Meaning of "pass" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PASS

From Old French passer to pass, surpass, from Latin passūs step, pace1.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PASS

pass  [pɑːs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PASS

Pass is a verb and can also act as a noun and an exclamation.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb pass in English.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES PASS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pass

Pass, PASS, or The Pass may refer to: ▪ The Pass, a procedure for investigating the results of a psychoanalysis. ▪ Pass, an overtaking manoeuvre ▪ Pass, in a game, to decline an opportunity or turn at play or allow the game to continue without one's acting in this round of play, ▪ in Contract bridge, to make no bid when it is one's turn to bid ▪ Pass, the action of approving a proposed law ▪ Pass, a sleight of hand move ▪ Fish pass or fish ladder, a construction allowing migrating fish to pass an obstruction on a stream ▪ 'Pass' for an ordinary degree in the British undergraduate degree classification...

Definition of pass in the English dictionary

The first definition of pass in the dictionary is to go onwards or move by or past. Other definition of pass is to run, extend, or lead through, over, or across. Pass is also to go through or cause to go through.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PASS

PRESENT

Present

I pass

you pass

he/she/it passes

we pass

you pass

they pass

Present continuous

I am passing

you are passing

he/she/it is passing

we are passing

you are passing

they are passing

Present perfect

I have passed

you have passed

he/she/it has passed

we have passed

you have passed

they have passed

Present perfect continuous

I have been passing

you have been passing

he/she/it has been passing

we have been passing

you have been passing

they have been passing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I passed

you passed

he/she/it passed

we passed

you passed

they passed

Past continuous

I was passing

you were passing

he/she/it was passing

we were passing

you were passing

they were passing

Past perfect

I had passed

you had passed

he/she/it had passed

we had passed

you had passed

they had passed

Past perfect continuous

I had been passing

you had been passing

he/she/it had been passing

we had been passing

you had been passing

they had been passing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will pass

you will pass

he/she/it will pass

we will pass

you will pass

they will pass

Future continuous

I will be passing

you will be passing

he/she/it will be passing

we will be passing

you will be passing

they will be passing

Future perfect

I will have passed

you will have passed

he/she/it will have passed

we will have passed

you will have passed

they will have passed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been passing

you will have been passing

he/she/it will have been passing

we will have been passing

you will have been passing

they will have been passing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would pass

you would pass

he/she/it would pass

we would pass

you would pass

they would pass

Conditional continuous

I would be passing

you would be passing

he/she/it would be passing

we would be passing

you would be passing

they would be passing

Conditional perfect

I would have pass

you would have pass

he/she/it would have pass

we would have pass

you would have pass

they would have pass

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been passing

you would have been passing

he/she/it would have been passing

we would have been passing

you would have been passing

they would have been passing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you pass
we let´s pass
you pass

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to pass

Past participle

passed

Present Participle

passing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «PASS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pass» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of pass

accept · adopt · approve · authorization · authorize · beat · beguile · blow over · canyon · cease · chuck · col · come · condition · convey · crap · cut up · declare · decree · defecate · defile · deliver · devote · die · disappear · discharge · dissolve · do · dump · dwindle · ebb · elapse · eliminate · emit · employ · enact · end · establish · evacuate · evaporate · exceed · excel · exchange · excrete · expel · expire · express · fade · feint · fill · flow · gap · get through · give · go · go by · gorge · hand · head · hit · identification · identity card · issue · jab · juncture · kick · kill · lap · lapse · leave behind · let out · licence · lob · loft · lunge · move · occupy · ordain · outdo · outstrip · overtake · passport · permission · permit · pinch · plight · predicament · proceed · progress · pronounce · push · ratify · ravine · release · roll · route · run · sanction · send · set forth · shit · situation · speak · spend · stage · state · state of affairs · straits · stroke · surmount · surpass · swing · terminate · throw · thrust · ticket · toss · transcend · transfer · transmit · travel · utter · validate · vanish · voice · wane · warrant · waste · while away

TRANSLATION OF PASS

Find out the translation of pass to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of pass from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pass» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 通行证
• Translator English - Spanish: pase
• English: pass
• Translator English - Hindi: पारित
• Translator English - Arabic: إِذْنُ مُرُور
• Translator English - Russian: пропуск
• Translator English - Portuguese: passe
• Translator English - Bengali: পাস
• Translator English - French: laissez-passer
• Translator English - Malay: Lulus
• Translator English - German: Ausweis
• Translator English - Japanese: 許可証
• Translator English - Korean: 허가
• Translator English - Javanese: Pass
• Translator English - Vietnamese: giấy phép
• Translator English - Tamil: கடந்து
• Translator English - Marathi: पास
• Translator English - Turkish: pas
• Translator English - Italian: permesso
• Translator English - Polish: przepustka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: перепустка
• Translator English - Romanian: permis
• Translator English - Greek: άδεια εισόδου
• Translator English - Afrikaans: slaag
• Translator English - Swedish: passerkort
• Translator English - Norwegian: adgangskort

10 QUOTES WITH «PASS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pass.

1

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

I believe that the dysfunctional Muslim family constitutes a real threat to the very fabric of western life. It is in the family that children are groomed to practise, promote and pass on the norms of their parents' culture.

2

Chris Van Allsburg

I love the idea of a tiny window between the back stoop and the pantry, where the milkman would pass through the cheese. But of course, there is no milkman anymore. So somebody coming by the house and seeing the window would say, 'Oh, that must be original, because that's where the milkman passed the cheese through to the pantry.'

3

David Amram

I wish to share and pass down some of my generation's traits, and encourage young people to create their own art, music, and literature.

4

Honore de Balzac

Laws are spider webs through which the big flies pass and the little ones get caught.

5

Haley Barbour

Most Americans are more concerned about the economy and job creation. And they can't understand why the Obama administration or the Democrat majority in Congress wants to pass a bill like the cap-and-trade tax that will cost us jobs, that will hurt our economy, that will drive up costs for families, as well as for small businesses.

6

Claude Chabrol

I love mirrors. They let one pass through the surface of things.

7

Whittaker Chambers

My children, as long as you live, the shadow of the Hiss Case will brush you. In every pair of eyes that rests on you, you will see pass, like a cloud passing behind a woods in winter, the memory of your father - dissembled in friendly eyes, lurking in unfriendly eyes.

8

Paddy Chayefsky

You British plundered half the world for your own profit. Let's not pass it off as the Age of Enlightenment.

9

Diane Duane

What I try to do for my readers is to pass on some of the things that I found out about being thirteen after doing it for forty years.

10

Kevin Durant

I can score the basketball, but I think I can pass pretty well or I can make the correct pass. I'm not the type of guy who's just going to throw the ball inbounds to a guy who's wide open. I can make the right pass.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PASS»

Discover the use of pass in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pass and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Backstage Pass: Sinners on Tour

Five stunning guys, one hot woman, and a feverish romance.

Olivia Cunning, 2010

Joe Pass Guitar Style

This is the internationally acclaimed Joe Pass guitar method in which Joe displays his mastery of the jazz guitar.

Joe Pass, 2010

Devil's Pass

Seventeen-year-old Webb's abusive stepfather has made it impossible for him to live at home, so Webb survives on the streets of Toronto by busking with his guitar and working as a dishwasher.

Sigmund Brouwer, 2012

Catch That Pass!

Only one thing keeps Jim from being the best linebacker in the team - his fear of getting tackled.

Matt Christopher, 2009

Beyond the Pass: Economy, Ethnicity, and Empire in Qing ...

Beyond the Pass examines the fiscal and ethnic policies that underlay Qing imperial control over Xinjiang, a Central Asian region that now comprises the westernmost sixth of the People's Republic of China.

James A. Millward, 1998

The PMP Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try

This self-study guide for the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam from the Project Management Institute contains everything project managers need to pass the PMP Exam, including 44 processes, and 592 inputs, tools, and ...

Andy Crowe, 2005

Barron's Pass Key to the TOEFL IBT

Offers test-taking strategies, subject reviews, and four model tests with answers and explantions. (back cover) PASS KEY TO THE TOEFL iBT internet Based Test with 2 Audio Compact Disks Sixth Edition This compact version of Barron's latest ...

Pamela J. Sharpe, 2006

You Can Pass the CPA Exam: Get Motivated!

This book discusses what really happens at the CPA exam and how the candidate can better control the outcome. It provides the expert guidance on the techniques needed to pass today's CPA exam.

Debra R. Hopkins, 2005

How to Pass Advanced Aptitude Tests: Assess Your Potential ...

This second edition now includes detailed explanations with every answer, to ensure that you learn and gain the most out of the practice tests.

Jim Barrett, 2010

1200 Questions to Help You Pass the Emergency Medicine Boards

New for this edition: · 200 new, case-based questions with many images have been added to provide you with additional review · Existing questions have been updated in response to feedback and new knowledge development in emergency ...

Amer Z. Aldeen, David H. Rosenbaum, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PASS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pass is used in the context of the following news items.

Arsenal news: Petr Cech plays incredible 70-yard pass to Mesut Ozil …

It may have been his home debut but Petr Cech showed he's already comfortable in his new surroundings with a sensational pass for ... «Metro, Jul 15»

Taliban seize Afghan police base, push closer to strategic pass

... a hundred policemen and pushing closer to a strategic pass at the border with Pakistan, local officials and security sources said on Sunday. «Reuters UK, Jul 15»

Gordon Pass shoaling creating a hazard for Naples Bay boaters

Elizabeth Bloch was taking her 43-foot charter sailboat through Gordon Pass when it bumped a sand bar — hard. The collision damaged the ... «Naples Daily News, Jul 15»

Portland man with amnesia missing near Grants Pass

Michael Gazeley-Romney (Photo: Oregon State Police). CONNECT 14 TWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. GRANTS PASS, Ore. «kgw.com, Jul 15»

Australian Jason Day comes back to pass Hearn, wins Canadian …

OAKVILLE, Ont. -- Jason Day has won the RBC Canadian Open, overtaking Canada's David Hearn. Day shot a 4-under 68 Sunday to get to 17 ... «CTV News, Jul 15»

F1 Paddock Pass: Hungarian GP post-race (VIDEO)

Following a scintillating Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, NBC Sports brings you the latest edition of our original online series “Paddock Pass” ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»

North fire reignites concerns about motorist safety in the Cajon Pass

Courtesy photo by KNBC4 Firefighters battle a brush fire in the Cajon Pass that quickly jumped to more than a thousand acres and destroyed ... «San Bernardino County Sun, Jul 15»

DMV's Dash Pass penalized poor, less tech-savvy

On the morning Dash Pass died, the line outside the Department of Motor Vehicles' Decatur Boulevard office began forming shortly after ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»

Ed Sheeran, Mark Ronson and Rihanna help UK pass 500m …

Ed Sheeran, Mark Ronson and Rihanna help UK pass 500m streams in a week for first time. 505m streams were recorded in the week ending ... «NME.com, Jul 15»

Colts' 15 for '15 Number 6: Pass Rusher Robert Mathis

Not only is he a 34-year old pass rusher, he's also coming off of a torn Achilles that caused him to miss all of last season. The last time that he ... «Stampede Blue, Jul 15»