pass

pass
1. verb
1)

the traffic passing through the village

Syn:
go, proceed, move, progress, make one's way, travel
2)

a car passed him

Syn:
overtake, go past/by, pull ahead of, leave behind
3)

time passed

Syn:
elapse, go by/past, advance, wear on, roll by, tick by
4)

he passed the time reading

Syn:
occupy, spend, fill, use (up), employ, while away
5)

pass the salt

Syn:
hand, let someone have, give, reach
6)

her estate passed to her grandson

Syn:
be transferred, go, be left, be bequeathed, be handed down/on, be passed on; Law devolve
7)

his death passed unnoticed

Syn:
happen, occur, take place
8)

the storm passed

Syn:
come to an end, fade (away), blow over, run its course, die out/down, finish, end, cease
9)

he passed the exam

Syn:
be successful in, succeed in, gain a pass in, get through; informal sail through, scrape through
10)

the Senate passed the bill

Syn:
approve, vote for, accept, ratify, adopt, agree to, authorize, endorse, legalize, enact; informal OK
Ant:
start, fail, reject
2. noun

you must show your pass

Syn:
permit, warrant, authorization, licence
Phrases:

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  • Pass — Pass, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Passed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Passing}.] [F. passer, LL. passare, fr. L. passus step, or from pandere, passum, to spread out, lay open. See {Pace}.] 1. To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • PASS — vi 1 a: to issue a decision, verdict, or opinion the Supreme Court pass ed on a statute b: to be legally issued judgment pass ed by default 2: to go from the control, ownership, or possession of one person or group to that of …   Law dictionary

  • Pass — Pass, v. t. 1. In simple, transitive senses; as: (a) To go by, beyond, over, through, or the like; to proceed from one side to the other of; as, to pass a house, a stream, a boundary, etc. (b) Hence: To go from one limit to the other of; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pass — Pass, n. [Cf. F. pas (for sense 1), and passe, fr. passer to pass. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier; a passageway; a defile; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pass — (von französisch passer „überschreiten“) bezeichnet: Reisepass, einen amtlichen Identitätsausweis zur Legitimation bei Auslandsreisen Pass (Sport), das gezielte Übergeben des Sportgerätes im Sport eine Schaltung, um bestimmte Signalanteile… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • PASS ID — is a proposed U.S. law intended to replace REAL ID. Like REAL ID, it implements federal standards for state identification documents. Currently, states are not obligated to follow the standards, but if PASS ID takes full effect, federal agencies… …   Wikipedia

  • PASS — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • pass# — pass vb Pass, pass away, elapse, expire mean to move or come to a termination or end. Pass and pass away imply gradual or gentle movement to another state or condition; they often imply a transition from life to death but they may suggest a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • pass on — {v.} 1. To give an opinion about; judge; settle. * /The college passed on his application and found him acceptable./ * /The committee recommended three people for the job and the president passed on them./ 2. To give away (something that has been …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pass on — {v.} 1. To give an opinion about; judge; settle. * /The college passed on his application and found him acceptable./ * /The committee recommended three people for the job and the president passed on them./ 2. To give away (something that has been …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Pass — »amtliches Dokument, das der Legitimation (im Ausland) dient; Übergang über einen Gebirgskamm, enger Durchgang; Zuspiel, Vorlage (im Ballspiel); Passgang, Gangart von Vierbeinern«; Quelle dieses Wortes ist letztlich lat. passus »Schritt«… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

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