Pass
verb
To move or go by a certain place, person or thing.
He passed by the bookstore on his way home.
Often appears as...
- pass by
- pass through
verb
To give something to someone.
Please pass the salt.
Often appears as...
- pass the salt
- pass a message
verb
To succeed in a test, examination, or course of study.
He studied hard and passed his exams.
Often appears as...
- pass a test
- pass an exam
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Academic
verb
To die.
His grandfather passed peacefully in his sleep.
Often appears as...
- pass away
- pass on
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Disapproving
Idiomatic
noun
A legal document showing that you have permission to do something, such as drive.
He got his driving pass last week.
Often appears as...
- driving pass
- entrance pass
verb
To decline or reject something.
I'll pass on the dessert, thank you.
Often appears as...
- pass on dessert
- pass on an offer
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Disapproving
noun
An act of throwing, kicking, or hitting a ball to another player in a sports game.
He made an excellent pass to his teammate.
Often appears as...
- make a pass
- excellent pass
verb
To move or go by a certain place, person or thing.
He passed by the bookstore on his way home.
Often appears as...
- pass by
- pass through
verb
To give something to someone.
Please pass the salt.
Often appears as...
- pass the salt
- pass a message
verb
To succeed in a test, examination, or course of study.
He studied hard and passed his exams.
Often appears as...
- pass a test
- pass an exam
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To die.
His grandfather passed peacefully in his sleep.
Often appears as...
- pass away
- pass on
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
noun
A legal document showing that you have permission to do something, such as drive.
He got his driving pass last week.
Often appears as...
- driving pass
- entrance pass
verb
To decline or reject something.
I'll pass on the dessert, thank you.
Often appears as...
- pass on dessert
- pass on an offer
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
An act of throwing, kicking, or hitting a ball to another player in a sports game.
He made an excellent pass to his teammate.
Often appears as...
- make a pass
- excellent pass
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Pro Tip 1/3Physical Movement
Used when someone or something goes by a location, often briefly.
We passed the park on our walk.
Pro Tip 2/3Without Stopping
Often implies not stopping as one goes by something.
She passed the shops without looking.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporal Progression
Can indicate the progression of time in phrases like 'time passes.'
As the hours passed, he grew more anxious.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Movement
Used when someone or something goes by a location, often briefly.
We passed the park on our walk.
Pro Tip 2/3Without Stopping
Often implies not stopping as one goes by something.
She passed the shops without looking.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporal Progression
Can indicate the progression of time in phrases like 'time passes.'
As the hours passed, he grew more anxious.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Movement
Used when someone or something goes by a location, often briefly.
We passed the park on our walk.
Pro Tip 2/3Without Stopping
Often implies not stopping as one goes by something.
She passed the shops without looking.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporal Progression
Can indicate the progression of time in phrases like 'time passes.'
As the hours passed, he grew more anxious.
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Video examples
Filming The World's...
the world's deadliest birds and why when you're filming them you have to do it with respect categories are very secretive so we had to spend several weeks putting up camera traps to look for areas where we thought the category might pass we wanted to film a male category with his chicks and at that time they're even more secretive and even more defensive
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Questions No One Knows...
Maybe the very ideas in our heads are a form of alien life. Well, okay, that's a crazy thought. The aliens made me say it. But it is cool that ideas do seem to have a life all of their own and that they outlive their creators. Maybe biological life is just a passing phase.
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The science of...
perceived the person in the story as happier, more social, more generous and better-natured than those who had held the cup of iced coffee, who rated the person as cold, stoic, and unaffectionate. If a potential mate has managed to pass all these tests, there's still one
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
with no knowledge of the outside world. They are chained, facing a wall, unable to turn their heads, while a fire behind them gives off a faint light. Occasionally, people pass by the fire, carrying figures of animals and other objects that cast shadows on the wall.
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How did Hitler rise to...
to grant him emergency powers. Within a matter of months, freedom of the press was abolished, other parties were disbanded, and anti-Jewish laws were passed. Many of Hitler's early radical supporters were arrested and executed, along with potential rivals,
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How to recognize a...
new political movements took power. Some promised to erase all social distinctions, while others sought to unite people around a mythical heritage. The results were real-world dystopias where life passed under the watchful eye of the State
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Rare Video: Japan...
quantities of water with the upward motion a series of waves expands in all directions in deep water these waves travel fast up to five hundred miles an hour but only reach a height of a few feet a passing ship might not even
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What makes a hero? -...
but the quest passes through an unfamiliar, special world. Along the way, there are some key events. Think about your favorite book or movie. Does it follow this pattern? Status quo, that's where we start.
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How to deal with...
that had to be written to say what needed to be said to validate my reality even if it was disavowed which it was it was testimony ironically it was my mother who passed on to me the tools
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Amy Purdy: Living beyond...
That day, I went home, I crawled into bed and this is what my life looked like for the next few me passed out, escaping from reality,
Video examples
Filming The World's...
the world's deadliest birds and why when you're filming them you have to do it with respect categories are very secretive so we had to spend several weeks putting up camera traps to look for areas where we thought the category might pass we wanted to film a male category with his chicks and at that time they're even more secretive and even more defensive
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
Maybe the very ideas in our heads are a form of alien life. Well, okay, that's a crazy thought. The aliens made me say it. But it is cool that ideas do seem to have a life all of their own and that they outlive their creators. Maybe biological life is just a passing phase.
Video examples
The science of...
perceived the person in the story as happier, more social, more generous and better-natured than those who had held the cup of iced coffee, who rated the person as cold, stoic, and unaffectionate. If a potential mate has managed to pass all these tests, there's still one
Video examples
Plato’s Allegory of the...
with no knowledge of the outside world. They are chained, facing a wall, unable to turn their heads, while a fire behind them gives off a faint light. Occasionally, people pass by the fire, carrying figures of animals and other objects that cast shadows on the wall.
Video examples
How did Hitler rise to...
to grant him emergency powers. Within a matter of months, freedom of the press was abolished, other parties were disbanded, and anti-Jewish laws were passed. Many of Hitler's early radical supporters were arrested and executed, along with potential rivals,
Video examples
How to recognize a...
new political movements took power. Some promised to erase all social distinctions, while others sought to unite people around a mythical heritage. The results were real-world dystopias where life passed under the watchful eye of the State
Video examples
Rare Video: Japan...
quantities of water with the upward motion a series of waves expands in all directions in deep water these waves travel fast up to five hundred miles an hour but only reach a height of a few feet a passing ship might not even
Video examples
What makes a hero? -...
but the quest passes through an unfamiliar, special world. Along the way, there are some key events. Think about your favorite book or movie. Does it follow this pattern? Status quo, that's where we start.
Video examples
How to deal with...
that had to be written to say what needed to be said to validate my reality even if it was disavowed which it was it was testimony ironically it was my mother who passed on to me the tools
Video examples
Amy Purdy: Living beyond...
That day, I went home, I crawled into bed and this is what my life looked like for the next few me passed out, escaping from reality,
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Quote examples
Golda Meir
Israeli Leader
Men who have reached and passed forty-five, have a look as if waiting for the secret of the other world, and as if they were perfectly sure of having found out the secret of this.
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Kanye West
American Rapper
If you have the opportunity to play this game of life you need to appreciate every moment. a lot of people don't appreciate the moment until it's passed.
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Pele
Brazilian Athlete
If I pass away one day, I am happy because I tried to do my best. My sport allowed me to do so much because it's the biggest sport in the world.
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Terry Pratchett
English Author
It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
American President
Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America.
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Samuel Johnson
English Writer
The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed in the morning.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
Take care to sell your horse before he dies. The art of life is passing losses on.
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Armenian Athlete
I don't want to miss anything. Life's too short to pass on something.
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James Salter
American Novelist
Life passes into pages if it passes into anything.
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Nikola Jokic
Serbian Athlete
Passing is kind of in my game all my life.
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Golda Meir
Israeli Leader
Men who have reached and passed forty-five, have a look as if waiting for the secret of the other world, and as if they were perfectly sure of having found out the secret of this.
Quote examples
Kanye West
American Rapper
If you have the opportunity to play this game of life you need to appreciate every moment. a lot of people don't appreciate the moment until it's passed.
Quote examples
Pele
Brazilian Athlete
If I pass away one day, I am happy because I tried to do my best. My sport allowed me to do so much because it's the biggest sport in the world.
Quote examples
Terry Pratchett
English Author
It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living.
Quote examples
Dwight D. Eisenhower
American President
Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America.
Quote examples
Samuel Johnson
English Writer
The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed in the morning.
Quote examples
Robert Frost
American Poet
Take care to sell your horse before he dies. The art of life is passing losses on.
Quote examples
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Armenian Athlete
I don't want to miss anything. Life's too short to pass on something.
Quote examples
James Salter
American Novelist
Life passes into pages if it passes into anything.
Quote examples
Nikola Jokic
Serbian Athlete
Passing is kind of in my game all my life.
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