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- Dictionarypass/pɑːs/
verb
- 1. move or cause to move in a specified direction: "he passed through towns and villages" Similar Opposite
- 2. go past or across; leave behind or on one side in proceeding: "on the way to the station she passed a cinema"
noun
- 1. an act or instance of moving past or through something: "repeated passes with the swipe card"
- 2. a success in an examination, test, or course: "an A-level pass in Music"
exclamation
- 1. said when one does not know the answer to a question, for example in a quiz: "to the enigmatic question we answered ‘Pass’"
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PASS definition: 1. to go past something or someone or move in relation to it, him, or her: 2. to go past a…. Learn more.
1. : move, proceed, go. The boat was too tall to pass under the bridge. 2. a. : to go away : depart. the fright passes almost immediately Fred Majdalany. b. : die often used with on. Her parents have passed on. 3. a. : to move in a path so as to approach and continue beyond something : move past.
to undergo or complete successfully: to pass an examination. to cause or permit to complete successfully (an investigation, examination, course of study, etc.): I am passing the whole class this term. to go beyond (a point, degree, stage, etc.); transcend; exceed; surpass. Synonyms: excel. to cause to go or extend farther:
A document that lets you go somewhere or do something is a pass. You can have a backstage pass at a concert, a three-day pass from a military base, or a hall pass for using the restroom during class.
To pass someone or something means to go past them without stopping. As she passed the library door, the phone began to ring. [VERB noun] Jane stood aside to let her pass. [VERB] I sat in the garden and watched the passing cars. [VERB -ing] 2.verb B1+. When someone or something passes in a particular direction, they move in that direction.
Definition of pass verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To move on or ahead; proceed: The train passed through fields of wheat. 2. To extend; run: The river passes through our land. 3. a. To move by or in front of something: 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.
1. To pass someone or something means to go past them without stopping. [...] 2. When someone or something passes in a particular direction, they move in that direction. [...] 3. If something such as a road or pipe passes along a particular route, it goes along that route. [...]
PASS definition: 1. to go past something or someone: 2. to go in a particular direction, or to cause something to…. Learn more.
(with object and usually with adverbial of direction) 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 pass the milk the poem was passed from generation to generation (with two objects) he passed her a cup (no object, with adverbial) be ...
