pass

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A success in a test or exam.

   She needs a pass in maths to enter the course.

2. 2
   noun

   The act of kicking, throwing, or hitting the ball to a teammate.

   His quick pass set up the winning goal.

3. 3
   noun

   An official ticket or document that allows you to enter or do something.

   The media representatives had special passes to the event.

Common collocations

• pass a test Verb + noun
• boarding pass Adjective + noun
• free pass Adjective + noun
• get a pass Verb + noun
• make a pass Verb + noun
• show a pass Verb + noun
• mountain pass Adjective + noun
• issue a pass Verb + noun
• pass a bill Verb + noun
• pass a law Verb + noun
• final pass Adjective + noun

From Middle English passen, from Old French passer (“to step, walk, pass”), from Vulgar Latin *passāre (“step, walk, pass”), derived from Latin passus (“a step”), from Proto-Italic *pat-s-tus, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread, stretch out”). Cognate with Old English fæþm (“armful, fathom”). More at fathom. Displaced native Old English genġan.

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