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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Pass \Pass\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Passed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Passing.] [F. passer, LL. passare, fr. L. passus step, or
     from pandere, passum, to spread out, lay open. See Pace.]
     1. To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred
        from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually
        with a following adverb or adverbal phrase defining the
        kind or manner of motion; as, to pass on, by, out, in,
        etc.; to pass swiftly, directly, smoothly, etc.; to pass
        to the rear, under the yoke, over the bridge, across the
        field, beyond the border, etc. ``But now pass over [i. e.,
        pass on].'' --Chaucer.
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              On high behests his angels to and fro
              Passed frequent.                      --Milton.
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              Sweet sounds rose slowly through their mouths,
              And from their bodies passed.         --Coleridge.
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     2. To move or be transferred from one state or condition to
        another; to change possession, condition, or
        circumstances; to undergo transition; as, the business has
        passed into other hands.
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              Others, dissatisfied with what they have, . . . pass
              from just to unjust.                  --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.
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     3. To move beyond the range of the senses or of knowledge; to
        pass away; hence, to disappear; to vanish; to depart;
        specifically, to depart from life; to die.
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              Disturb him not, let him pass paceably. --Shak.
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              Beauty is a charm, but soon the charm will pass.
                                                    --Dryden.
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              The passing of the sweetest soul
              That ever looked with human eyes.     --Tennyson.
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     4. To move or to come into being or under notice; to come and
        go in consciousness; hence, to take place; to occur; to
        happen; to come; to occur progressively or in succession;
        to be present transitorily.
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              So death passed upon all men.         --Rom. v. 12.
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              Our own consciousness of what passes within our own
              mind.                                 --I. Watts.
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     5. To go by or glide by, as time; to elapse; to be spent; as,
        their vacation passed pleasantly.
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              Now the time is far passed.           --Mark vi. 35
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     6. To go from one person to another; hence, to be given and
        taken freely; as, clipped coin will not pass; to obtain
        general acceptance; to be held or regarded; to circulate;
        to be current; -- followed by for before a word denoting
        value or estimation. ``Let him pass for a man.'' --Shak.
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              False eloquence passeth only where true is not
              understood.                           --Felton.
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              This will not pass for a fault in him. --Atterbury.
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     7. To advance through all the steps or stages necessary to
        validity or effectiveness; to be carried through a body
        that has power to sanction or reject; to receive
        legislative sanction; to be enacted; as, the resolution
        passed; the bill passed both houses of Congress.
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     8. To go through any inspection or test successfully; to be
        approved or accepted; as, he attempted the examination,
        but did not expect to pass.
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     9. To be suffered to go on; to be tolerated; hence, to
        continue; to live along. ``The play may pass.'' --Shak.
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     10. To go unheeded or neglected; to proceed without hindrance
         or opposition; as, we let this act pass.
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     11. To go beyond bounds; to surpass; to be in excess. [Obs.]
         ``This passes, Master Ford.'' --Shak.
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     12. To take heed; to care. [Obs.]
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               As for these silken-coated slaves, I pass not.
                                                    --Shak.
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     13. To go through the intestines. --Arbuthnot.
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     14. (Law) To be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or
         other instrument of conveyance; as, an estate passes by a
         certain clause in a deed. --Mozley & W.
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     15. (Fencing) To make a lunge or pass; to thrust.
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     16. (Card Playing) To decline to play in one's turn; in
         euchre, to decline to make the trump.
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               She would not play, yet must not pass. --Prior.
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     To bring to pass, To come to pass. See under Bring, and
        Come.
  
     To pass away, to disappear; to die; to vanish. ``The
        heavens shall pass away.'' --2 Pet. iii. 10. ``I thought
        to pass away before, but yet alive I am.'' --Tennyson.
  
     To pass by, to go near and beyond a certain person or
        place; as, he passed by as we stood there.
  
     To pass into, to change by a gradual transmission; to blend
        or unite with.
  
     To pass on, to proceed.
  
     To pass on or To pass upon.
         (a) To happen to; to come upon; to affect. ``So death
             passed upon all men.'' --Rom. v. 12. ``Provided no
             indirect act pass upon our prayers to define them.''
             --Jer. Taylor.
         (b) To determine concerning; to give judgment or sentence
             upon. ``We may not pass upon his life.'' --Shak.
  
     To pass off, to go away; to cease; to disappear; as, an
        agitation passes off.
  
     To pass over, to go from one side or end to the other; to
        cross, as a river, road, or bridge.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pass \Pass\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Passed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Passing.] [F. passer, LL. passare, fr. L. passus step, or
     from pandere, passum, to spread out, lay open. See Pace.]
     1. To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred
        from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually
        with a following adverb or adverbal phrase defining the
        kind or manner of motion; as, to pass on, by, out, in,
        etc.; to pass swiftly, directly, smoothly, etc.; to pass
        to the rear, under the yoke, over the bridge, across the
        field, beyond the border, etc. ``But now pass over [i. e.,
        pass on].'' --Chaucer.
  
              On high behests his angels to and fro Passed
              frequent.                             --Milton.
  
              Sweet sounds rose slowly through their mouths, And
              from their bodies passed.             --Coleridge.
  
     2. To move or be transferred from one state or condition to
        another; to change possession, condition, or
        circumstances; to undergo transition; as, the business has
        passed into other hands.
  
              Others, dissatisfied with what they have, . . . pass
              from just to unjust.                  --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.
  
     3. To move beyond the range of the senses or of knowledge; to
        pass away; hence, to disappear; to vanish; to depart;
        specifically, to depart from life; to die.
  
              Disturb him not, let him pass paceably. --Shak.
  
              Beauty is a charm, but soon the charm will pass.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
              The passing of the sweetest soul That ever looked
              with human eyes.                      --Tennyson.
  
     4. To move or to come into being or under notice; to come and
        go in consciousness; hence, to take place; to occur; to
        happen; to come; to occur progressively or in succession;
        to be present transitorily.
  
              So death passed upon all men.         --Rom. v. 12.
  
              Our own consciousness of what passes within our own
              mind.                                 --I. Watts.
  
     5. To go by or glide by, as time; to elapse; to be spent; as,
        their vacation passed pleasantly.
  
              Now the time is far passed.           --Mark vi. 35
  
     6. To go from one person to another; hence, to be given and
        taken freely; as, clipped coin will not pass; to obtain
        general acceptance; to be held or regarded; to circulate;
        to be current; -- followed by for before a word denoting
        value or estimation. ``Let him pass for a man.'' --Shak.
  
              False eloquence passeth only where true is not
              understood.                           --Felton.
  
              This will not pass for a fault in him. --Atterbury.
  
     7. To advance through all the steps or stages necessary to
        validity or effectiveness; to be carried through a body
        that has power to sanction or reject; to receive
        legislative sanction; to be enacted; as, the resolution
        passed; the bill passed both houses of Congress.
  
     8. To go through any inspection or test successfully; to be
        approved or accepted; as, he attempted the examination,
        but did not expect to pass.
  
     9. To be suffered to go on; to be tolerated; hence, to
        continue; to live along. ``The play may pass.'' --Shak.
  
     10. To go unheeded or neglected; to proceed without hindrance
         or opposition; as, we let this act pass.
  
     11. To go beyond bounds; to surpass; to be in excess. [Obs.]
         ``This passes, Master Ford.'' --Shak.
  
     12. To take heed; to care. [Obs.]
  
               As for these silken-coated slaves, I pass not.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     13. To go through the intestines. --Arbuthnot.
  
     14. (Law) To be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or
         other instrument of conveyance; as, an estate passes by a
         certain clause in a deed. --Mozley & W.
  
     15. (Fencing) To make a lunge or pass; to thrust.
  
     16. (Card Playing & other games) To decline to take an
         optional action when it is one's turn, as to decline to
         bid, or to bet, or to play a card; in euchre, to decline
         to make the trump.
  
               She would not play, yet must not pass. --Prior.
  
     17. In football, hockey, etc., to make a pass; to transfer
         the ball, etc., to another player of one's own side.
         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     To bring to pass, To come to pass. See under Bring, and
        Come.
  
     To pass away, to disappear; to die; to vanish. ``The
        heavens shall pass away.'' --2 Pet. iii. 10. ``I thought
        to pass away before, but yet alive I am.'' --Tennyson.
  
     To pass by, to go near and beyond a certain person or
        place; as, he passed by as we stood there.
  
     To pass into, to change by a gradual transmission; to blend
        or unite with.
  
     To pass on, to proceed.
  
     To pass on or upon.
         (a) To happen to; to come upon; to affect. ``So death
             passed upon all men.'' --Rom. v. 12. ``Provided no
             indirect act pass upon our prayers to define them.''
             --Jer. Taylor.
         (b) To determine concerning; to give judgment or sentence
             upon. ``We may not pass upon his life.'' --Shak.
  
     To pass off, to go away; to cease; to disappear; as, an
        agitation passes off.
  
     To pass over, to go from one side or end to the other; to
        cross, as a river, road, or bridge.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  passed
     a.
     1 That has passed beyond a certain point (chiefly in set
  collocations).
     2 That has passed a given qualification or examination; qualified.
     vb.
     (infl of en pass  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  passed
     a.
     1 That has passed beyond a certain point (chiefly in set
  collocations).
     2 That has passed a given qualification or examination; qualified.
     vb.
     (infl of en pass  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  passed
     a.
     1 That has passed beyond a certain point (chiefly in set
  collocations).
     2 That has passed a given qualification or examination; qualified.
     vb.
     (infl of en pass  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  passed
     a.
     1 That has passed beyond a certain point (chiefly in set
  collocations).
     2 That has passed a given qualification or examination; qualified.
     vb.
     (infl of en pass  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  passed
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm p ass ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  passed
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en pass ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb pass)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Passed /pˈast/
  ممرور

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  passed /pˈast/ 
  uplynulý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  passed /pˈast/ 
  minulý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  passed /pˈast/
  prošel

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  passed /pˈast/
  pošel