pass

I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French passer, from Vulgar Latin *passare, from Latin passus step — more at pace Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. move, proceed, go 2. a. to go away ; depart b. die — often used with on 3. a. to move in a path so as to approach and continue beyond something ; move past; especially to move past another vehicle going in the same direction b. to run the normal course — used of time or a period of time <

the hours pass quickly

> 4. a. to go or make one's way through <

allow no one to pass

> b. to go uncensured, unchallenged, or seemingly unnoticed <

let the remark pass

> 5. to go from one quality, state, or form to another <

passes from a liquid to a gaseous state

> 6. a. to sit in inquest or judgment b. (1) to render a decision, verdict, or opinion <

the court passed on the legality of wiretapping

> (2) to become legally rendered <

judgment passed for the plaintiff

> 7. to go from the control, ownership, or possession of one person or group to that of another <

the throne passed to the king's son

> <

title passes to the buyer upon payment in full

> 8. a. happen, occur b. to take place or be exchanged as or in a social, personal, or business interaction <

words passed

> 9. a. to become approved by a legislature or body empowered to sanction or reject <

the proposal passed

> b. to undergo an inspection, test, or course of study successfully 10. a. to serve as a medium of exchange b. to be accepted or regarded <

drivel that passes for literature

> c. to identify oneself or be identified as something one is not <

tried to pass as an adult

> <

Mom could pass as my sister

> 11. a. obsolete to make a pass in fencing b. to throw or hit a ball or puck to a teammate — often used with off 12. a. (1) to decline to bid, double, or redouble in a card game (2) to withdraw from the current poker pot b. to let something go by without accepting or taking advantage of it — often used with on <

passed on the cheesecake

> <

thanks for the offer, but I'll pass

> transitive verb 1. to go beyond: as a. surpass, exceed <

passes all expectations

> b. to advance or develop beyond c. to go past (one moving in the same direction) 2. a. to go by ; proceed or extend beyond <

pass the school on their way to work

> b. (1) obsolete ; neglect, omit (2) ; to omit a regularly scheduled declaration and payment of (a dividend) 3. a. to go across, over, or through ; cross b. to live through (as an experience or peril) ; undergo c. to go through (as a test) successfully 4. a. to secure the approval of <

the bill passed the Senate

> b. to cause or permit to win approval or legal or official sanction <

pass a law

> c. to give approval or a passing grade to <

pass the students

> 5. a. to let (as time or a period of time) go by especially while involved in a leisure activity <

I'll read to pass the time

> b. to let go unnoticed ; overlook, disregard 6. a. pledge b. to transfer the right to or property in <

pass title to a house

> 7. a. to put in circulation <

pass bad checks

> b. (1) to transfer or transmit from one to another <

pass the salt

> <

passing the savings on to customers

> (2) to relay or communicate (as information) to another c. to cause or enable to go ; transport d. to throw or hit (a ball or puck) especially to a teammate 8. a. to pronounce (as a sentence or opinion) especially judicially b. utter <

passed a cutting remark

> 9. a. to cause or permit to go past or through a barrier b. to move or cause to move in a particular manner or direction <

passed my hand over my face

> <

pass the rope through the loop

> c. to cause to march or go by in order <

pass the troops in review

> 10. to emit or discharge from a bodily part and especially the bowels 11. a. to give a base on balls to b. to hit a ball past (an opponent) in a game (as tennis) • passer noun II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French pas, from Latin passus Date: 14th century 1. a means (as an opening, road, or channel) by which a barrier may be passed or access to a place may be gained; especially a low place in a mountain range 2. a position to be held usually against odds III. noun Etymology: 1pass Date: 1523 1. realization <

brought his dream to pass

> 2. the act or an instance of passing ; passage 3. a usually distressing or bad state of affairs <

what has brought you to such a pass?

> 4. a. a written permission to move about freely in a place or to leave or enter it b. a written leave of absence from a military post or station for a brief period c. a permit or ticket allowing free transportation or free admission 5. archaic a thrust or lunge in fencing 6. a. a transference of objects by sleight of hand or other deceptive means b. a moving of the hands over or along something 7. archaic an ingenious sally (as of wit) 8. the passing of an examination or course of study; also the mark or certification of such passing 9. a single complete mechanical operation; also a single complete cycle of operations (as for processing, manufacturing, or printing) 10. a. (1) a transfer of a ball or a puck from one player to another on the same team (2) a ball or puck so transferred b. passing shot 11. base on balls 12. an election not to bid, bet, or draw an additional card in a card game 13. a throw of dice in the game of craps that wins the bet for the shooter — compare crap III,2, missout 14. a single passage or movement (as of an airplane) over a place or toward a target 15. a. effort, try b. a sexually inviting gesture or approach 16. pase IV. abbreviation passenger