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• verb 1 move or go onward, past, through, or across. 2 change from one state or condition to another. 3 transfer (something) to someone. 4 kick, hit, or throw (the ball) to a teammate. 5 (of time) go by. 6 occupy or spend (time). 7 be done or said: not another word passed between them. 8 come to an end. 9 be successful in (an examination, test, or course). declare to be satisfactory. approve or put into effect (a proposal or law) by voting. utter (remarks) or pronounce (a judgement or sentence). forgo one’s turn or an opportunity to do or have something. discharge (urine or faeces) from the body. • noun 1 an act of passing. 2 a success in an examination. 3 an official document authorizing the holder to have access to, use, or do something. 4 informal an amorous or sexual advance. 5 a particular state of affairs. 6 Computing a single scan through a set of data or a program. — PHRASES come to a pretty pass reach a regrettable state of affairs. pass as/for be accepted as. pass away euphemistic die. pass one’s eye over read cursorily. pass off 1 happen or be carried through in a specified (usually satisfactory) way. 2 evade or lightly dismiss (an awkward remark). pass off as falsely represent (something) as. pass out 1 become unconscious. 2 Brit. complete one’s initial training in the armed forces. pass over 1 ignore the claims of (someone) to advancement. 2 avoid mentioning or considering. pass up refrain from taking up (an opportunity). — DERIVATIVES passer noun. — ORIGIN Old French passer, from Latin passus ‘pace’.
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