölmek 去世 умирати مرنا، انتقال کرنا chết 去世

pass out

1 to faint I feel as though I'm going to pass out. flou word يُغْمى عليهِ припадам omdlít besvime ohnmächtig werden λιποθυμώ desmayarse, perder el conocimiento minestama غش کردن pyörtyä perdre connaissance לְהִתעַלֵף बेहोश होना pasti u nesvjest elájul pingsan missa meðvitund svenire 気を失う 의식을 잃다 apalpti paģībt, zaudēt samaņu pengsan bewusteloos worden besvime, miste bevisstheten stracić przytomność desmaiar a leşina терять сознание omdlieť omedleti onesvestiti se svimma หมดสติ bayılmak 昏倒 знепритомніти بے ہوش ہونا bất tỉnh 昏倒

2 to give to several different people The teacher passed out books to her class. uitdeel يُوَزِّعُ раздавам rozdat, rozdílet uddele ausgeben διανέμω repartir, distribuir laiali jagama پخش کردن jakaa distribuer לְחַלֵק बांटना podaj dalje knjigu kioszt membagikan dreifa distribuire 配る 배포하다 išdalinti izdalīt mengagih-agihkan uitdelen dele ut rozdawać distribuir a împărţi раздавать rozdať razdeliti razdeliti dela ut แจกจ่าย dağıtmak 散髮 роздавати تقسيم کرنا phân phát 散发

pass over

to ignore or overlook They passed him over for promotion. oorslaan يَتَجاهَل пропускам přeskočit, pominout forbigå übergehen παρακάμπτω, αγνοώ pasar por alto, dejar de lado, omitir tähele panemata jätma نادیده انگاشتن ohittaa passer par-dessus le dos de qqn לִפסוֹחַ, לְהִתעַלֵם उपेक्षा करना, परवाह न करना preskočiti mellőz (vkit); átsiklik (vmin) tidak mempedulikan, melewati líta framhjá, sleppa (lasciare da parte) 無視する 간과하다, 무사하다 apeiti, ignoruoti neievērot, apiet, ignorēt tdk mengendahkan passeren forbigå, se bort fra; se gjennom fingrene med pominąć preterir a ignora пропускать, обойти (по службе) vynechať, obísť prezreti preskočiti förbigå ไม่สนใจ görmemezlikten gelmek, aldırmamak 不注意 недогледіти; ігнорувати نظر انداز کرنا làm ngơ 不注意

pass up

not to accept (a chance, opportunity etc) He passed up the offer of a good job. verby laat gaan لا يَقْبَل أو يُضَيَّع الفُرْصَه пропускам odmítnout, nevyužít forspilde ablehnen αφήνω να μου ξεφύγει dejar pasar, rechazar ära ütlema قبول نکردن hylätä laisser passer לִדחוֹת पेशकश इत्यादि नकार देना propustiti lemond (vmiről) tidak menerima hafna (lasciarsi sfuggire), ignorare 断わる 거절하다 nepriimti, praleisti atteikties; nepieņemt melepaskan laten schieten la en sjanse gå fra seg, si nei takk til odrzucić, nie przyjść recusar a lăsa să-i scape отказываться nevyužiť odkloniti odbiti nobba, avböja, sumpa ไม่ได้รับเลือก kaçırmak, yararlanamamak 放過(機會等) відмовлятися قبول نہ کرنا từ chối 放过（机会等）

passed is the past tense of to pass : He passed the scene of the accident .

past means up to and beyond: She walked past the shops .

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