pass
go across or through
How often you will meet it
Rank 580 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 33,489 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.016% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- go across or through We passed the point where the police car had parkedA terrible thought went through his mind
- move past also: travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by A black limousine passed by when she looked out the windowHe passed his professor in the hall
- make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation also: legislate They passed the amendmentWe cannot legislate how people spend their free time
- pass by also: elapse, lapse, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by three years elapsed
- place into the hands or custody of also: hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give hand me the spoon, pleaseTurn the files over to me, please
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point also: run, go, lead, extend Service runs all the way to CranburyHis knowledge doesn't go very far
pass in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Presently John was in line waiting to pass by the steps.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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The detective opened the door and stood aside to let Bobby pass.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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The conversation would then pass to the merits of Father Philemy and Father Con, as Confessors.
The Station · William Carleton · Chapter 1
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To pass away the time, I 'll tell your grace A dream I had last night.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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You are not in the least like him, and you will have reason to repent leaving tried to pass for him.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1