pass

pass · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To move past or go by.

  2. 2.

    To hand or transfer to another person.

  3. 3.

    To be successful in a test or examination.

  4. 4.

    (Of time) to elapse.

  5. 5.

    To approve or enact legislation.

  6. 6.

    A route through mountains.

  7. 7.

    A document permitting access.

  8. 8.

    An act of throwing or kicking a ball to a teammate.

Related words

Antonyms: fail, keep, stop
See also: move, passed, past, transfer
Synonyms: go by, hand over, succeed

Etymology

From Old French passer meaning "to step, pass," from Vulgar Latin passare, from Latin passus meaning "step, pace." The noun developed from the verb in the 15th century.