English dictionary
pass
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- of advancing the ball by throwing it
noun
- success in satisfying a test or requirement
noun
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
noun
- (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
noun
- a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
noun
- (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
noun
- a usually brief attempt
noun
- a complimentary ticket
noun
- a permit to enter or leave a military installation
noun
- a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
noun
- any authorization to pass or go somewhere
noun
- an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
noun
- one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
noun
- a difficult juncture
noun
- the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
noun
- a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
noun
- (military) a written leave of absence
verb
- eliminate from the body
verb
- come to pass
verb
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
verb
- disappear gradually
verb
- transmit information
verb
- grant authorization or clearance for
verb
- pass over, across, or through
verb
- pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
verb
- travel past
verb
- go across or through
verb
- move past
verb
- cause to pass
verb
- for time to move forward
verb
- transfer to another; of rights or property
verb
- be inherited by
verb
- place into the hands or custody of
verb
- throw (a ball) to another player
verb
- allow to go without comment or censure
verb
- make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
verb
- go unchallenged; be approved
verb
- accept or judge as acceptable
verb
- go successfully through a test or a selection process
verb
- be superior or better than some standard
verb
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
verb
- use up a period of time in a specific way
Example sentences
a team with a good passing attack
a pass play
his future depended on his passing that test
he got a pass in introductory chemistry
the pass was fumbled
he worked the pitcher for a base on balls
the plane turned to make a second pass
the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
he took a crack at it
I gave it a whirl
the star got passes for his family
he had to show his pass in order to get out
the media representatives had special passes
the pass to visit had a strict time limit
he had a bye in the first round
it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass
a pretty pass
matters came to a head yesterday
we got through the pass before it started to snow
he had a pass for three days
Pass a kidney stone
What is happening?
The meeting took place without an incident
Nothing occurred that seemed important
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
The pain eventually passed off
Please communicate this message to all employees
pass along the good news
Clear the manuscript for publication
The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
He ran his eyes over her body
She ran her fingers along the carved figurine
He drew her hair through his fingers
He sank into nirvana
The sports car passed all the trucks
We passed the point where the police car had parked
A terrible thought went through his mind
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
She passed around the plates
three years elapsed
Our house passed under his official control
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
hand me the spoon, please