Vocabulary     

What does pass mean?

Definitions for pass
pæs, pɑspass

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word pass.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. base on balls, walk, passnoun

    (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

    "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"

  2. passnoun

    (military) a written leave of absence

    "he had a pass for three days"

  3. pass, passing play, passing game, passingnoun

    (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

    "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"

  4. pass, mountain pass, notchnoun

    the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks

    "we got through the pass before it started to snow"

  5. pass, passportnoun

    any authorization to pass or go somewhere

    "the pass to visit had a strict time limit"

  6. pass, laissez passernoun

    a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions

    "the media representatives had special passes"

  7. passnoun

    a flight or run by an aircraft over a target

    "the plane turned to make a second pass"

  8. pass, strait, straitsnoun

    a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

  9. pass, head, straitsnoun

    a difficult juncture

    "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"

  10. passnoun

    one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)

    "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass"

  11. bye, passnoun

    you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent

    "he had a bye in the first round"

  12. pass, liberty chitnoun

    a permit to enter or leave a military installation

    "he had to show his pass in order to get out"

  13. passnoun

    a complimentary ticket

    "the star got passes for his family"

  14. crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offernoun

    a usually brief attempt

    "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"

  15. pass, toss, flipnoun

    (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team

    "the pass was fumbled"

  16. passing, pass, qualifyingadjective

    success in satisfying a test or requirement

    "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"

  17. passing(a), pass(a)verb

    of advancing the ball by throwing it

    "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play"

  18. pass, go through, go acrossverb

    go across or through

    "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"

  19. travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, passverb

    move past

    "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other"

  20. legislate, passverb

    make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation

    "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time"

  21. elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go alongverb

    pass by

    "three years elapsed"

  22. pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, giveverb

    place into the hands or custody of

    "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

  23. run, go, pass, lead, extendverb

    stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

    "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"

  24. pass, overtake, overhaulverb

    travel past

    "The sports car passed all the trucks"

  25. happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take placeverb

    come to pass

    "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

  26. pass, clearverb

    go unchallenged; be approved

    "The bill cleared the House"

  27. spend, passverb

    pass time in a specific way

    "how are you spending your summer vacation?"

  28. guide, run, draw, passverb

    pass over, across, or through

    "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"

  29. communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put acrossverb

    transmit information

    "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"

  30. evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, passverb

    disappear gradually

    "The pain eventually passed off"

  31. pass, make itverb

    go successfully through a test or a selection process

    "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"

  32. exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, topverb

    be superior or better than some standard

    "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"

  33. passverb

    accept or judge as acceptable

    "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"

  34. passverb

    allow to go without comment or censure

    "the insult passed as if unnoticed"

  35. passverb

    transfer to another; of rights or property

    "Our house passed under his official control"

  36. sink, pass, lapseverb

    pass into a specified state or condition

    "He sank into nirvana"

  37. passverb

    throw (a ball) to another player

    "Smith passed"

  38. fall, return, pass, devolveverb

    be inherited by

    "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"

  39. pass, make passverb

    cause to pass

    "She passed around the plates"

  40. authorize, authorise, pass, clearverb

    grant authorization or clearance for

    "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

  41. die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff itverb

    pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

    "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"

  42. excrete, egest, eliminate, passverb

    eliminate from the body

    "Pass a kidney stone"

GCIDE

  1. Passnoun

    (Sports) In football, hockey, and other team sports, a transfer of the ball, puck, etc., to another player of one's own team, usually at some distance. In American football, the pass is through the air by an act of throwing the ball.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Passnoun

    Etymology: from the verb.

    The straight pass was damm’d
    With dead men. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

    It would be easy to defend the passes into the whole country, that the king’s army should never be able to enter. Clar.

    Truth is a strong hold, fortified by God and nature, and diligence is properly the understanding’s laying siege to it; so that it must be perpetually observing all the avenues and passes to it, and accordingly making its approaches. South.

    The Tyrians had no pass to the Red Sea, but through the territory of Solomon, and by his sufferance. Walter Raleigh.

    Pity tempts the pass;
    But the tough metal of my heart resists. Dryden.

    They shall protect all that come in, and send them to the lord deputy, with their safe conduct or pass, to be at his disposition. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

    We bid this be done,
    When evil deeds have their permissive pass,
    And not the punishment. William Shakespeare.

    Give quiet pass
    Through your dominions for this enterprize. William Shakespeare.

    A gentleman had a pass to go beyond the seas. Edward Hyde.

    If they should send for a pass to France, the ceremony in asking and granting it would be liable to the same objections of delay. Edward Hyde.

    ’Tis dangerous when the baser nature comes
    Between the pass and fell incensed points
    Of mighty opposites. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

    The king hath laid, that in a dozen passes between you and him, he shall not exceed you three hits. William Shakespeare.

    With seeming innocence the crowd beguil’d;
    But made the desperate passes, when he smil’d. Dryden.

    To what a pass are our minds brought, that, from the right line of virtue, are wryed to these crooked shifts? Philip Sidney.

    After King Henry united the roses, they laboured to reduce both English and Irish, which work, to what pass and perfection it was brought, in queen Elizabeth I ’s reign, hath been declared. John Davies, State of Ireland.

    I could see plate, hangings and paintings about my house till you had the ordering of me, but I am now brought to such pass, that I can see nothing at all. Roger L'Estrange.

    Matters have been brought to this pass, that if one among a man’s sons had any blemish, he laid him aside for the ministry, and such an one was presently approved. South.

  2. To Passverb

    As it is advantageable to a physician to be called to the cure of a declining disease; so it is for a commander to suppress a sedition, which has passed the height: for in both the noxious humour doth first weaken, and afterwards waste to nothing. John Hayward.

    Were I not assured he was removed to advantage, I should pass my time extremely ill without him. Collier.

    You know in what deluding joys we past
    The night that was by heav’n decreed our last. Dryden.

    We have examples of such, as pass most of their nights without dreaming. John Locke.

    The people, free from cares, serene and gay,
    Pass all their mild untroubled hours away. Addison.

    In the midst of the service, a lady, who had passed the winter at London with her husband, entered the congregation. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 129.

    Dr. Thurston thinks the principal use of inspiration to be, to move, or pass the blood, from the right to the left ventricle of the heart. William Derham, Physico-Theology.

    I had only time to pass my eye over the medals, which are in great number. Joseph Addison, Remarks on Italy.

    He that will pass his land,
    As I have mine, may set his hand
    And heart unto this deed, when he hath read;
    And make the purchase spread. George Herbert.

    They speak of severing wine from water, passing it through ivy wood. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

    How many thousands take upon them to pass their censures on the personal actions of others, and pronounce boldly on the affairs of the publick. Isaac Watts.

    They will commend the work in general, but pass so many sly remarks upon it afterwards, as shall destroy all their cold praises. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

    Many of the lords and some of the commons passed some compliments to the two lords. Edward Hyde.

    He past his promise, and was as good as his word. Roger L'Estrange.

    Waller passed over five thousand horse and foot by Newbridge. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

    This night
    We’ll pass the business privately and well. William Shakespeare.

    She more sweet than any bird on bough
    Would oftentimes amongst them bear a part,
    And strive to pass, as she could well enough,
    Their native music by her skilful art. Fairy Queen.

    Whom do’st thou pass in beauty? Ezekiel xxxii. 19.

    Martial, thou gav’st far nobler epigrams
    To thy Domitian, than I can my James;
    But in my royal subject I pass thee,
    Thou flattered’st thine, mine cannot flatter’d be. Ben Jonson.

    The ancestor and all his heirs,
    Though they in number pass the stars of heav’n,
    Are still but one. Davies.

    If you fondly pass our proffer’d offer,
    ’Tis not the rounder of your old fac’d walls
    Can hide you. William Shakespeare, King John.

    Let me o’erleap that custom; for I cannot
    Put on the gown, stand naked, and entreat them;
    Please you that I may pass this doing. William Shakespeare.

    I pass the wars, that spotted linx’s make
    With their fierce rivals. Dryden.

    I pass their warlike pomp, their proud array. Dryden.

    They did pass those bounds, and did return since that time. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

    The money of every one that passeth the account, let the priests take. 2 Kings xii. 4.

    I’ll pass them all upon account,
    As if your nat’ral self had don’t. Hudibras.

    How does that man know, but the decree may be already passed against him, and his allowance of mercy spent. South.

    Among the laws that pass’d, it was decreed,
    That conquer’d Thebes from bondage should be freed. John Dryden, Knight’s Tale.

    Could the same parliament which addressed with so much zeal and earnestness against this evil, pass it into a law? Jonathan Swift.

    His majesty’s ministers proposed the good of the nation, when they advised the passing this patent. Jonathan Swift.

    Th’ indulgent mother did her care employ,
    And pass’d it on her husband for a boy. Dryden.

    Time lays open frauds, and after that discovery there is no passing the same trick upon the mice. Roger L'Estrange.

    The father waketh for the daughter, lest she pass away the flower of her age. Ecclus. xlii. 9.

    However God may pass by single sinners in this world; yet when a nation combines against him, the wicked shall not go unpunished. John Tillotson, Sermons.

    How far ought this enterprize to wait upon these other matters, to be mingled with them, or to pass by them, and give law to them, as inferior unto itself? Francis Bacon.

    It conduces much to our content, if we pass by those things which happen to our trouble, and consider that which is prosperous; that, by the representation of the better, the worse may be blotted out. Jeremy Taylor, Holy Living.

    Certain passages of scripture we cannot, without injury to truth, pass by here in silence. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

    Better to pass him o’er, than to relate
    The cause I have your mighty sire to hate. Dryden.

    It does not belong to this place to have that point debated, nor will it hinder our pursuit to pass it over in silence. Isaac Watts.

    The poet passes it over as hastily as he can, as if he were afraid of staying in the cave. Dryden.

    The queen asked him, who he was; but he passes over this without any reply, and reserves the greatest part of his story to a time of more leisure. William Broome.

  3. To Passverb

    Etymology: passer, French; passus, a step, Latin.

    Tell him his long trouble is passing
    Out of this world. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

    If I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away from thy servant. Genesis.

    While my glory passeth by, I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee, while I pass by. Exodus xxxiii. 22.

    Thus will I cut off him that passeth out, and him that returneth. Ezekiel xxxv. 7.

    They took the fords of Jordan, and suffered not a man to pass over. Judges iii. 28.

    This heap and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over to thee, and that thou shall not pass over it and this pillar unto me for harm. Genesis xxxi. 52.

    An idea of motion not passing on, is not better than idea of motion at rest. John Locke.

    Heedless of those cares, with anguish stung,
    He felt their fleeces as they pass’d along. Alexander Pope.

    If the cause be visible, we stop at the instrument, and seldom pass on to him that directed it. William Wake, Prep. for Death.

    Her face, her hands were torn
    With passing through the brakes. Dryden.

    Others dissatisfied with what they have, and not trusting to those innocent ways of getting more, fall to others, and pass from just to unjust. William Temple, Miscellanies.

    Trust not too much to that enchanting face;
    Beauty’s a charm, but soon the charm will pass. Dryden.

    The time, when the thing existed, is the idea of that space of duration, which passed between some fixed period and the being of that thing. John Locke.

    We see, that one who fixes his thoughts very intently on one thing, so as to take but little notice of the succession of ideas that pass in his mind, whilst he is taken up with that earnest contemplation, lets slip out of his account a good part of that duration, and thinks that time shorter than it is. John Locke.

    Their officious haste,
    Who would before have born him to the sky,
    Like eager Romans, ere all rites were past,
    Did let too soon the sacred eagle fly. Dryden.

    The pangs of death do make him grin;
    Disturb him not, let him pass peaceably. William Shakespeare.

    Inflammations are translated from other parts to the lungs; a pleurisy easily passeth into a peripneumony. Arbuthnot.

    Why this passes, Mr. Ford: —— you are not to go loose any longer, you must be pinnioned. William Shakespeare.

    I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant. Ezekiel xx. 37.

    Many of the nobility spoke in parliament against those things, which were most grateful to his majesty, and which still passed, notwithstanding their contradiction. Edward Hyde.

    Neither of these bills have yet passed the house of commons, and some think they may be rejected. Jonathan Swift.

    This pernicious project, if passed into a law, would have been of the worst consequence. Jonathan Swift.

    I have heard it enquired, how it might be brought to pass that the church should every where have able preachers to instruct the people. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 3.

    When the case required dissimulation, if they used it, it came to pass that the former opinion of their good faith made them almost invisible. Francis Bacon, Essays.

    That trick, said she, will not pass twice. Hudibras.

    Their excellencies will not pass for such in the opinion of the learned, but only as things which have less of error in them. Dryden.

    False eloquence passeth only where true is not understood, and no body will commend bad writers, that is acquainted with good. Henry Felton, on the Classicks.

    The grossest suppositions pass upon them, that the wild Irish were taken in toyls; but that, in some time, they would grow tame. Jonathan Swift.

    This practice hath most shrewdly past upon thee;
    But when we know the grounds and authors of it,
    Thou shalt be both the plaintiff and the judge. William Shakespeare.

    Though frauds may pass upon men, they are as open as the light to him that searches the heart. Roger L'Estrange.

    He rejected the authority of councils, and so do all the reformed; so that this won’t pass for a fault in him, ’till ’tis proved one in us. Francis Atterbury.

    If we would judge of the nature of spirits, we must have recourse to our own consciousness of what passes within our own mind. Isaac Watts, Logick.

    Zeal may be let loose in matters of direct duty, as in prayers, provided that no indirect act pass upon them to defile them. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of Living Holy.

    As for these silken-coated slaves, I pass not;
    It is to you, good people, that I speak,
    O’er whom, in time to come, I hope to reign. William Shakespeare.

    Though well we may not pass upon his life,
    Without the form of justice; yet our pow’r
    Shall do a court’sy to our wrath. William Shakespeare.

    To see thee fight, to see thee pass thy puncto. William Shakespeare.

    Both advance
    Against each other, and with sword and lance
    They lash, they foin, they pass, they strive to bore
    Their corslets. Dryden.

    Full piteous seems young Alma’s case,
    As in a luckless gamester’s place,
    She would not play, yet must not pass. Matthew Prior.

    Substances hard cannot be dissolved, but they will pass; but such, whose tenacity exceeds the powers of digestion, will neither pass, nor be converted into aliment. Arbuthnot.

    A middling sort of man was left well enough to pass by his father, but could never think he had enough, so long as any had more. Roger L'Estrange.

    Defining the soul to be a substance that always thinks, can serve but to make many men suspect, that they have no souls at all, since they find a good part of their lives pass away without thinking. John Locke.

ChatGPT

  1. pass

    As a verb, "pass" can have different meanings depending on context. It can mean to move or cause to move in a specific direction, often forward. It could also mean to succeed in a test, examination, or course. If referring to time, pass can mean to elapse or go by. It is also used in certain games or sports to mean throwing, kicking, or hitting the ball or puck to another team member. As a noun, it can refer to a document or ticket that allows someone to do something, like permission of entry or travel. It can also refer to a successful result in an exam or test. In sports, it refers to the act of throwing, kicking, or hitting the ball or puck to another player. In a mountainous context, a pass refers to a route through a mountain range.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Passverb

    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

  2. Passverb

    to move or be transferred from one state or condition to another; to change possession, condition, or circumstances; to undergo transition; as, the business has passed into other hands

  3. Passverb

    to move beyond the range of the senses or of knowledge; to pass away; hence, to disappear; to vanish; to depart; specifically, to depart from life; to die

  4. Passverb

    to move or to come into being or under notice; to come and go in consciousness; hence, to take place; to occur; to happen; to come; to occur progressively or in succession; to be present transitorily

  5. Passverb

    to go by or glide by, as time; to elapse; to be spent; as, their vacation passed pleasantly

  6. Passverb

    to go from one person to another; hence, to be given and taken freely; as, clipped coin will not pass; to obtain general acceptance; to be held or regarded; to circulate; to be current; -- followed by for before a word denoting value or estimation

  7. Passverb

    to advance through all the steps or stages necessary to validity or effectiveness; to be carried through a body that has power to sanction or reject; to receive legislative sanction; to be enacted; as, the resolution passed; the bill passed both houses of Congress

  8. Passverb

    to go through any inspection or test successfully; to be approved or accepted; as, he attempted the examination, but did not expect to pass

  9. Passverb

    to be suffered to go on; to be tolerated; hence, to continue; to live along

  10. Passverb

    to go unheeded or neglected; to proceed without hindrance or opposition; as, we let this act pass

  11. Passverb

    to go beyond bounds; to surpass; to be in excess

  12. Passverb

    to take heed; to care

  13. Passverb

    to go through the intestines

  14. Passverb

    to be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or other instrument of conveyance; as, an estate passes by a certain clause in a deed

  15. Passverb

    to make a lunge or pass; to thrust

  16. Passverb

    to decline to take an optional action when it is one's turn, as to decline to bid, or to bet, or to play a card; in euchre, to decline to make the trump

  17. Passverb

    in football, hockey, etc., to make a pass; to transfer the ball, etc., to another player of one's own side

  18. Passverb

    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

  19. Passverb

    to go from one limit to the other of; to spend; to live through; to have experience of; to undergo; to suffer

  20. Passverb

    to go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard

  21. Passverb

    to transcend; to surpass; to excel; to exceed

  22. Passverb

    to go successfully through, as an examination, trail, test, etc.; to obtain the formal sanction of, as a legislative body; as, he passed his examination; the bill passed the senate

  23. Passverb

    to cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another; to transmit; to deliver; to hand; to make over; as, the waiter passed bisquit and cheese; the torch was passed from hand to hand

  24. Passverb

    to cause to pass the lips; to utter; to pronounce; hence, to promise; to pledge; as, to pass sentence

  25. Passverb

    to cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just; as, he passed the bill through the committee; the senate passed the law

  26. Passverb

    to put in circulation; to give currency to; as, to pass counterfeit money

  27. Passverb

    to cause to obtain entrance, admission, or conveyance; as, to pass a person into a theater, or over a railroad

  28. Passverb

    to emit from the bowels; to evacuate

  29. Passverb

    to take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure

  30. Passverb

    to make, as a thrust, punto, etc

  31. Passverb

    an opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier; a passageway; a defile; a ford; as, a mountain pass

  32. Passverb

    a thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike an adversary

  33. Passverb

    a movement of the hand over or along anything; the manipulation of a mesmerist

  34. Passverb

    a single passage of a bar, rail, sheet, etc., between the rolls

  35. Passverb

    state of things; condition; predicament

  36. Passverb

    permission or license to pass, or to go and come; a psssport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission; as, a railroad or theater pass; a military pass

  37. Passverb

    fig.: a thrust; a sally of wit

  38. Passverb

    estimation; character

  39. Passverb

    a part; a division

  40. Etymology: [F. passer, LL. passare, fr. L. passus step, or from pandere, passum, to spread out, lay open. See Pace.]

Wikidata

  1. PASS

    PASS is a government-backed scheme in the UK that gives young people a valid and accepted form of proof of age identification. The scheme is supported by the Home Office, the Trading Standards Institute and the Association of Chief Police Officers. Set up in January 2003, it acts as an umbrella system: it does not itself issue identification cards, but various proof of age card schemes operate under the PASS umbrella, and issue cards bearing a PASS hologram. The main benefit for retailers is the fact they know that if a young person presents them with a card with a PASS hologram on it, they know it is a reliable and accurate proof of age. This is useful for those that sell products or services with an age restriction, such as cigarettes and alcohol. Many local councils offer proof of age cards with the PASS hologram to young people. There are also a few national schemes: as of 2010 they were ValidateUK, CitizenCard, and Young Scot. Discontinued schemes include the Portman Group's card, Connexions Card, UreLife, and ProofGB. It is the responsibility of sellers not to supply alcohol, tobacco, etc. to people below the legal age. Checking a proof of age card protects them against inadvertently selling to under-age people who look older. Some places requiring proof of age will not accept some of the cards available.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Pass

    pas, v.i. to pace or walk onward: to move from one place or state to another: to travel: to change: to circulate: to be regarded: to go by: to go unheeded or neglected: to elapse, as time: to be finished: to move away: to disappear: (B.) to pass away: to go through an examination or an inspection: to be approved: to meet with acceptance: to happen: to fall, as by inheritance: to flow through: to thrust, as with a sword: to run, as a road.—v.t. to go by, over, beyond, through, &c.: to spend: to omit: to disregard: to surpass: to enact, or to be enacted by: to cause to move: to send: to transfer: to give forth: to cause to go from one person or state to another: to approve: to undergo successfully: to give circulation to: (fencing) to thrust:—pa.p. passed and past.—n. a way through which one passes: a narrow passage, esp. over or through a range of mountains: a narrow defile: a passport: state or condition: a written permission to go out or in anywhere: a ticket: (fencing) a thrust: success in any examination or other test, a certificate of having reached a certain standard—without honours.—adj. Pass′able, that may be passed, travelled over, or navigated: that may bear inspection: that may be accepted or allowed to pass: a little above the common: tolerable.—n. Pass′ableness.—adv. Pass′ably.—ns. Pass′book, a book that passes between a trader and his customer, in which credit purchases are entered: a bank-book; Pass′-check, a ticket of admission to a place, or of readmission when one goes out intending to return; Pass′er, one who passes; Pass′er-by, one who passes by or near; Pass′key, a key enabling one to enter a house: a key for opening several locks.—adj. Pass′less, having no pass: impassable.—ns. Pass′man, one who gains a degree or pass without honours at a university; Pass′port, a warrant of protection and permission to travel; Pass′word (mil.), a private word by which a friend is distinguishable from a stranger, enabling one to pass or enter a camp, &c.—Pass muster, to go through an inspection without fault being found; Pass off, to impose fraudulently, to palm off; Pass on, to go forward: to proceed; Pass on, or upon, to come upon, to happen to: to give judgment or sentence upon: to practise artfully, to impose upon, to palm off; Pass over, or by, to go to the other side of: to cross, to go past without visiting or halting: to overlook, to disregard; Pass the time of day, to exchange any ordinary greeting of civility; Pass through, to undergo, experience.—Bring to pass, to cause to happen; Come to pass, to happen. [O. Fr. passer—It. passare—passus, a step.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. pass

    1. A short tactical run or dive by an aircraft at a target. 2. A single sweep through or within firing range of an enemy air formation.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

  1. PASS

    A form of transportation issued free to those who are quite able to pay. PASSENGER One who does not travel on a pass. (Antonym for Deadhead). From Eng. _pass_, to go, and Grk. _endidomi_, to give up. One who has to give up to go.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. pass

    A geographical term abbreviated from passage, and applied to any defile for crossing a mountain chain. Also, any difficult strait which commands the entrance into a country. Also, a certificate of leave of absence for a short period only. Also, a thrust with a sword.

  2. pass

    A permission granted by any state to a vessel, to navigate in some particular sea without molestation; it contains all particulars concerning her, and is binding on all persons at peace with that state. It is also a letter of licence given by authority, granting permission to enter, travel in, and quit certain territories.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. pass

    A straight, difficult, and narrow passage, which, well defended, shuts up the entrance to a country.

  2. pass

    A certificate of leave of absence given to a soldier for a short period.

Suggested Resources

  1. pass

    Song lyrics by pass -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by pass on the Lyrics.com website.

  2. PASS

    What does PASS stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PASS acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. PASS

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pass is ranked #7272 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Pass surname appeared 4,583 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Pass.

    69.6% or 3,190 total occurrences were White.
    25.2% or 1,159 total occurrences were Black.
    2% or 93 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.7% or 80 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1% or 47 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.3% or 14 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'pass' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1962

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'pass' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1079

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'pass' in Nouns Frequency: #1605

  4. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'pass' in Verbs Frequency: #110

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

How to pronounce pass?

How to say pass in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pass in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pass in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of pass in a Sentence

  1. Ron Johnson:

    Right now, the vast majority of pass-throughs will not be able to deduct state and local income taxes, where C Corps [C Corporations] will, i don’t see how that is politically sustainable. It’s certainly not fair. It widens with disparity and puts those pass-through businesses at a competitive disadvantage.

  2. Vickie Sawyer:

    I'm thrilled we were able to pass this legislation with unanimous, bi-partisan support.

  3. Costas Synolakis:

    Did the bulging magma chamber of the volcano trigger the earthquake? Or did the earthquake trigger the magma chamber to pass magma to the funnel of the volcano?

  4. Nancy Pelosi:

    Today, Senate Democrats Democratic Majority will take up and pass the Assault Weapons Ban legislation : a crucial step in Senate Democrats ongoing fight against the deadly epidemic of gun violence in Senate Democrats nation.

  5. Mark Green:

    House Homeland Security Committee’s pretty simple : mass amnesty will not pass a House committee or the House floor.

more sentences »

Popularity rank by frequency of use

pass#1#1493#10000

References

Translations for pass

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • جَوَاز, اجتاز, مَرَّرَ, طَريق, تَغَاضَى, مر, انْقَضَى, تَجَاوَزَ, مَرَّ, اجتازَ, تَخَلَّى, أَهمَلَ, مررArabic
  • перадава́ць, перада́цьBelarusian
  • passar, aprovarCatalan, Valencian
  • jít kolem, podávat, minout, podat, složitCzech
  • passereDanish
  • vergehen, Pass, vorbeigehen, passieren, bestehenGerman
  • διάβαση, περνάω, αφήνω, άδεια, πάσο, στενό, πέρασμα, πασάρω, φεύγω, πάω πάσοGreek
  • fallecer, pasar, paso, pasaje, ocurrir, sucederSpanish
  • گذشتن, سپری شدن, درگذشتن, عبورPersian
  • kuolla, jatkua, kulkulupa, tila, sietää, mennä, muuttua, läpäistä, poistua, reitti, syöttää, pyyhkäisy, lippu, sola, passi, asiaintila, käydä, jättää väliin, kulua, kulkea, siirtyä, kadota, tapahtua, passata, vaihtua, ohittaaFinnish
  • laissez-passer, mourir, passe, passer, sauf-conduit, passage, réussirFrench
  • pas, pasaigScottish Gaelic
  • गुज़र करना, उत्तीर्ण करनाHindi
  • elmegy, átmegy, elhaladHungarian
  • lulusIndonesian
  • passare, passaggioItalian
  • לַעֲבוֹרHebrew
  • 過ぎる, 承認, 通る, 段階, 起こる, 譲渡, 突き, パス, 通過, 細道, 許可証, 山道, 小道, 通行証, 事態, 死亡, 批准, 経つ, 逝去, 合格, 突く, 死ぬ, 可決, 生じるJapanese
  • უღელტეხილიGeorgian
  • 지나가다, 패스Korean
  • عمری خوا, مردنKurdish
  • praetereo, paeterio, praeterire, factumLatin
  • slinktiLithuanian
  • voorbijgaan, doodgaan, passage, Slagen, doorgaan, overgaan, gebeuren, passerenDutch
  • passNorwegian
  • passarOccitan
  • podawać, przepustka, przebieg, umrzeć, podać, przechodzićPolish
  • falecer, passagem, passarPortuguese
  • passer, passarRomansh
  • treceRomanian
  • проходить, переходить, передать, пройти, истекать, миновать, истечь, минуть, перейти, скончаться, передаватьRussian
  • passare, passae, passaiSardinian
  • proći, prolaz, otićiSerbo-Croatian
  • umreti, prepustnica, miniti, prelaz, prehod, preminiti, preitiSlovene
  • gå, passa, pass, passage, förflytta, passeraSwedish
  • kupitaSwahili
  • கடந்துTamil
  • ผ่านไปThai
  • giriş-çıkış izni, vaziyet, dar yol, geçit, paso, pasaport, boğaz, giriş kartı, ruhsat, geçiş izni, durum, pasTurkish
  • проходитиUkrainian
  • منتقلUrdu
  • vượt quaVietnamese
  • פאָרןYiddish
  • 通过Chinese
  • isikhalaZulu

Get even more translations for pass »

Translation

Find a translation for the pass definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:

Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"pass." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 22 Dec. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/pass>.

Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

Discuss these pass definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for pass? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    wear away
    A fluster
    B abrade
    C exacerbate
    D caddie

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for pass: