Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
be identified, regarded, accepted, or mistaken for someone or something else; as by denying one''s own ancestry or background
"He could pass as his twin brother"
"She passed as a White woman even though her grandfather was Black"
Type of:
be
Derived:
passer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun
Sense 2
the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
"we got through the pass before it started to snow"
Type of:
location
noun
Sense 3
Type of:
situation
noun
Sense 4
"he had a pass for three days"
verb
Sense 5
go unchallenged; be approved
"The bill cleared the House"
Kinds of:
clear
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 6
"the insult passed as if unnoticed"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 7
"Smith passed"
Type of:
throw
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 8
"hand me the spoon, please"
"Turn the files over to me, please"
"He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
Type of:
transfer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 9
"Our house passed under his official control"
Type of:
change
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb
Sense 10
"She passed around the plates"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 11
"We passed the point where the police car had parked"
"A terrible thought went through his mind"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
noun
Sense 12
"a pretty pass"
"matters came to a head yesterday"
noun
Sense 13
"it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass"
noun
Sense 15
"the plane turned to make a second pass"
verb
Sense 17
"The teacher passed the student although he was weak"
Opposites:
fail
Type of:
judge
Causes:
make it
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun
Sense 19
"he had to show his pass in order to get out"
verb
Sense 22
"She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 23
"The sports car passed all the trucks"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 24
"They passed the amendment"
"We cannot legislate how people''s spend their free time"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 25
"How are you spending your summer vacation?"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 26
"He sank into Nirvana"
Type of:
move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
noun
Sense 27
"his future depended on his passing that test"
"he got a pass in introductory chemistry"
Opposites:
failing
Type of:
success
noun
Sense 28
"he had a bye in the first round"
verb
Sense 29
pass by
"three years elapsed"
Derived:
lapse
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb
Sense 31
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
"Service runs all the way to Cranbury"
"His knowledge doesn''t go very far"
"My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"
"The facts ex"
Type of:
be
Derived:
extent
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb
Sense 32
"Clear the manuscript for publication"
"The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
verb
Sense 33
be inherited by
"The estate fell to my sister"
"The land returned to the family"
"The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
Type of:
change hands
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 34
"Please communicate this message to all employees"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
noun
Sense 35
"he took a crack at it"
"I gave it a whirl"
verb
Sense 36
"He ran his eyes over her body"
"She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"
"He drew her hair through his fingers"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 37
"Pass a kidney stone"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 38
go beyond
"She exceeded our expectations"
"She topped her performance of last year"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 39
"The pain eventually passed off"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb
Sense 40
"What is happening?"
"The meeting took place off without an incidence"
"Nothing occurred that seemed important"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Frame 34
verb
Sense 41
pass by
"A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"
"He passed his professor in the hall"
"One line of soldiers surpassed the other"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 42
"She died from cancer"
"They children perished in the fire"
"The patient went peacefully"
Opposites:
be born
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
42
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
290
Times Searched
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