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pass

  • verb
  • /pɑːs/

To change place.

Other meanings

  1. To move or be moved from one place to another.

  2. To go past, by, over, or through; to proceed from one side to the other of; to move past.

Example sentences

  • “Could you please pass the hot sauce?”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
  • “Could you pass me that sponge?”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
  • “I rest in the knowledge that all things pass in time.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "passus" (a step).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “pass” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.