pass

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɑːs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pæs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pas, päs)


pass
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Sense: Verb: complete a course successfully
Synonyms:
graduate Collocations, qualify in, succeed in, pass with honors, pass with honours (UK), pass with flying colors, pass with flying colours (UK), ace Collocations (slang), sail through, move on from
Sense: Verb: move past
Synonyms:
move past, drive past, run past, overtake, go by, go past, shoot ahead of, go beyond, fly past, roll by, glide by, flit by
Sense: Verb: exceed
Synonyms:
exceed Collocations, go beyond, go above and beyond, surpass Collocations, overtake, excel Collocations, beat Collocations, one up (slang), better Collocations, transcend
Sense: Verb: hand to others
Synonyms:
transfer Collocations, hand Collocations, hand over, pass on, relay Collocations, give Collocations, turn over, convey Collocations, deliver Collocations, surrender Collocations, release Collocations, yield Collocations, relinquish Collocations, kick Collocations, chuck Collocations (informal), sling Collocations (informal)
Sense: Verb: throw to another player
Synonyms:
throw Collocations, toss Collocations, lob, pitch Collocations, fling Collocations, flip Collocations
Sense: Verb: enact
Synonyms:
enact Collocations, approve Collocations, adopt, confirm Collocations, ratify, establish Collocations, authorize, authorise (UK), allow Collocations, permit Collocations, vote in, legislate
Sense: Verb: spend time
Synonyms:
fill Collocations, spend Collocations, while away, idle away, consume Collocations, waste Collocations, fritter away, squander Collocations, kill Collocations
Sense: Verb: elapse
Synonyms:
elapse, slip away, slip by, pass by, fly Collocations, fly by, drag Collocations, crawl Collocations, go along, proceed Collocations
Sense: Verb: become enacted
Synonyms:
carry Collocations, become law, be ratified, be established, be ordained, be sanctioned, become valid, be agreed, come into effect
Sense: Verb: refuse to act - often followed by 'on'
Synonyms:
decline Collocations, refuse Collocations, skip a turn, ignore Collocations, miss Collocations, omit Collocations, disregard Collocations, neglect Collocations, sit out
Sense: Verb: pronounce formally - judgment, etc.
Synonyms:
pronounce Collocations, deliver Collocations, give Collocations, proclaim, announce, declare Collocations, state Collocations, claim Collocations, expound
Sense: Verb: emit
Synonyms:
emit, give off, exude, let out, spew forth, send forth, release Collocations
Sense: Verb: take place
Synonyms:
happen Collocations, take place, occur Collocations, befall, transpire, come about, go on
Sense: Noun: way through mountains
Synonyms:
crossing Collocations, way Collocations, path Collocations, route Collocations, passageway, gorge Collocations, ravine, canyon
Sense: Noun: authorization, esp. in document form
Synonyms:
permit Collocations, ticket Collocations, admission Collocations, permission slip, license Collocations, licence (UK), warrant Collocations, safe-conduct, papers, paperwork Collocations, visa Collocations, passport Collocations, authorization Collocations, authorisation (UK), clearance Collocations, permission Collocations
Sense: Noun: sexual advance
Synonyms:
advance Collocations, move Collocations, approach Collocations, sexual overture, proposition Collocations, overture, sexual advance
Sense: Noun: throw to another player
Synonyms:
throw Collocations, toss Collocations, lob, pitch Collocations, flip Collocations


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