American English pronunciation
How to pronounce passed
IPA transcription: ['pæst]
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Verb
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come to pass
“What is happening?”
“The meeting took place off without an incidence”
“Nothing occurred that seemed important”
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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”
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pass time in a specific way
“how are you spending your summer vacation?”
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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”
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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”
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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”
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grant authorization or clearance for
“Clear the manuscript for publication”
“The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography”
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go across or through
“We passed the point where the police car had parked”
“A terrible thought went through his mind”
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make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
“They passed the amendment”
“We cannot legislate how people spend their free time”
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pass by
“three years elapsed”
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transmit information
“Please communicate this message to all employees”
“pass along the good news”
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be superior or better than some standard
“She exceeded our expectations”
“She topped her performance of last year”
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travel past
“The sports car passed all the trucks”
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disappear gradually
“The pain eventually passed off”
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pass into a specified state or condition
“He sank into nirvana”
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go unchallenged; be approved
“The bill cleared the House”
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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”
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go successfully through a test or a selection process
“She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now”
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accept or judge as acceptable
“The teacher passed the student although he was weak”
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allow to go without comment or censure
“the insult passed as if unnoticed”
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transfer to another; of rights or property
“Our house passed under his official control”
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eliminate from the body
“Pass a kidney stone”
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throw (a ball) to another player
“Smith passed”
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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”
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cause to pass
“She passed around the plates”
Usage examples
- Bassar has a King, a heritage which is passed down the generations.
- Hood retired below and command passed to his second in command, Lieutenant Case.
- I passed at the school six happy, quiet years.
- Anita passed out during gymnastics, she recovered quickly.
- The Portuguese boy passed the Hawaiian.
- Coming home, a party of tourists passed us, singing and playing music.
- It originally encompassed what are now Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, and San Juan Counties.
- A flying arrow passed between us.
- The Fisher government passed a large number of its legislation.
- Daly was passed by Riccardo Patrese not long afterwards.