Pass

English Meaning

To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal phrase defining the kind or manner of motion; as, to pass on, by, out, in, etc.; to pass swiftly, directly, smoothly, etc.; to pass to the rear, under the yoke, over the bridge, across the field, beyond the border, etc.

1. To move on or ahead; proceed.
2. To extend; run: The river passes through our land.
3. To move by: The band passed and the crowd cheered.
4. To move past another vehicle: The sports car passed on the right.
5. To gain passage despite obstacles: pass through difficult years.
6. To move past in time; elapse: The days passed quickly.
7. To be transferred from one to another; circulate: The wine passed around the table.
8. Sports To transfer a ball or puck to a teammate.
9. To be communicated or exchanged between persons: Loud words passed in the corridor.
10. To be transferred or conveyed to another by will or deed: The title passed to the older heir.
11. To undergo transition from one condition, form, quality, or characteristic to another: Daylight passed into darkness.
12. To come to an end: My anger suddenly passed. The headache finally passed.
13. To cease to exist; die. Often used with on: The patient passed on during the night.
14. To happen; take place: What passed during the day?
15. To be allowed to happen without notice or challenge: Let their rude remarks pass.
16. Sports & Games To decline one's turn to bid, draw, bet, compete, or play.
17. To decline an offer: When we offered him dessert, he passed.
18. To undergo an examination or a trial with favorable results.
19. To serve as a barely acceptable substitute: The spare tire was nearly bald but would pass until we bought a new one.
20. To be accepted as a member of a group by denying one's own ancestry or background.
21. To be approved or adopted: The motion to adjourn passed.
22. Law To pronounce an opinion, judgment, or sentence.
23. Law To sit in adjudication.
24. To be voided: Luckily the kidney stone passed before she had to be hospitalized.
25. Sports To thrust or lunge in fencing.
26. To go by without stopping; leave behind.
27. 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.
28. To fail to pay (a dividend).
29. To go beyond; surpass: The inheritance passed my wildest dreams.
30. To go across; go through: We passed the border into Mexico.
31. To undergo (a trial or examination) with favorable results: She passed every test.
32. To cause or allow to go through a trial, test, or examination successfully: The instructor passed all the candidates.
33. To cause to move: We passed our hands over the fabric.
34. To cause to move into a certain position: pass a ribbon around a package.
35. To cause to move as part of a process: pass liquid through a filter.
36. To cause to go by: The sergeant passed his troops before the general and halted them at the grandstand.
37. Baseball To walk (a batter).
38. To maneuver (the bull) by means of a pase in bullfighting.
39. To allow to go by or elapse; spend: He passed his winter in Vermont.
40. To allow to cross a barrier: The border guard passed the tourists.
41. To cause to be transferred from one to another; circulate: They passed the news quickly.
42. To hand over to someone else: Please pass the bread.
43. Sports To transfer (a ball, for example) to a teammate, as by throwing.
44. To cause to be accepted; circulate fraudulently: pass counterfeit money.
45. Law To transfer title or ownership of.
46. To discharge (body waste, for example); void.
47. To approve; adopt: The legislature passed the bill.
48. To be sanctioned, ratified, or approved by: The bill passed the House of Representatives.
49. To pronounce; utter: pass judgment; pass sentence on an offender.
50. The act of passing; passage.
51. A way, such as a narrow gap between mountains, that affords passage around, over, or through a barrier. See Synonyms at way.
52. A permit, ticket, or authorization to come and go at will.
53. A free ticket entitling one to transportation or admisssion.
54. Written leave of absence from military duty.
55. A sweep or run, as by an aircraft, over or toward an area or target.
56. A single complete cycle of operations, as by a machine or computer program.
57. A condition or situation, often critical in nature; a predicament. See Synonyms at crisis.
58. A sexual invitation or overture.
59. A motion of the hand or the waving of a wand.
60. Sports A transfer of a ball or puck between teammates.
61. Sports A lunge or thrust in fencing.
62. Baseball A base on balls.
63. Sports & Games A refusal to bid, draw, bet, compete, or play.
64. Games A winning throw of the dice in craps.
65. A pase in bullfighting.
66. pass away To pass out of existence; end.
67. pass away To die.
68. pass for To be accepted as or believed to be: You could pass for a teenager. The fake painting passed for an original.
69. pass off To offer, sell, or put into circulation (an imitation) as genuine: pass off glass as a gemstone.
70. pass off To present (one's self) as other than what one is: tried to pass himself off as a banker.
71. pass out To lose consciousness.
72. pass over To leave out; disregard.
73. pass up Informal To let go by; reject: pass up a chance for promotion; an opportunity too good to pass up.
74. bring to pass To cause to happen.
75. come to pass To occur.
76. pass muster To pass an examination or inspection; measure up to a given standard.
77. pass (one's) lips To be eaten or drunk.
78. pass (one's) lips To issue or be spoken: Rumors never passed her lips.
79. pass the hat To take up a collection of money.
80. pass the time of day To exchange greetings or engage in pleasantries.
81. pass the torch To relinquish (responsibilities, for example) to another or others.