pass
verb
[ pɑːs ]
• move or cause to move in a specified direction.
• "he passed through towns and villages"
Similar:
go,
proceed,
move,
progress,
make one's way,
travel,
drive,
fly,
run,
flow,
course,
stream,
roll,
drift,
sweep,
• go past or across; leave behind or on one side in proceeding.
• "on the way to the station she passed a cinema"
• (of time) elapse; go by.
• "the day and night passed slowly"
Similar:
elapse,
go by,
go past,
proceed,
progress,
advance,
wear on,
slip by,
slip away,
roll by,
glide by,
tick by,
• 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"
Similar:
hand,
let someone have,
give,
hand over,
hand round,
reach,
transfer,
convey,
deliver,
throw,
toss,
chuck,
bung,
• (of a candidate) be successful in (an examination, test, or course).
• "she passed her driving test"
Similar:
be successful in,
succeed in,
gain a pass in,
get through,
come through,
meet the requirements of,
pass muster in,
qualify,
graduate,
come up to scratch in,
come up to snuff in,
sail through,
scrape through,
• (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"
• pronounce (a judgement or judicial sentence).
• "passing judgement on these crucial issues"
• 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"
pass
noun
• an act or instance of moving past or through something.
• "repeated passes with the swipe card"
• a success in an examination, test, or course.
• "an A-level pass in Music"
• a card, ticket, or permit giving authorization for the holder to enter or have access to a place, form of transport, or event.
• "a bus pass"
Similar:
permit,
warrant,
authorization,
licence,
passport,
visa,
safe conduct,
exeat,
free ticket,
free admission,
complimentary ticket,
laissez-passer,
• (in soccer, rugby, and other games) an act of kicking, hitting, or throwing the ball to another player on the same side.
• "his cross-field pass to Giggs"
• an amorous or sexual advance made to someone.
• "she made a pass at Stephen"
Similar:
make sexual advances to,
make advances to,
make sexual overtures to,
proposition,
make a sexual approach to,
come on to,
make a play for,
hit on,
make time with,
put the make on,
make love to,
• a state or situation of a specified, usually undesirable, nature.
• "things came to such a pass that these gentlemen sat coldly at the meetings not daring to speak out freely and honestly"
Similar:
be in a worrying state,
be in a sad plight,
be in troubled circumstances,
be in dire straits,
be in a pickle/hole,
• a rejection or dismissal.
• "those who don't like oily food may want to give this a pass"
• an act of refraining from bidding during the auction.
pass
exclamation
• said when one does not know the answer to a question, for example in a quiz.
• "to the enigmatic question we answered ‘Pass’"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French passer, based on Latin passus ‘pace’.
pass
noun
• a route over or through mountains.
• "the pass over the mountain was open again after the snows"
Similar:
route,
way,
road,
narrow road,
passage,
cut,
gap,
gorge,
canyon,
ravine,
gully,
defile,
col,
couloir,
bealach,
notch,
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘division of a text, passage through’): variant of pace1, influenced by pass1 and French pas .
