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- [pas, pahs]
- /pæs, pɑs/
- /pɑːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pas, pahs]
- /pæs, pɑs/
Definitions of pass word
- verb with object pass to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road. 1
- verb with object pass to let go without notice, action, remark, etc.; leave unconsidered; disregard; overlook: Pass chapter two and go on to chapter three. 1
- verb with object pass to omit the usual or regular payment of: The company decided to pass its dividend in the third quarter of the year. 1
- verb with object pass to cause or allow to go through or beyond a gate, barrier, etc.: The guard checked the identification papers and then passed the visitor. 1
- verb with object pass to go across or over (a stream, threshold, etc.); cross. 1
- verb with object pass to endure or undergo: They passed the worst night of their lives. 1
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Origin of pass
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (v.) Middle English passen < Old French passer < Vulgar Latin *passāre, derivative of Latin passus step, pace1; (noun) Middle English; in part < Middle French passe (noun derivative of passer), in part noun derivative of passen
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Parts of speech for Pass
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pass popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pass usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pass
noun pass
- abjection — an abject state or condition
- accreditation — to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.
- admittance — Admittance is the act of entering a place or institution or the right to enter it.
- annie oakley — a free ticket; pass
- anteroom — An anteroom is a small room leading into a larger room.
verb pass
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- acquiesce — If you acquiesce in something, you agree to do what someone wants or to accept what they do.
- affiance — to bind (a person or oneself) in a promise of marriage; betroth
- allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
- answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
Antonyms for pass
verb pass
- abide — to tolerate; put up with
- abolish — If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
- abrogate — If someone in a position of authority abrogates something such as a law, agreement, or practice, they put an end to it.
- accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
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