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Pass
pɑːs
- move or cause to move in a specified direction
"he passed through towns and villages"
- change from one state or condition to another
"homes which have passed from public to private ownership"
- die
"I was with him the night he passed"
- go past or across; leave behind or on one side in proceeding
"on the way to the station she passed a cinema"
- go beyond the limits of; surpass or exceed
"the Portuguese trade passed its peak in the 1760s"
- hit a winning shot past (an opponent)
- (of time) elapse; go by
"the day and night passed slowly"
- spend or use up (a period of time)
"this was how they passed the time"
- come to an end
"the danger had passed"
- happen; be done or said
"not another word passed between them"
- transfer (something) to someone, especially by handing or bequeathing it to the next person in a series
"your letter has been passed to Mr Rich for action"
- be transferred from one person or place to another, especially by inheritance
"if Ann remarried the estate would pass to her new husband"
- (in soccer, rugby, and other games) kick, hit, or throw (the ball) to another player of one's own side
"his intent was to pass the ball forward rather than knock it back"
- put (something, especially money) into circulation
"persons who have passed bad cheques"
- (especially of money) circulate; be current
"racegoers had formed card schools, and cash was passing briskly"
- (of a candidate) be successful in (an examination, test, or course)
"she passed her driving test"
be successful in succeed in gain a pass in get through come through meet the requirements of pass muster in- judge the performance or standard of (someone or something) to be satisfactory
"he was passed fit by army doctors"
- be accepted as adequate; go unremarked
"she couldn't agree, but let it pass"
- be accepted or perceived as belonging to an ethnic group other than one's own or as having a sex other than the one registered at birth
"when I went through my transition I no longer tried to pass"
- (of a legislative or other official body) approve or put into effect (a proposal or law) by voting on it
"the bill was passed despite fierce opposition"
- (of a proposal) be approved by a legislative or other official body
"the Bill passed by 164 votes to 107"
- pronounce (a judgement or judicial sentence)
"passing judgement on these crucial issues"
- utter (something, especially criticism)
"she would pass remarks about the Peebles in their own house"
- adjudicate or give a judgement on a matter
"a jury could not be trusted to pass upon the question of Endicott's good faith"
- discharge (something, especially urine or faeces) from the body
"she may have difficulty in passing urine"
- forgo one's turn in a game or an offered opportunity to do or have something
"we pass on pudding and have coffee"
- (of a company) not declare or pay (a dividend)
"the company has already passed its interim dividend"
- make no bid when it is one's turn during an auction
"South bids 1NT. North passes"