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Both my mum and dad were great readers, and we would go every Saturday morning to the library, and my sister and I had a library card when we could pass off something as a signature, and all of us would come with an armful of books.
Geraldine Brooks

Meaning of "pass off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PASS OFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PASS OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pass off is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES PASS OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Passing off

In the United Kingdom, passing off is a common law tort which can be used to enforce unregistered trademark rights. The tort of passing off protects the goodwill of a trader from a misrepresentation. The law of passing off prevents one trader from misrepresenting goods or services as being the goods and services of another, and also prevents a trader from holding out his or her goods or services as having some association or connection with another when this is not true.

Definition of pass off in the English dictionary

The first definition of pass off in the dictionary is to be or cause to be accepted or circulated in a false character or identity. Other definition of pass off is to come to a gradual end; disappear. Pass off is also to emit as a gas or vapour, or to be emitted in this way.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PASS OFF

pass
pass band
pass by
pass degree
pass in one´s marble
pass law
pass mark
pass muster
pass out
pass over
pass the buck
pass the hat round
pass the time of day
pass the time of day with someone
pass up
pass water
pass-the-parcel
pass-through
pass.
passable

WORDS THAT END LIKE PASS OFF

better off
bore the pants off
cut off
get off
hands off
hold off
kick off
kiss off
knock spots off
noises off
on and off
piss off
scare the pants off
score points off
show off
take off
take the wraps off
toss off
turn off
with the gloves off

Synonyms and antonyms of pass off in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «PASS OFF»

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

Translation of «pass off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PASS OFF

Find out the translation of pass off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pass off 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 off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

通关
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hacer pasar
570 millions of speakers

English

pass off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंद पारित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تمرير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выдать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

passar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাটিয়া যাত্তয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

passer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lulus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vorübergehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

渡す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오프 통과
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biến mất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடந்து செல்லுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंद करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geçmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

passare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przejść się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

видати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trece off
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περάσει μακριά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorstap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förlöpa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bestå av
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pass off

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The term «pass off» is regularly used and occupies the 92.179 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pass off

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3 QUOTES WITH «PASS OFF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pass off.
1
Geraldine Brooks
Both my mum and dad were great readers, and we would go every Saturday morning to the library, and my sister and I had a library card when we could pass off something as a signature, and all of us would come with an armful of books.
2
Paul Goodman
There is such a thing as food and such a thing as poison. But the damage done by those who pass off poison as food is far less than that done by those who generation after generation convince people that food is poison.
3
Douglas Wilder
Slavery is nothing to joke about. The history of this nation's involvement with slavery is nothing to pass off in a joke.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PASS OFF»

Discover the use of pass off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pass off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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It's Not News, It's Fark: How Mass Media Tries to Pass Off ...
On slow news days, mainstream media still has to deliver. Fark founder Drew Curtis has noticed several distinct patterns used to turn non-news into the news you see each day. Th
Drew Curtis, 2007
2
Gas Turbine Performance, Second Edition
1 Production pass off test It is common practice that each engine about to be delivered to a customer, whether new production, overhauled or repair, undergoes a pass off test. The inevitable variation in manufacturing and build dimensions, ...
Philip P Walsh, Paul Fletcher, 2004
3
Romance of Cape Mountain Passes
1877 Klipspringer Pass: off Nl, west of Beaufort West (in Karoo National Park). 1992 Kloof Nek: on M62 between Cape Town and Camps Bay. 1848 Knapdaarhoogte: on R391 northwest of Burgersdorp. Knee Halter's Neck: 1843 Knelpass: off ...
Graham Ross, 2004
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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
Although he's 35, he could still pass for a college student. pass off to happen in a particular way ♢ The ceremony passed off without a problem, with the baby sleeping through most of it. pass sth off as sth, also pass off sth as sth to pretend that ...
Paul Heacock, 2003
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
pass off pass the buck □ Patients under hypnosis pass into a trance-like state. pass off 1. kalon □ 'How did the demostration pass off?' 'Without incident.' O The concert passed off well. □ The day passed off quite well. 2. pushon, kalon ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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The Two-word Verb: A Dictionary of the Verb-preposition ...
pass off I (8) The evening (the discussion, the social event, the election, etc.) passed off without any trouble. [It took place, ended, successfully.] pass on 1. I (II 1) The procession passed on after a brief pause in front of the Town Hall.
George A. Meyer, 1975
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The CSI Construction Contract Administration Practice Guide
Pass-off. Upon receipt of the notice to proceed, the contractor has much work to do in a relatively short time frame. This usually begins with the estimator's passing off the project to the team that will be constructing the project. This team usually ...
Construction Specifications Institute, 2011
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Offensive Football Strategies
We put the word "if" in front of a running play in the huddle and when we come up to the LOS, the QB determines whether he can execute the play successfully. "If" he can't, he uses a code word that changes the run to the pass off the run we ...
‎2000
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Gas Turbines: A Handbook of Air, Land and Sea Applications
A Handbook of Air, Land and Sea Applications Claire Soares. Production Pass Off Production Pass Off Test It is common practice that each engine about to be delivered to a customer, whether new production, overhauled or repair, undergoes ...
Claire Soares, 2011
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
[Late 1500s] pass off 1. Misrepresent something or someone, as in They tried to pass off that piece ofglass as a gemstone, or Bill passed her offas his sister. [Late 1700s] Also see palm off. 2. Be completed or carried out, take place, as in The ...
Christine Ammer, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PASS OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pass off is used in the context of the following news items.
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Crackdown on fake apprenticeships after firm caught offering SIX …
Rip-off companies trading to pass off poor training courses as apprenticeships are to be targeted in a government crackdown set to be ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Condo owner must give information about tenant to homeowner …
... regulations and related fines. As a landlord, you cannot completely pass off your responsibilities to your tenants. The association will look to ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
3
Why are farmers in a palpably prosperous district of Karnataka …
... the amount the sugar factory is committed to buy and pass off yield from two acres as that from one, to make more money, say district officials. «Economic Times, Jul 15»
4
Junior Seau's daughter should be allowed to speak at Hall of Fame …
All would understand if Sydney Seau wanted to pass off the microphone. But she didn't, and she said later that she had no intention of bringing ... «LA Daily News, Jul 15»
5
Aquino seeks to define his administration's legacy. But what legacy?
He is also trying to pass off as his peace program what in truth is his program to defeat the communist movement militarily -- with a huge dose of ... «BusinessWorld Online Edition, Jul 15»
6
Zach LaVine is dunking free throws now, because he can
Hey Flip Saunders, if you can read this, how about trying to create a play where one of the team's worst shooters sets up a pass off the window ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
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Camp Countdown: Will Jerry Hughes make the Pro Bowl?
Let's get a pass off or something like that. He really did have that kind of day today.” Hughes has had more than a few days like that over the last ... «BuffaloBills.com, Jul 15»
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Digital Marketing: Amazon pitch-slapped over marketing fail
Let's face it: Promising the consumer an awesome sale and then attempting to pass off granny panties and a family pack of brass knuckles as ... «The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines, Jul 15»
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A deep tale about surpassing guilt and loss
... liaison, she goes to a sulabh sauchalay (paid toilet) to change from salwar kameez to a saree only so she can pass off as a married woman. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Pet Connection: Learn how to leash all those expenses
Besides being fraudulent behavior, it's now a misdemeanor in Florida to pass off a pet as a service animal. People convicted face up to 60 days ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»

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