pass

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   success in satisfying a test or requirement

   Their future depended on passing that test.

2. 2
   noun

   (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team

   the pass was fumbled

3. 3
   noun

   in baseball, an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

   After taking for balls, I got a pass.

4. 4
   noun

   a flight or run by an aircraft over a target

   the plane turned to make a second pass

5. 5
   noun

   (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

   the coach sent in a passing play on third and long

6. 6
   noun

   a complimentary ticket

   The conference admission included a pass for any Disney theme park.

7. 7
   noun

   a permit to enter or leave a military installation

   The soldier had to show their pass in order to get off the base.

8. 8
   noun

   a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions

   the media representatives had special passes

Etymology

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.