pass Synonyms
pass Meaning
pass (n)
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
(military) a written leave of absence
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
any authorization to pass or go somewhere
a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
a difficult juncture
one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
a permit to enter or leave a military installation
a complimentary ticket
a usually brief attempt
(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
success in satisfying a test or requirement
pass (v)
go across or through
move past
make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
pass by
place into the hands or custody of
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
travel past
come to pass
go unchallenged; be approved
use up a period of time in a specific way
pass over, across, or through
transmit information
disappear gradually
go successfully through a test or a selection process
be superior or better than some standard
accept or judge as acceptable
allow to go without comment or censure
transfer to another; of rights or property
pass into a specified state or condition
throw (a ball) to another player
be inherited by
cause to pass
grant authorization or clearance for
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
eliminate from the body
pass (a)
of advancing the ball by throwing it
pass (v. i.)
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.
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.
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.
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.
To go by or glide by, as time; to elapse; to be spent; as, their vacation passed pleasantly.
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.
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.
To go through any inspection or test successfully; to be approved or accepted; as, he attempted the examination, but did not expect to pass.
To be suffered to go on; to be tolerated; hence, to continue; to live along.
To go unheeded or neglected; to proceed without hindrance or opposition; as, we let this act pass.
To go beyond bounds; to surpass; to be in excess.
To take heed; to care.
To go through the intestines.
To be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or other instrument of conveyance; as, an estate passes by a certain clause in a deed.
To make a lunge or pass; to thrust.
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.
In football, hockey, etc., to make a pass; to transfer the ball, etc., to another player of one's own side.
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.
A thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike an adversary.
A movement of the hand over or along anything; the manipulation of a mesmerist.
A single passage of a bar, rail, sheet, etc., between the rolls.
State of things; condition; predicament.
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.
Fig.: a thrust; a sally of wit.
Estimation; character.
A part; a division.
In football, hockey, etc., to make pass; to transfer the ball, etc., to another player of one's own side.
pass (v. t.)
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.
To go from one limit to the other of; to spend; to live through; to have experience of; to undergo; to suffer.
To go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard.
To transcend; to surpass; to excel; to exceed.
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.
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.
To cause to pass the lips; to utter; to pronounce; hence, to promise; to pledge; as, to pass sentence.
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.
To put in circulation; to give currency to; as, to pass counterfeit money.
To cause to obtain entrance, admission, or conveyance; as, to pass a person into a theater, or over a railroad.
To emit from the bowels; to evacuate.
To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure.
To make, as a thrust, punto, etc.
pass (n.)
In football, hockey, etc., a transfer of the ball, etc., to another player of one's side, usually at some distance.
pass Sentence Examples
- The students had to pass the exam with a high score in order to graduate.
- The runner passed his opponent with ease, sprinting ahead to victory.
- The bus slowly passed the group of pedestrians at the crosswalk.
- You must pass the ball to your teammate to continue the game.
- The car passed the speed limit sign, drawing the attention of the police officer.
- The keyhole was too small for the key to pass through.
- The doctor passed the patient a glass of water to quench their thirst.
- The hikers passed a beautiful lake during their trek through the mountains.
- The time passed quickly as they spent hours engrossed in conversation.
- The ship passed through the narrow strait, navigating the treacherous waters with precision.
FAQs About the word pass
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls, (military) a written leave of absence, (American football) a play that involves one pla
reach,hand, give, buck,transfer, hand over, carry, surrender, cede, paw
persist, persist,continue, continue, hang on, hang on, prolong, draw out, extend, prolong
The students had to pass the exam with a high score in order to graduate.
The runner passed his opponent with ease, sprinting ahead to victory.
The bus slowly passed the group of pedestrians at the crosswalk.
You must pass the ball to your teammate to continue the game.
