passed

passed · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of pass; moved past or went by.

  2. 2.

    Successfully completed a test or course.

  3. 3.

    Was approved or enacted.

  4. 4.

    Elapsed (of time).

  5. 5.

    Handed or transferred to another person.

Related words

Antonyms: failed, stayed
See also: pass, passing, past
Synonyms: succeeded, transferred, went by

Etymology

Past tense of pass, from Old French passer meaning "to step, pass," from Latin passus meaning "step, pace." Note: passed is the verb form; past is the adjective, noun, and preposition.