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    pass
    [pas]
    verb
    passed (past tense) · passed (past participle)
    1. move or cause to move in a specified direction:
      "he passed through towns and villages" · "he passed a weary hand across his forehead" · "pass an electric current through it" · "the shells from the Allied guns were passing very low overhead"
      • change from one state or condition to another:
        "homes that have passed from public to private ownership"
      • euphemistic
        die (used euphemistically):
        "his father had passed to the afterlife"
    2. go past or across; leave behind or on one side in proceeding:
      "the two vehicles had no room to pass each other" · "we will not let you pass" · "she passed a rest area with a pay phone"
      • go beyond the limits of; surpass or exceed:
        "this item has passed its sell-by date"
      • tennis
        hit a winning shot past (an opponent).
    3. (of time or a point in time) elapse; go by:
      "the day and night passed slowly" · "the moment had passed"
      • 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" · "this fact has passed almost unnoticed"
    4. 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" · "he passed her a cup" · "please pass the fish"
      • be transferred from one person or place to another, especially by inheritance:
        "if Ann remarried the estate would pass to her new husband" · "infections can pass from mother to child at birth"
      • (in football, soccer, hockey, and other games) throw, kick, or hit (the ball or puck) to another player on one's own team:
        "his intent was to pass the ball forward rather than knock it back"
      • put (something, especially money) into circulation:
        "persons who have passed bad checks"
      • (especially of money) circulate; be current:
        "cash was passing briskly"
    5. (of a candidate) be successful in (an examination, test, or course):
      "she passed her driving test"
      • judge the performance or standard of (someone or something) to be satisfactory:
        "he was passed fit by army doctors"
      • be accepted as adequate; go uncensured:
        "she couldn't agree, but let it pass" · "her rather revealing dress passed without comment"
    6. (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 or law) be examined and approved by (a legislative body or process):
        "the Bill passed by 164 votes to 107"
    7. pronounce (a judgment or judicial sentence):
      "passing judgment on these crucial issues" · "it is now my duty to pass sentence upon you"
      • utter (something, especially criticism):
        "she would pass remarks about the Paxtons in their own house"
      • archaic
        adjudicate or give a judgment on a matter:
        "a jury could not be trusted to pass upon the question of Endicott's good faith"
    8. discharge (something, especially urine or feces) from the body:
      "frequency of passing urine"
    9. forgo one's turn in a game or an offered opportunity:
      "we pass on dessert and have coffee"
      • (of a company) not declare or pay (a dividend):
        "the company has already passed its interim dividend"
      • bridge
        make no bid when it is one's turn during an auction:
        "South bids 1NT. North passes"
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old French passer, based on Latin passus ‘pace’.
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    verb
    1. move or cause to move in a specified direction:
      Opposite:
    2. (of time or a point in time) elapse; go by:
    3. transfer (something) to someone, especially by handing or bequeathing it to the next person in a series:
    4. (of a candidate) be successful in (an examination, test, or course):
      be successful in
      succeed in
      gain a pass in
      meet the requirements of
      pass muster in
      Opposite:
      • pronounce (a judgment or judicial sentence):
        • discharge (something, especially urine or feces) from the body:
         
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