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pass

[pʰäːs]
Meanings
  • Noun or Verb

    Permit or right to pass or go through, especially a toll or checkpoint.

    - "He showed the guard his pass and was allowed to enter the country."
    - "The train conductor checked everyone's pass before leaving the station."
  • Verb

    Transfer or hand over (something) to someone.

    - "The coach passed the ball to the striker."
    - "She passed her knowledge to her students."
Pronunciation
  1. [pʰaːs]



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  2. [pʰaːs]



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Antonyms

meet
Synonyms

spend , pledge , promise , vow , take heed , take notice , access , admission , entry , condition , predicament , state , gap , notch , thrust , transit
Rhymes
Words rhyming with pass
gas , gras , race , pace , chace , space
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Pass (en) : Permit or right to pass

  2. Pass (en) : Transfer or hand over

  3. Pass (en) : To move from one state, stage, or condition to another

  4. Pass (en) : A performance, especially of an exam or test

  5. Pass (en) : A period of time, especially one marked by a particular characteristic or event

  6. Pass (en) : A narrow gap or space

  7. Pass (en) : A piece of meat, especially pork, that has been cured or smoked

  8. Pass (en) : To make a pass, as in driving or flying

  9. Pass (en) : To achieve a required standard

  10. Pass (en) : To allow someone or something to go through or proceed

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Pass (en) : Permit or right to pass

  2. Pass (en) : Transfer or hand over

  3. Pass (en) : To move from one state, stage, or condition to another

  4. Pass (en) : A performance, especially of an exam or test

  5. Pass (en) : A period of time, especially one marked by a particular characteristic or event

  6. Pass (en) : A narrow gap or space

  7. Pass (en) : A piece of meat, especially pork, that has been cured or smoked

  8. Pass (en) : To make a pass, as in driving or flying

  9. Pass (en) : To achieve a required standard

  10. Pass (en) : To allow someone or something to go through or proceed

Variants
List of all variants of pass that leads to same result
pass , pass muster , pass the buck , pass the hat , pass the time of day , passed , passed muster , passed the buck , passed the hat , passed the time of day , passer , passers , passes , passes muster , passes the buck , passes the hat , passes the time of day , passing , passing muster , passing the buck , passing the hat , passing the time of day , take a pass , takes a pass , taking a pass , took a pass , pass away , passed away , passes away , passing away , pass degree , pass degrees , pass-fail , pass-fails , pass off , passed off , passes off , passing off , pass out , passed out , passes out , passing out , pass over , passed over , passes over , passing over
Forms
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passes, passed, passing, passable

Etymology
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Old French 'passer' meaning 'to step, go', from 'pas' meaning 'footstep'.

Trivia
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  1. The longest pass in NFL history was thrown by Tom Brady in 2017, covering 99 yards.

  2. The term 'pass the hat' originated in the 1800s and refers to collecting money by passing a hat around a group.

  3. The term 'pass the buck' originated in the Wild West and refers to passing responsibility to someone else.

Related Concepts
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  1. Permission: A formal or informal authorization to do something

  2. Checkpoint: A place where people or vehicles are checked before they are allowed to proceed

  3. Toll: A fee charged for the use of a road or bridge

  4. Transit: The act of passing from one place to another

  5. Transfer: The act of handing over something from one person to another

Culture
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The word 'pass' has been used extensively in literature, art, and music. In literature, 'pass' has been used to describe a permit or right to travel, as in Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'. In art, there is a painting called 'The Pass' by Edvard Munch that depicts a group of people passing through a narrow mountain pass. In music, there is a song called 'Pass' by The Cure that talks about passing through different emotions and experiences.

How to Memorize "pass"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a guard checking a passport at an airport.
    - Imagine a football coach passing the ball to a player.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'pass' with the idea of moving from one place to another.
    - Connect the word 'pass' with the idea of receiving permission or authorization.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'People Passing Through' to remember the definitions of 'pass' as a noun: Permit, Permission, Transfer, Through.

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