Pass Definition

păs

passed, passes, passing

verb

passed, passes, passing

To move on or ahead; proceed.

The train passed through fields of wheat.

American Heritage

To extend; lead.

A road passing around the hill.

Webster's New World

To be handed on or circulated from person to person.

Webster's New World

To move by or in front of something.

The band passed and the crowd cheered.

American Heritage

To move past another vehicle.

The sports car passed on the right.

American Heritage

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noun

passes

An act of passing; passage.

Webster's New World

A narrow passage or opening, esp. between mountains; gap; defile.

Webster's New World

The successful completion of a scholastic course or examination, esp. if without honors.

Webster's New World

A free ticket entitling one to transportation or admission.

American Heritage

A mark, etc. indicating this.

Webster's New World

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abbreviation

Passage.

Webster's New World

Passenger.

Webster's New World

Passive.

Webster's New World

idiom

bring to pass

To cause to happen.

American Heritage

come to pass

To occur.

American Heritage

pass muster

To pass an examination or inspection; measure up to a given standard.

American Heritage

pass (one's) lips

To be eaten or drunk.
To issue or be spoken:
Rumors never passed her lips.

American Heritage

pass the hat

To take up a collection of money.

American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Pass

Noun

Singular:

pass

Plural:

passes

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Pass

Origin of Pass

From Middle English passen, from Old French passer (“to step, walk, pass"), from Vulgar Latin *passāre (“step, walk, pass"), from Latin passus (“a step"), pandere (“to spread, unfold, stretch"), from Proto-Indo-European *patno-, from Proto-Indo-European *pete- (“to spread, stretch out"). Cognate with Old English fæþm (“armful, fathom"). More at fathom.

From Wiktionary
Middle English passen from Old French passer from Vulgar Latin passāre from Latin passus step pace¹

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English pas, pase, pace, from passen (“to pass"). See the verb section, below.

From Wiktionary
Short for password.

From Wiktionary