pass: Meaning and Definition of

pass

Pronunciation: (pas, päs), [key]

— v.t.

to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
to let go without notice, action, remark, etc.; leave unconsidered; disregard; overlook: Pass chapter two and go on to chapter three.
to omit the usual or regular payment of: The company decided to pass its dividend in the third quarter of the year.
to cause or allow to go through or beyond a gate, barrier, etc.: The guard checked the identification papers and then passed the visitor.
to go across or over (a stream, threshold, etc.); cross.
to endure or undergo: They passed the worst night of their lives.
to undergo or complete successfully: to pass an examination.
to cause or permit to complete successfully (an investigation, examination, course of study, etc.): I am passing the whole class this term.
to go beyond (a point, degree, stage, etc.); transcend; exceed; surpass.
to cause to go or extend farther: to pass a rope through a hole.
to cause to go, move, or march by: to pass troops in review.
to allot to oneself (a portion of time); spend: He decided to pass a year abroad.
to live through, utilize, or fill; occupy oneself during: How to pass the time?
to cause to circulate or spread; disseminate: to pass rumors.
to cause to be accepted or received: to pass a worthless check.
to convey, transfer, or transmit; deliver (often fol. by on): Pass this memo on after reading it.
to convey from one person, hand, etc., to another: Please pass the salt.
to pledge: to pass one's word of honor to remain loyal.
to utter, pronounce, or speak: She passed a remark about every passerby.
to cause to go through something, as a process or agency: to pass returning travelers through customs.
to discharge or void from the body, as excrement or a kidney stone.
to sanction or approve, esp. by vote: Congress passed the bill.
to obtain the approval or sanction of (a legislative body, committee, etc.), esp. by a vote: The bill passed Congress on the second vote.
to express or pronounce, as an opinion: to pass judgment without knowing the facts.
to place legal title or interest in (another) by a conveyance, a will, or other transfer.
(in feats of magic) to perform a pass on.
to make a passing shot against (an opponent).
to transfer (the ball or puck) to a teammate.
(of a bullfighter) to provoke and guide the charge of (a bull) with the capa or esp. the muleta.

—v.i.

to go or move onward; proceed.
to come to or toward, then go beyond: to pass by a shop; to pass through town.
to go away; depart: The dizzy feeling will pass in a minute.
to elapse or slip by; be spent: The day passed very quickly for him.
to come to an end: The crisis soon passed.
to die.
to take place; happen; occur: What passed while I was on vacation?
to go by or move past: The funeral procession passed slowly.
to go about or circulate; be current.
to serve as a marginally acceptable substitute: The facsimile isn't very good but it will pass.
to live or be known as a member of a racial, religious, or ethnic group other than one's own, esp. to live and be known as a white person although of black ancestry.
to be transferred or conveyed: The crown passed to the king's nephew.
to be interchanged, as between two persons: Sharp words passed between them.
to undergo transition or conversion: to pass from a solid to a liquid state.
to go or get through a barrier, test, course of study, etc., successfully: Of the twenty who took the exam, only twelve passed.
to go unheeded, unchallenged, or unremarked on: He decided to let the insult pass.
to express or pronounce an opinion, judgment, verdict, etc. (usually fol. by on or upon): Will you pass on the authenticity of this drawing?
to be voided, as excrement or a kidney stone.
to obtain the vote of approval or sanction of a legislative body, official committee, or the like: The new tax bill finally passed.
to pass on a case of manslaughter.

(of a member of an inquest or other deliberative body) to sit (usually fol. by on or upon):to pass on a case of manslaughter.
to adjudicate.
to vest title or other legal interest in real or personal property in a new owner.

to throw a ball from one person to another, as in a game of catch.
to make a pass, as in football or ice hockey.

to forgo one's opportunity to bid, play, etc.
to throw in one's hand.

to thrust or lunge.
to cause to happen; bring about: His wife's death brought to pass a change in his attitude toward religion.
to occur; happen: Strange things came to pass.
to add (incurred extra costs or expenses) to the amount charged a client or customer: Airlines were passing along the sudden increase in fuel prices.
All this trouble will pass away.

to cease; end:All this trouble will pass away.
to die:He passed away during the night.

to be accepted as; be considered: material that passed for silk.
See(def. 11).
to pass off a spurious de Kooning on a gullible buyer.

to present or offer (something) under false pretenses; dispose of deceptively:to pass off a spurious de Kooning on a gullible buyer.
to cause to be accepted or received under a false identity:He passed himself off as a doctor.
to cease gradually; end:The headache passed off in the late afternoon.
to disregard or ignore.
to continue to completion; occur:The meeting passed off without incident.

to die: The patient passed on after a long illness.
to pass out discount coupons on a street corner.

to lose consciousness; faint.
to die; pass away.
to distribute, esp. individually by hand:to pass out discount coupons on a street corner.
to walk or march out or through; leave or exit by means of:The graduates will pass out the center aisle after receiving their diplomas. Pass out this door and turn left.
to be exempted or promoted from:Jerry passed out of freshman composition on the basis of his entering essay.

Just pass over the first part of his letter.

to disregard; ignore:Just pass over the first part of his letter.
to fail to take notice of or consider:He was passed over for the promotion.

to refuse or neglect to take advantage of; reject: The opportunity may not come again, so don't pass it up.

—n.

an act of passing.
a narrow route across a relatively low notch or depression in a mountain barrier.
a road, channel, or other way providing a means of passage, as through an obstructed region or other barrier.
a navigable channel, as at the mouth or in the delta of a river.
a permission or license to pass, go, come, or enter.

a military document granting the right to cross lines or to enter or leave a military or naval base or building.
written authority given a soldier to leave a station or duty for a specified period of time.

a free ticket or permit: two passes to a concert; a railroad pass.
See(def. 2).
the act of passing a university or school examination or course without honors or distinction.
the transfer of a ball or puck from one teammate to another.
See
a thrust or lunge.
a single movement, effort, maneuver, etc.: He made a pass at the control tower of the enemy airfield.

a gesture, action, or remark that is intended to be sexually inviting; amorous overture.
a jab or poke with the arm, esp. one that misses its mark.

the act or statement of not bidding or raising another bid: There have been two passes and now it's your bid.
(in feats of magic)

a passing of the hand over, along, or before anything.
the transference or changing of objects by or as by sleight of hand; a manipulation, as of a juggler.

a particular stage or state of affairs: The economic situation had come to a dreadful pass.
a pase.
one passage of a tool over work or one passage of work through a machine.
a witty remark or thrust.
an opening for delivering coal or ore to a lower level underground.