The procession passed right by my front door.

pass sb/sth by to happen without affecting sb/sth:

She feels that life is passing her by (= that she is not enjoying the opportunities and pleasures of life). * The whole business passed him by (= he was hardly aware that it was happening).

pass sth<->down [oftenpassive] to give or teach sth to your children or people younger than you, who will then give or teach it to those who live after them, and so on

pass for / as sb/sth to be accepted as sb/sth:

He speaks the language so well he could easily pass for a German. * We had some wine-or what passes for wine in that area.

pass into sth to become a part of sth:

Many foreign words have passed into the English language. * His deeds have passed into legend (= because they were so brave, important, etc.).

pass off (BrE) (of an event) to take place and be completed in a particular way:

The demonstration passed off peacefully.

pass sb / yourself / sth off as sb/sth to pretend that sb/sth is sth they are not:

He escaped by passing himself off as a guard.

pass on = PASSAWAY

pass sth<->on (to sb) to give sth to sb else, especially after receiving it or using it yourself:

Pass the book on to me when you've finished with it. * I passed your message on to my mother. * Much of the discount is pocketed by retailers instead of being passed on to customers.

Pass out to lose consciousness

SYNFAINT

pass out (of sth) (BrE) to leave a military college after finishing a course of training:

A passing-out ceremony

pass sb<->over to not consider sb for promotion in a job, especially when they deserve it or think that they deserve it:

He was passed over in favour of a younger man.

pass over sth to ignore or avoid sth:

They chose to pass over her rude remarks.

pass through... to go through a town, etc., stopping there for a short time but not staying:

We were passing through, so we thought we'd come and say hello.

pass sth<->up (informal) to choose not to make use of a chance, an opportunity, etc:

Imagine passing up an offer like that!

Noun

In exam

1 (especially BrE) a successful result in an exam:

She got a pass in French. * 12 passes and 3 fails * Two A-level passes are needed for this course. * The pass mark is 50%. * The school has a 90% pass rate (= 90% of students pass their exams).

Official document

2 an official document or ticket that shows that you have the right to enter or leave a place, to travel on a bus or train, etc:

a bus pass * a boarding pass (= for a plane) * There is no admittance without a security pass.

Of ball

3 (in some sports) an act of hitting or throwing the ball to another player in your team:

a short / long pass to Anelka * a back pass to the goalkeeper

Through mountains

4 a road or way over or through mountains:

a mountain pass * They came over the top of the pass and started down towards the coast.

moving past / over

5 an act of going or moving past or over sth:

The helicopter made several passes over the village before landing.

Stage in process

6 a stage in a process, especially one that involves separating things from a larger group:

In the first pass all the addresses are loaded into the database.

IDIOMS

come to such a pass | come to a pretty pass (old-fashioned or humorous) to reach a sad or difficult state:

I never thought things would come to such a pass as this. * Things have come to a pretty pass when we can't afford to pay the heating bills!

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