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pass

English

  1. 🔊 (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
    “the pass was fumbled”
  2. 🔊 a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
    “the plane turned to make a second pass”
  3. 🔊 (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. 🔊 a complimentary ticket
    “the star got passes for his family”
  5. 🔊 a permit to enter or leave a military installation
    “he had to show his pass in order to get out”
  6. 🔊 a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
    “the media representatives had special passes”
  7. 🔊 any authorization to pass or go somewhere
    “the pass to visit had a strict time limit”
  8. 🔊 one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
    “it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass”
  9. 🔊 a difficult juncture
    “a pretty pass”
  10. 🔊 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”
  11. 🔊 a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
  12. 🔊 (military) a written leave of absence
    “he had a pass for three days”
  13. 🔊 success in satisfying a test or requirement
    “his future depended on his passing that test”
  14. 🔊 an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
    “he had a bye in the first round”
  15. 🔊 (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
    “he worked the pitcher for a base on balls”
  16. 🔊 a usually brief attempt
    “he took a crack at it”
  17. 🔊 travel past
    “The sports car passed all the trucks”
  18. 🔊 go across or through
    “We passed the point where the police car had parked”
  19. 🔊 cause to pass
    “She passed around the plates”
  20. 🔊 transfer to another
    “Our house passed under his official control”
  21. 🔊 place into the hands or custody of
    “hand me the spoon, please”
  22. 🔊 throw (a ball) to another player
    “Smith passed”
  23. 🔊 allow to go without comment or censure
    “the insult passed as if unnoticed”
  24. 🔊 go unchallenged
    “The bill cleared the House”
  25. 🔊 accept or judge as acceptable
    “The teacher passed the student although he was weak”
  26. 🔊 go successfully through a test or a selection process
    “She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now”
  27. 🔊 pass into a specified state or condition
    “He sank into nirvana”
  28. 🔊 make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
    “They passed the amendment”
  29. 🔊 use up a period of time in a specific way
    “how are you spending your summer vacation?”
  30. 🔊 transmit information
    “Please communicate this message to all employees”
  31. 🔊 grant authorization or clearance for
    “Clear the manuscript for publication”
  32. 🔊 pass by
    “three years elapsed”
  33. 🔊 be inherited by
    “The estate fell to my sister”
  34. 🔊 stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope
    “Service runs all the way to Cranbury”
  35. 🔊 eliminate from the body
    “Pass a kidney stone”
  36. 🔊 pass over, across, or through
    “He ran his eyes over her body”
  37. 🔊 be superior or better than some standard
    “She exceeded our expectations”
  38. 🔊 come to pass
    “What is happening?”
  39. 🔊 disappear gradually
    “The pain eventually passed off”
  40. 🔊 move past
    “A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 acreditación pass
  2. 🔊 alcanzar to pass
  3. 🔊 paso pass, col
  4. 🔊 pase pass, permit
  5. 🔊 apurrir to pass, to hand
  6. 🔊 corredor pass, passageway
  7. 🔊 pasar to pass, to hand, to slip
  8. 🔊 andar to pass, to go by, to elapse
  9. 🔊 pasar to pass, to get past, to go past, to go by, to go over, to get through

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