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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "pass"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻĒāĻžāϏ, āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to approach a specific place, object, or person and move past them
Intransitive
Transitive: to pass sb/sth
to pass definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Nobody has passed this way for hours.
āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻžāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇āĻ• āϧāϰ⧇ āϕ⧇āω āĻāχ āĻĒāĻĨ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĨ¤
1.1

āĻĒāĻžāϏ, āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to go to a place or to travel through it
Intransitive: to pass somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He passed along the corridor to a small room at the back of the building.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ­āĻŦāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āϘāϰ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻŋāĻĄā§‹āϰ āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰ āϚāϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āĻĒāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to transfer the possession of something to someone else, particularly by putting it in their hands or somewhere reachable
Ditransitive: to pass sb sth | to pass sth to sb
Transitive: to pass sth
to pass definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I passed the note back to her.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āύ⧋āϟāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
2.2

āĻšāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to transfer rights, ownership, or properties to someone else, typically through a legal or formal process
Ditransitive: to pass rights, ownership or properties to sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The business owner decided to pass the company to her daughter upon her retirement.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ• āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāϪ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻšāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
2.3

āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻšāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of wealth or ownership rights) to be given to another person after the owner's demise
Transitive: to pass to sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After her grandmother 's passing, the family home passed to her as the sole heir.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻĻā§€āϰ āĻŽā§ƒāĻ¤ā§āϝ⧁āϰ āĻĒāϰ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
03

āϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of time) to go by
Intransitive
to pass definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Hours passed as they enjoyed their time at the park.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻž āϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
3.2

āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻļ⧇āώ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to be stopped or come to an end
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It 's just a phase which will eventually pass.
āĻāϟāĻŋåĒ是一ä¸Ēé˜ļæŽĩīŧŒæœ€įģˆäŧščŋ‡åŽģ。
04

(of words, looks, or messages) to be exchanged or transferred between people

Intransitive
to pass definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Glances passed between the two strangers.
05

āĻĒāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to get the necessary grades in an exam, test, course, etc.
Transitive: to pass a test
Intransitive
to pass definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He has n’t passed his driving test yet.
āϏ⧇ āĻāĻ–āύāĻ“ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĄā§āϰāĻžāχāĻ­āĻŋāĻ‚ āĻŸā§‡āĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻĒāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĻŋāĨ¤
06

to die

Intransitive
to pass definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His grandfather passed peacefully in his sleep.
07

āĻĒāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāϞ āĻĒāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to give the ball to a teammate by kicking, throwing, etc.
Transitive: to pass the ball
to pass definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His intent was to pass the ball forward rather than knock it back.
āϤāĻžāϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻŦāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇ āύāĻž āĻŽā§‡āϰ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻžāĨ¤
08

āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to move in front of another vehicle that is going more slowly
Transitive: to pass a vehicle
to pass definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He passed the slow car carefully last night.
āĻ—āϤ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
09

āĻĒāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽā§‹āĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make or accept a law by voting or by decree
Transitive: to pass a law
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Plans to extend the hotel have now been passed.
āĻšā§‹āĻŸā§‡āϞ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻāĻ–āύ āĻĒāĻžāϏ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
10

to give information, an item, or responsibility to someone else for handling

Ditransitive: to pass information or a task to sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They've passed the enquiry over to the police.
11

to occur or be spoken in the course of events

Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Many apologies passed during the heated discussion.
12

to be allowed or go without objection

Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I do n't like it, but I 'll let it pass.
13

to change from one state, condition, or phase to another

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The milk passes from liquid to solid when heated and cooled.
14

āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to go over a particular sum or amount
Transitive: to pass a sum or amount
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Unemployment has now passed the three million mark.
āĻŦ⧇āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ–āύ āϤāĻŋāύ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ⧇āϰ āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻž āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
15

āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ—āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽāϞāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž

to send waste substances out from the bladder or bowels
Transitive: to pass body waste
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was having difficulty passing water.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϜāϞ āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ…āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
16

to be officially approved, accepted, or granted

Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The new law passed despite heavy debate.
17

to decline an offer, invitation, or opportunity

Intransitive: to pass on an invitation or offer
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I'm going to pass on dessert, if you do n't mind.
17.1

āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āύāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to give no answer to the question one is asked due to not knowing the answer or being unwilling to share the answer
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
‘ Who wrote ‘ Catch-22 ’? ’ ‘ Pass. ’
‘āϕ⧇ ‘āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāϚ-22’ āϞāĻŋāϖ⧇āϛ⧇āύ?’ ‘āĻĒāĻžāϏāĨ¤â€™
18

āĻ˜ā§‹āώāĻŖāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāϞāĻž

to state something, particularly officially and in the presence of others
Transitive: to pass a judgement
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The court waited in silence for the judge to pass sentence.
āφāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤ āύ⧀āϰāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰāϕ⧇āϰ āĻ˜ā§‹āώāĻŖāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
19

(in card games) to give up one's turn or choose not to play a card

Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Everyone passed until someone could win the trick.
20

āĻĒāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ—ā§ƒāĻšā§€āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to be perceived as the gender one identifies with or is presenting as
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He passed perfectly at the party last night.
āϏ⧇ āĻ—āϤ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
01

a document or authorization that allows a person to enter, cross, or move through a restricted area

pass definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He flashed his pass at the guard and walked inside.
02

āĻĒāĻžāϏ, āĻŦāϞ⧇āϰ āĻšāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ

(sports) the act of transferring the ball to a teammate
pass definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The quarterback threw a perfect pass to the wide receiver.
āϕ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻžāϰāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāχāĻĄ āϰāĻŋāϏāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āĻĒāĻžāϏ āϛ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

a written document granting permission for temporary leave from duty

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Without a signed pass, no one was allowed to leave the base.
04

a permit allowing entry to or exit from a military base or restricted installation

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The guard checked every pass before opening the gate.
05

āĻĒāĻžāϏ, āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ

a play where the quarterback throws the football to a teammate to advance the ball down the field
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The quarterback 's accurate pass set up a first down.
āϕ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻžāϰāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāϏ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĄāĻžāωāύ āϏ⧇āϟ āφāĻĒ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
06

a flight or maneuver made by an aircraft over a specific area or target

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bomber completed its first pass over the enemy base.
07

a natural route or gap through a mountain range, lower than the surrounding peaks, allowing easier travel

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The pass was blocked by snow for most of the winter.
08

a brief or casual attempt at doing something

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She made a pass at the speech draft but needed more time to refine it.
09

āĻĒāĻžāϏ, āϏāĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āϝ

a successful outcome indicating that a test or requirement has been satisfied
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The students celebrated their passes in the final exams with joy and relief.
āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϏ āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āωāĻĻāϝāĻžāĻĒāύāĨ¤
10

an automatic advancement to the next stage of a competition without having to face an opponent

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A lucky pass gave them extra time to prepare for the semifinals.
11

a ticket granting free admission to an event or venue

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
VIP passes were given to long-time sponsors.
12

a difficult or challenging point in a situation or period of time

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They found themselves in a desperate pass with few options left.
13

a single complete movement or cycle performed by a machine or computer during an operation

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Each pass through the data refines the output.
14

(in baseball) the right of a batter to advance to first base after receiving four pitches outside the strike zone

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He earned a pass after four consecutive wide pitches.

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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passer
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