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–verb (used with object)
1.to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
2.to let go without notice, action, remark, etc.; leave unconsidered; disregard; overlook: Pass chapter two and go on to chapter three.
3.to omit the usual or regular payment of: The company decided to pass its dividend in the third quarter of the year.
4.to cause or allow to go through or beyond a gate, barrier, etc.: The guard checked the identification papers and then passed the visitor.
5.to go across or over (a stream, threshold, etc.); cross.
6.to endure or undergo: They passed the worst night of their lives.
7.to undergo or complete successfully: to pass an examination.
8.to cause or permit to complete successfully (an investigation, examination, course of study, etc.): I am passing the whole class this term.
9.to go beyond (a point, degree, stage, etc.); transcend; exceed; surpass.
10.to cause to go or extend farther: to pass a rope through a hole.
11.to cause to go, move, or march by: to pass troops in review.
12.to allot to oneself (a portion of time); spend: He decided to pass a year abroad.
13.to live through, utilize, or fill; occupy oneself during: How to pass the time?
14.to cause to circulate or spread; disseminate: to pass rumors.
15.to cause to be accepted or received: to pass a worthless check.
16.to convey, transfer, or transmit; deliver (often fol. by on): Pass this memo on after reading it.
17.to convey from one person, hand, etc., to another: Please pass the salt.
18.to pledge: to pass one's word of honor to remain loyal.
19.to utter, pronounce, or speak: She passed a remark about every passerby.
20.to cause to go through something, as a process or agency: to pass returning travelers through customs.
21.to discharge or void from the body, as excrement or a kidney stone.
22.to sanction or approve, esp. by vote: Congress passed the bill.
23.to obtain the approval or sanction of (a legislative body, committee, etc.), esp. by a vote: The bill passed Congress on the second vote.
24.to express or pronounce, as an opinion: to pass judgment without knowing the facts.
25.Law. to place legal title or interest in (another) by a conveyance, a will, or other transfer.
26.(in feats of magic) to perform a pass on.
27.Tennis. to make a passing shot against (an opponent).
28.Sports. to transfer (the ball or puck) to a teammate.
29.Bullfighting. (of a bullfighter) to provoke and guide the charge of (a bull) with the capa or esp. the muleta.
–verb (used without object)
30.to go or move onward; proceed.
31.to come to or toward, then go beyond: to pass by a shop; to pass through town.
32.to go away; depart: The dizzy feeling will pass in a minute.
33.to elapse or slip by; be spent: The day passed very quickly for him.
34.to come to an end: The crisis soon passed.
35.to die.
36.to take place; happen; occur: What passed while I was on vacation?
37.to go by or move past: The funeral procession passed slowly.
38.to go about or circulate; be current.
39.to serve as a marginally acceptable substitute: The facsimile isn't very good but it will pass.
40.to live or be known as a member of a racial, religious, or ethnic group other than one's own, esp. to live and be known as a white person although of black ancestry.
41.to be transferred or conveyed: The crown passed to the king's nephew.
42.to be interchanged, as between two persons: Sharp words passed between them.
43.to undergo transition or conversion: to pass from a solid to a liquid state.
44.to go or get through a barrier, test, course of study, etc., successfully: Of the twenty who took the exam, only twelve passed.
45.to go unheeded, unchallenged, or unremarked on: He decided to let the insult pass.
46.to express or pronounce an opinion, judgment, verdict, etc. (usually fol. by on or upon): Will you pass on the authenticity of this drawing?
47.to be voided, as excrement or a kidney stone.
48.to obtain the vote of approval or sanction of a legislative body, official committee, or the like: The new tax bill finally passed.
49.Law.
a.(of a member of an inquest or other deliberative body) to sit (usually fol. by on or upon): to pass on a case of manslaughter.
b.to adjudicate.
c.to vest title or other legal interest in real or personal property in a new owner.
50.to throw a ball from one person to another, as in a game of catch.
51.Sports. to make a pass, as in football or ice hockey.
52.Cards.
a.to forgo one's opportunity to bid, play, etc.
b.to throw in one's hand.
53.Fencing Obsolete. to thrust or lunge.
–noun
54.an act of passing.
55.a narrow route across a relatively low notch or depression in a mountain barrier.
56.a road, channel, or other way providing a means of passage, as through an obstructed region or other barrier.
57.a navigable channel, as at the mouth or in the delta of a river.
58.a permission or license to pass, go, come, or enter.
59.Military.
a.a military document granting the right to cross lines or to enter or leave a military or naval base or building.
b.written authority given a soldier to leave a station or duty for a specified period of time.
60.a free ticket or permit: two passes to a concert; a railroad pass.
61.South African. reference book (def. 2).
62.Chiefly British. the act of passing a university or school examination or course without honors or distinction.
63.Sports. the transfer of a ball or puck from one teammate to another.
64.Baseball. base on balls.
65.Fencing. a thrust or lunge.
66.a single movement, effort, maneuver, etc.: He made a pass at the control tower of the enemy airfield.
67.Informal.
a.a gesture, action, or remark that is intended to be sexually inviting; amorous overture.
b.a jab or poke with the arm, esp. one that misses its mark.
68.Cards. the act or statement of not bidding or raising another bid: There have been two passes and now it's your bid.
69.(in feats of magic)
a.a passing of the hand over, along, or before anything.
b.the transference or changing of objects by or as by sleight of hand; a manipulation, as of a juggler.
70.a particular stage or state of affairs: The economic situation had come to a dreadful pass.
71.Bullfighting. a pase.
72.one passage of a tool over work or one passage of work through a machine.
73.Archaic. a witty remark or thrust.
74.Mining. an opening for delivering coal or ore to a lower level underground.
—Verb phrases
75.pass along or through, to add (incurred extra costs or expenses) to the amount charged a client or customer: Airlines were passing along the sudden increase in fuel prices.
76.pass away,
a.to cease; end: All this trouble will pass away.
b.to die: He passed away during the night.
77.pass for, to be accepted as; be considered: material that passed for silk.
78.pass off,
a.to present or offer (something) under false pretenses; dispose of deceptively: to pass off a spurious de Kooning on a gullible buyer.
b.to cause to be accepted or received under a false identity: He passed himself off as a doctor.
c.to cease gradually; end: The headache passed off in the late afternoon.
d.to disregard or ignore.
e.to continue to completion; occur: The meeting passed off without incident.
79.pass on, to die: The patient passed on after a long illness.
80.pass over,
a.to disregard; ignore: Just pass over the first part of his letter.
b.to fail to take notice of or consider: He was passed over for the promotion.
81.pass up, to refuse or neglect to take advantage of; reject: The opportunity may not come again, so don't pass it up.
—Idioms
82.bring to pass, to cause to happen; bring about: His wife's death brought to pass a change in his attitude toward religion.
83.come to pass, to occur; happen: Strange things came to pass.
84.pass muster. muster (def. 11).
85.pass out, Informal.
a.to lose consciousness; faint.
b.to die; pass away.
c.to distribute, esp. individually by hand: to pass out discount coupons on a street corner.
d.to walk or march out or through; leave or exit by means of: The graduates will pass out the center aisle after receiving their diplomas. Pass out this door and turn left.
e.to be exempted or promoted from: Jerry passed out of freshman composition on the basis of his entering essay.
[Origin: 1175–1225; (v.) ME passen < OF passer < VL *passāre, deriv. of L passus step, pace1; (n.) ME; in part < MF passe (n. deriv. of passer), in part n. deriv. of passen]

—Related forms
passless, adjective

—Synonyms 2. ignore. 9. excel. 22. enact. 32. leave. 34. expire, cease, terminate, vanish, fade, disappear. 76b. See die1. 55. saddle, col. 70. juncture, situation, condition.
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Joe (Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua), 1929–94, U.S. jazz guitarist.
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pass.
1.passenger.
2.passim.
3.passive.
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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.
    1. To move by: The band passed and the crowd cheered.
    2. To move past another vehicle: The sports car passed on the right.
    3. To be transferred from one to another; circulate: The wine passed around the table.
    4. Sports To transfer a ball or puck to a teammate.
    5. To be allowed to happen without notice or challenge: Let their rude remarks pass.
    6. Sports & Games To decline one's turn to bid, draw, bet, compete, or play.
    7. To decline an offer: When we offered him dessert, he passed.
    8. To serve as a barely acceptable substitute: The spare tire was nearly bald but would pass until we bought a new one.
    9. To be accepted as a member of a group by denying one's own ancestry or background.
    10. To pronounce an opinion, judgment, or sentence.
    11. To sit in adjudication.
  4. To gain passage despite obstacles: pass through difficult years.
  5. To move past in time; elapse: The days passed quickly.
    1. To be transferred from one to another; circulate: The wine passed around the table.
    2. Sports To transfer a ball or puck to a teammate.
    3. To be allowed to happen without notice or challenge: Let their rude remarks pass.
    4. Sports & Games To decline one's turn to bid, draw, bet, compete, or play.
    5. To decline an offer: When we offered him dessert, he passed.
    6. To serve as a barely acceptable substitute: The spare tire was nearly bald but would pass until we bought a new one.
    7. To be accepted as a member of a group by denying one's own ancestry or background.
    8. To pronounce an opinion, judgment, or sentence.
    9. To sit in adjudication.
  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?
    1. To be allowed to happen without notice or challenge: Let their rude remarks pass.
    2. Sports & Games To decline one's turn to bid, draw, bet, compete, or play.
    3. To decline an offer: When we offered him dessert, he passed.
    4. To serve as a barely acceptable substitute: The spare tire was nearly bald but would pass until we bought a new one.
    5. To be accepted as a member of a group by denying one's own ancestry or background.
    6. To pronounce an opinion, judgment, or sentence.
    7. To sit in adjudication.
  14. To undergo an examination or a trial with favorable results.
    1. To serve as a barely acceptable substitute: The spare tire was nearly bald but would pass until we bought a new one.
    2. To be accepted as a member of a group by denying one's own ancestry or background.
    3. To pronounce an opinion, judgment, or sentence.
    4. To sit in adjudication.
  16. To be approved or adopted: The motion to adjourn passed.
  17. Law
    1. To pronounce an opinion, judgment, or sentence.
    2. 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.
    1. 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.
    2. To fail to pay (a dividend).
    3. To undergo (a trial or examination) with favorable results: She passed every test.
    4. To cause or allow to go through a trial, test, or examination successfully: The instructor passed all the candidates.
    5. To cause to move: We passed our hands over the fabric.
    6. To cause to move into a certain position: pass a ribbon around a package.
    7. To cause to move as part of a process: pass liquid through a filter.
    8. To cause to go by: The sergeant passed his troops before the general and halted them at the grandstand.
    9. Baseball To walk (a batter).
    10. To maneuver (the bull) by means of a pase in bullfighting.
    11. To cause to be transferred from one to another; circulate: They passed the news quickly.
    12. To hand over to someone else: Please pass the bread.
    13. Sports To transfer (a ball, for example) to a teammate, as by throwing.
    14. To cause to be accepted; circulate fraudulently: pass counterfeit money.
    15. Law To transfer title or ownership of.
    16. To approve; adopt: The legislature passed the bill.
    17. To be sanctioned, ratified, or approved by: The bill passed the House of Representatives.
  3. To go beyond; surpass: The inheritance passed my wildest dreams.
  4. To go across; go through: We passed the border into Mexico.
    1. To undergo (a trial or examination) with favorable results: She passed every test.
    2. To cause or allow to go through a trial, test, or examination successfully: The instructor passed all the candidates.
    3. To cause to move: We passed our hands over the fabric.
    4. To cause to move into a certain position: pass a ribbon around a package.
    5. To cause to move as part of a process: pass liquid through a filter.
    6. To cause to go by: The sergeant passed his troops before the general and halted them at the grandstand.
    7. Baseball To walk (a batter).
    8. To maneuver (the bull) by means of a pase in bullfighting.
    9. To cause to be transferred from one to another; circulate: They passed the news quickly.
    10. To hand over to someone else: Please pass the bread.
    11. Sports To transfer (a ball, for example) to a teammate, as by throwing.
    12. To cause to be accepted; circulate fraudulently: pass counterfeit money.
    13. Law To transfer title or ownership of.
    14. To approve; adopt: The legislature passed the bill.
    15. To be sanctioned, ratified, or approved by: The bill passed the House of Representatives.
    1. To cause to move: We passed our hands over the fabric.
    2. To cause to move into a certain position: pass a ribbon around a package.
    3. To cause to move as part of a process: pass liquid through a filter.
    4. To cause to go by: The sergeant passed his troops before the general and halted them at the grandstand.
    5. Baseball To walk (a batter).
    6. To maneuver (the bull) by means of a pase in bullfighting.
    7. To cause to be transferred from one to another; circulate: They passed the news quickly.
    8. To hand over to someone else: Please pass the bread.
    9. Sports To transfer (a ball, for example) to a teammate, as by throwing.
    10. To cause to be accepted; circulate fraudulently: pass counterfeit money.
    11. Law To transfer title or ownership of.
    12. To approve; adopt: The legislature passed the bill.
    13. To be sanctioned, ratified, or approved by: The bill passed the House of Representatives.
  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.
    1. To cause to be transferred from one to another; circulate: They passed the news quickly.
    2. To hand over to someone else: Please pass the bread.
    3. Sports To transfer (a ball, for example) to a teammate, as by throwing.
    4. To cause to be accepted; circulate fraudulently: pass counterfeit money.
    5. Law To transfer title or ownership of.
    6. To approve; adopt: The legislature passed the bill.
    7. To be sanctioned, ratified, or approved by: The bill passed the House of Representatives.
  10. To discharge (body waste, for example); void.
    1. To approve; adopt: The legislature passed the bill.
    2. 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.

n.  
  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.
    1. A permit, ticket, or authorization to come and go at will.
    2. A free ticket entitling one to transportation or admisssion.
    3. Written leave of absence from military duty.
    4. A sweep or run, as by an aircraft, over or toward an area or target.
    5. A single complete cycle of operations, as by a machine or computer program.
    6. Sports A transfer of a ball or puck between teammates.
    7. Sports A lunge or thrust in fencing.
    8. Baseball A base on balls.
    1. A sweep or run, as by an aircraft, over or toward an area or target.
    2. A single complete cycle of operations, as by a machine or computer program.
    3. Sports A transfer of a ball or puck between teammates.
    4. Sports A lunge or thrust in fencing.
    5. Baseball A base on balls.
  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.
    1. Sports A transfer of a ball or puck between teammates.
    2. Sports A lunge or thrust in fencing.
    3. 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.
  12. To pass out of existence; end.
  13. To die.
  14. To offer, sell, or put into circulation (an imitation) as genuine: pass off glass as a gemstone.
  15. To present (one's self) as other than what one is: tried to pass himself off as a banker.

Phrasal Verb(s):
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.

Idiom(s):
bring to pass
To cause to happen.

Idiom(s):
come to pass
To occur.

Idiom(s):
pass muster
To pass an examination or inspection; measure up to a given standard.

Idiom(s):
pass (one's) lips
  1. To be eaten or drunk.
  2. To issue or be spoken: Rumors never passed her lips.

Idiom(s):
pass the hat
To take up a collection of money.

Idiom(s):
pass the time of day
To exchange greetings or engage in pleasantries.

Idiom(s):
pass the torch
To relinquish (responsibilities, for example) to another or others.

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

pass'er 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).

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American jazz guitarist noted for his exceptional technique.

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pass  (v.)
c.1275 (trans.) "to go by (something)," also "to cross over," from O.Fr. passer, from V.L. *passare "to step, walk, pass," from L. passus "step, pace" (see pace (1)). Intrans. sense of "to go on, to move forward, make one's way" is attested from 1297. Fig. sense of "to experience, undergo" (as in pass the time) is first recorded 1390. The meaning "to be thought to be something one is not" (esp. in racial sense) is from 1935, from pass oneself off (as), first found 1809. The general verb sense of "to be accepted as equivalent" is from 1596. Sense of "to go through an examination successfully" is from 1429. Meaning "decline to do something" is attested from 1869, originally in cards (euchre). In football, hockey, soccer, etc., the meaning "to transfer the ball or puck to another player" is from c.1865. Colloquial make a pass "offer an amorous advance" first recorded 1928, perhaps from a sporting sense. Pass up "decline, refuse" is attested from 1896. Pass the buck is from 1865, said to be poker slang reference to the buck horn-handled knife that was passed around to signify whose turn it was to deal. Pass the hat "seek contributions" is from 1762. Pass-fail as a grading method is attested from 1959.

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pass  (n.)
"mountain defile," c.1300, from O.Fr. pas "step, track," from L. passus "step, pace" (see pace (1)). The meaning "written permission to pass into, or through, a place" is first recorded 1591, from pass (v.). Sense of "ticket for a free ride or admission" is first found 1838.

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adjective
1. of advancing the ball by throwing it; "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play" [syn: passing] [ant: running] 

noun
1. (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls" [syn: base on balls] 
2. (military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for three days" 
3. (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" 
4. 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" 
5. any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit" 
6. a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; "the media representatives had special passes" 
7. a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; "the plane turned to make a second pass" 
8. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs 
9. a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday" 
10. one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass" 
11. you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round" [syn: bye] 
12. a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had to show his pass in order to get out" 
13. a complimentary ticket; "the star got passes for his family" 
14. a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: crack] 
15. (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" 
16. success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry" [syn: passing] [ant: failing] 

verb
1. go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" 
2. 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" [syn: travel by] 
3. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time" [syn: legislate] 
4. pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: elapse] 
5. 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" 
6. 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" [syn: run] 
7. travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks" 
8. come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: happen] 
9. go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House" 
10. pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?" [syn: spend] 
11. 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" [syn: guide] 
12. transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" [syn: communicate] 
13. disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn: evanesce] 
14. go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now" [ant: bomb] 
15. be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: exceed] 
16. accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak" [ant: fail] 
17. allow to go without comment or censure; "the insult passed as if unnoticed" 
18. transfer to another; of rights or property; "Our house passed under his official control" 
19. pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana" [syn: sink] 
20. throw (a ball) to another player; "Smith passed" 
21. 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" [syn: fall] 
22. cause to pass; "She passed around the plates" 
23. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" [syn: authorize] 
24. 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" [syn: die] [ant: be born] 
25. eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" [syn: excrete] 

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In addition to the idioms beginning with pass, also see bring about (to pass); come about (to pass); cross (pass through) one's mind; head someone off (at the pass); in passing; make (take) a pass at; ships that pass in the night.


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pass1 [paːs] verb
to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc)
Example: I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.
Arabic: يَمُرُّ، يَتَجاوَز
Chinese (Simplified): 经过
Chinese (Traditional): 經過
Czech: míjet, projít
Danish: passere; køre forbi; gå forbi; gå igennem
Dutch: voorbijgaan
Estonian: mööda, läbi minema
Finnish: ohittaa, kulkea
French: passer (devant), dépasser
German: vorbeigehen
Greek: περνώ
Hungarian: elhalad
Icelandic: fara framhjá
Indonesian: melewati
Italian: passare
Japanese: 通る
Korean: 통과하다, 지나가다
Latvian: iet garām; braukt garām
Lithuanian: praeiti, pravažiuoti
Norwegian: gå, *kjøre forbi, passere
Polish: przechodzić
Portuguese (Brazil): passar por
Portuguese (Portugal): passar
Romanian: a trece (de)
Russian: проходить; проезжать
Slovak: prechádzať
Slovenian: iti mimo
Spanish: pasar(por), dejar atrás
Swedish: passera
Turkish: geçmek
pass2 [paːs] verb
to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another
Example: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.
Arabic: يُمَرِّرُ
Chinese (Simplified): 相传，传递
Chinese (Traditional): 相傳，傳遞
Czech: přecházet
Danish: sende rundt; gå i arv
Dutch: doorgeven
Estonian: edasi andma
Finnish: ojentaa, siirtää
French: transmettre
German: weitergeben
Greek: δίνω, πασσάρω, μεταβιβάζω
Hungarian: (át)ad, idead; továbbad
Icelandic: láta e-ð ganga
Indonesian: meneruskan
Italian: passare, trasmettere
Japanese: 渡す
Korean: 건네주다, 전하다
Latvian: pasniegt (apkārt); nodot; padot
Lithuanian: pasiųsti (per rankas), perduoti
Norwegian: sende rundt, *videre; gå i arv
Polish: przekazywać, podawać
Portuguese (Brazil): passar
Portuguese (Portugal): passar
Romanian: a transmite
Russian: переходить; передавать
Slovak: prechádzať
Slovenian: prenesti
Spanish: pasar, transmitir, traspasar, ceder
Swedish: skicka , föra
Turkish: geçmek
pass3 [paːs] verb
to go or be beyond
Example: This passes my understanding.
Arabic: يَتَجاوَز، يَفوق
Chinese (Simplified): 超出
Chinese (Traditional): 超出
Czech: přesahovat
Danish: overgå
Dutch: te boven gaan
Estonian: ületama
Finnish: mennä yli
French: dépasser
German: übersteigen
Greek: υπερβαίνω, ξεπερνώ
Hungarian: átad, lead, passzol (labdát)
Icelandic: fara yfir (tiltekin mörk); vera ofar (skilningi)
Indonesian: melampaui
Italian: oltrepassare, superare
Japanese: 超える
Korean: 초과하다, 능가하다
Latvian: sniegties pāri (kaut kam)
Lithuanian: viršyti
Norwegian: gå over ens forstand, overstige
Polish: przechodzić, być ponad
Portuguese (Brazil): ultrapassar
Portuguese (Portugal): ultrapassar
Romanian: a întrece
Russian: превышать
Slovak: presahovať
Slovenian: preseči
Spanish: superar
Swedish: passera, övergå
Turkish: aşmak
pass4 [paːs] verb
(of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake
Example: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.
Arabic: يَجْتاز
Chinese (Simplified): 超过
Chinese (Traditional): 超過
Czech: předjet
Danish: overhale
Dutch: inhalen
Estonian: mööduma
Finnish: ohittaa
French: dépasser
German: überholen
Greek: προσπερνώ (για όχημα)
Hungarian: meghalad
Icelandic: fara fram úr
Indonesian: menyalip
Italian: sorpassare, superare
Japanese: 追い越す
Korean: 추월하다
Latvian: aizsteigties garām; apdzīt
Lithuanian: pralenkti
Norwegian: kjøre forbi
Polish: wyprzedzać
Portuguese (Brazil): ultrapassar
Portuguese (Portugal): ultrapassar
Romanian: a depăşi
Russian: обгонять
Slovak: predbehnúť
Slovenian: prehiteti
Spanish: adelantar
Swedish: passera, köra om
Turkish: yetişip, *sollayıp geçmek
pass5 [paːs] verb
to spend (time)
Example: They passed several weeks in the country.
Arabic: يَقْضي
Chinese (Simplified): 度过
Chinese (Traditional): 度過
Czech: strávit
Danish: tilbringe
Dutch: doorbrengen
Estonian: veetma
Finnish: viettää
French: passer
German: verbringen
Greek: περνώ το χρόνο μου
Hungarian: (meg)előz
Icelandic: eyða (tíma), dvelja
Indonesian: melewatkan
Italian: passare
Japanese: 過ごす
Korean: (시간을) 보내다
Latvian: pavadīt (laiku)
Lithuanian: praleisti
Norwegian: tilbringe
Polish: spędzać
Portuguese (Brazil): passar
Portuguese (Portugal): passar
Romanian: a petrece
Russian: проводить (время)
Slovak: stráviť
Slovenian: preživeti
Spanish: pasar; transcurrir (el tiempo)
Swedish: tillbringa
Turkish: geçirmek
pass6 [paːs] verb
(of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve
Example: The government has passed a resolution.
Arabic: يُقِرُّ
Chinese (Simplified): 批准
Chinese (Traditional): 批准
Czech: schválit
Danish: vedtage
Dutch: goedkeuren
Estonian: heaks kiitma
Finnish: hyväksyä
French: voter
German: annehmen
Greek: ψηφίζω, εγκρίνω
Hungarian: (el)tölt
Icelandic: samþykkja
Indonesian: meluluskan
Italian: approvare
Japanese: 通過する
Korean: 승인하다
Latvian: pieņemt, *atbalstīt (lēmumu u.tml.)
Lithuanian: priimti, patvirtinti
Norwegian: godkjenne, vedta
Polish: uchwalić
Portuguese (Brazil): aprovar
Portuguese (Portugal): aprovar
Romanian: a vota, a aproba
Russian: принимать
Slovak: schváliť
Slovenian: sprejeti
Spanish: aprobar
Swedish: anta, godkänna
Turkish: onaylamak, kabul etmek
pass7 [paːs] verb
to give or announce (a judgement or sentence)
Example: The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.
Arabic: يُصْدِرُ حُكْماً
Chinese (Simplified): 宣布
Chinese (Traditional): 宣佈
Czech: vynést
Danish: afsige; udtale
Dutch: uitspreken
Estonian: välja kuulutama
Finnish: julistaa
French: rendre
German: fällen
Greek: εκδίδω απόφαση, επιβάλλω ποινή
Hungarian: elfogad
Icelandic: úrskurða, dæma
Indonesian: memberikan, mengumumkan
Italian: pronunciare
Japanese: くだす
Korean: (판단을) 내리다, 선고하다
Latvian: pasludināt (spriedumu)
Lithuanian: paskelbti
Norwegian: forkynne, avgi kjennelse
Polish: wydać wyrok
Portuguese (Brazil): pronunciar
Portuguese (Portugal): pronunciar
Romanian: a pronunţa
Russian: выносить
Slovak: vyniesť
Slovenian: izreči
Spanish: (judgement)juzgar; (sentence)dictar sentencia
Swedish: fälla
Turkish: bildirmek, açıklamak
pass8 [paːs] verb
to end or go away
Example: His sickness soon passed.
Arabic: يَمُر، يَزول
Chinese (Simplified): 消失
Chinese (Traditional): 消失
Czech: minout
Danish: forsvinde
Dutch: overgaan
Estonian: üle minema
Finnish: mennä ohi
French: passer
German: vorübergehen
Greek: περνώ
Hungarian: (ítéletet) (ki)mond, (meg)hoz
Icelandic: líða hjá, ganga yfir
Indonesian: berakhir
Italian: passare
Japanese: 終わる
Korean: 사라져 없어지다
Latvian: pāriet; beigties
Lithuanian: praeiti, išnykti, mirti
Norwegian: gå over
Polish: minąć, przejść
Portuguese (Brazil): passar
Portuguese (Portugal): passar
Romanian: a trece
Russian: пройти
Slovak: minúť
Slovenian: miniti
Spanish: pasar, desaparecer, terminar
Swedish: gå över
Turkish: geçmek
pass9 [paːs] verb
to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc)
Example: I passed my driving test.
Arabic: يَنْجَحُ في
Chinese (Simplified): 通过，及格
Chinese (Traditional): 通過，及格
Czech: složit
Danish: bestå
Dutch: slagen voor
Estonian: sooritama
Finnish: läpäistä
French: réussir un examen
German: bestehen
Greek: περνώ, πετυχαίνω σε
Hungarian: elmúlik
Icelandic: standast
Indonesian: lulus
Italian: passare, superare
Japanese: 合格する
Korean: 합격하다
Latvian: nokārtot (eksāmenu u.tml.)
Lithuanian: išlaikyti
Norwegian: bestå
Polish: zdać
Portuguese (Brazil): passar em
Portuguese (Portugal): passar
Romanian: a trece, *a lua (un exa­men)
Russian: выдержать, сдать
Slovak: zložiť
Slovenian: narediti
Spanish: aprobar
Swedish: klara, bli godkänd
Turkish: geçmek
pass1 [paːs] noun
a narrow path between mountains
Example: a mountain pass
Arabic: شِعْب، مَمَر
Chinese (Simplified): 要隘
Chinese (Traditional): 要隘
Czech: průsmyk, soutěska
Danish: pas; -pas
Dutch: bergpas
Estonian: kuru
Finnish: sola
French: passage
German: der Paß
Greek: πέρασμα, στενό
Hungarian: (hegy)szoros; hágó
Icelandic: (fjalla)skarð
Indonesian: jalan setapak
Italian: passo, valico
Japanese: 道
Korean: 산 길, 고갯길
Latvian: pāreja
Lithuanian: perėja, tarpeklis
Norwegian: fjellovergang, skar
Polish: przełęcz
Portuguese (Brazil): desfiladeiro
Portuguese (Portugal): desfiladeiro
Romanian: trecătoare
Russian: проход
Slovak: priesmyk
Slovenian: prelaz
Spanish: desfiladero; paso, puerto
Swedish: pass, trång passage
Turkish: geçit
pass2 [paːs] noun
a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building
Example: You must show your pass before entering.
Arabic: جَواز مُرور
Chinese (Simplified): 通行证
Chinese (Traditional): 通行證
Czech: propustka
Danish: billet; adgangskort
Dutch: pasje
Estonian: lubatäht
Finnish: lippu
French: laissez-passer
German: der Paß
Greek: άδεια εισόδου, πάσο
Hungarian: igazolvány; belépő(jegy)
Icelandic: passi, ferðaheimild; aðgönguheimild
Indonesian: pas
Italian: lasciapassare
Japanese: 無料入場券
Korean: 통행증
Latvian: caurlaide
Lithuanian: leidimas
Norwegian: adgangstegn, *-kort; fribillett
Polish: przepustka
Portuguese (Brazil): passe
Portuguese (Portugal): passe
Romanian: per­­mis
Russian: контрамарка; пропуск
Slovak: priepustka
Slovenian: prepustnica
Spanish: permiso, pase
Swedish: passerkort, biljett
Turkish: izin belgesi, paso, permi
pass3 [paːs] noun
a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc
Example: There were ten passes and no fails.
Arabic: نَجاح، عَلامَة نَجاح
Chinese (Simplified): 及格