'pass' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'pass' with 20 example sentences.
- pass adjective
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: of advancing the ball by throwing it
- pass noun
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: (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
: (military) a written leave of absence
: (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
: the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
: any authorization to pass or go somewhere
: a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
: a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
: a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
: a difficult juncture
: one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
: an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
: a permit to enter or leave a military installation
: a complimentary ticket
: a usually brief attempt
: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
: success in satisfying a test or requirement
- pass verb
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: go across or through
: move past
: make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
: for time to move forward
: place into the hands or custody of
: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
: travel past
: come to pass
: go unchallenged; be approved
: use up a period of time in a specific way
: pass over, across, or through
: transmit information
: disappear gradually
: go successfully through a test or a selection process
: be superior or better than some standard
: accept or judge as acceptable
: allow to go without comment or censure
: transfer to another; of rights or property
: pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
: throw (a ball) to another player
: be inherited by
: cause to pass
: grant authorization or clearance for
: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
: eliminate from the body