verb
She passed me in the street. I didn't recognize her till she had passed. We met like ships that pass in the night
A flock of geese passed overhead
I think I'll pass on making a decision till the proper time comes
Deirdre didn't believe she would pass chemistry, but pass she did
He passed his time on Devil's Island planning ways to escape
She passed her own expectations in winning the scholarship. How Alan ever got a degree passes all comprehension
The customs inspectors passed my luggage without question. The bill passed the committee and came up for voting
Please pass the salt. The sweeper passed the ball back to the goalkeeper
Who is she to pass judgement on abstract paintings?
For an instant I was gripped by a horrible fear, but the feeling passed
Weeks have passed since we last met. Time passes quickly when you're having fun
The tests showed that he had passed some gravel in his urine
And it came to pass that a great pestilence was abroad in the land
The strikers were urging people to pass by the shop
The water passes off as steam, leaving the distillate in the flask
I shall pass over his latest misdeeds without comment
If you don't buy this car, you are passing up an opportunity of a lifetime
pass away
He was the sole beneficiary when she passed away
The feeling of vertigo simply passed away when the plane landed
pass for or as
He wrote a book about being a man who passed for a woman
Using her best cockney accent, she tried to pass as a Londoner
pass on
Let us now pass on to the next lesson
The old gambler passed on to me the secret of never losing - Don't gamble
pass out
When they told her of the accident, she passed out on the spot
After we took our seats, the cabin staff passed out glasses of champagne
noun
We had mined the pass to prevent the enemy's advance
He bribed an official for a pass to leave the country
I have two passes to the opera tonight - Want to go?
At that critical pass, it was too late to change policy. Things had come to a pretty pass
Anita's first pass at a perfect score resulted in disaster. We made a pass at docking while under sail
That lecher has made a pass at every secretary he's ever had
The pilot's first pass over the airfield was at 500 feet
A forward pass is illegal in rugby
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