verb🔗ShareTo change place."The parade passed through the town center. "actionplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo change in state or status"My mood passed from angry to calm after I talked to my friend. "stateconditionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo move through time."The years passed quickly, and soon my daughter was ready for college. "timeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be accepted."My application to the university was passed by the admissions committee. "achievementoutcomeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIn any game, to decline to play in one's turn."In the board game, Sarah passed her turn because she didn't want to roll the dice yet. "gamesportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo do or be better."My sister passed her driving test; she did better than expected. "achievementabilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take heed."Before you answer the question, please pass and consider all the possible options. "attitudemindmoralessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier such as a mountain range; a passageway; a defile; a ford."The mountain pass was treacherous, but the hikers found a safe route through it. "geographywayplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA channel connecting a river or body of water to the sea, for example at the mouth (delta) of a river."the passes of the Mississippi"geographynauticaloceanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA single movement, especially of a hand, at, over or along anything."The waiter made a quick pass of the menu, pointing out the specials. "actionwaysportsignessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA single passage of a tool over something, or of something over a tool."The carpenter made a smooth pass with the sander over the wooden surface. "actionprocessmachinetechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn attempt."My first pass at a career of writing proved unsuccessful."actionachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSuccess in an examination or similar test."I gained three passes at A-level, in mathematics, French, and English literature."achievementeducationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike an adversary."The boxer's pass connected with the opponent's jaw. "actionweaponmilitarysportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA thrust; a sally of wit."During the family game night, Grandpa's witty pass at the trivia question brought laughter to everyone. "languagecommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA sexual advance."The man kicked his friend out of the house after he made a pass at his wife."sexactionhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of moving the ball or puck from one player to another."The pass to the teammate was perfect, allowing the team to score. "sportactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA passing of two trains in the same direction on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other overtake it."The train schedule showed a pass between the two freight trains on the main line. "vehicletraffictechnicalsystemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePermission or license to pass, or to go and come."The student needed a pass to leave the school grounds during lunch. "rightessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA document granting permission to pass or to go and come; a passport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission"a railroad pass; a theater pass; a military pass"rightcommunicationbusinessserviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn intentional walk."My grandfather took a leisurely pass through the park every morning. "sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of overtaking; an overtaking manoeuvre."The car made a quick pass on the truck, moving ahead of it on the highway. "actionvehicleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe state of things; condition; predicament; impasse."The current economic pass is challenging for many families. "conditionsituationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEstimation; character."My teacher's pass on my work was positive; she thought my project had a good idea. "characterqualityattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(Chaucer) A part, a division. Compare passus."The first pass of the history exam covered ancient civilizations. "partliteraturelanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe area in a restaurant kitchen where the finished dishes are passed from the chefs to the waiting staff."The chef placed the lasagna in the pass, ready for the server to carry it to the table. "foodjobservicebusinessplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn act of declining to play one's turn in a game, often by saying the word "pass"."A pass would have seen her win the game, but instead she gave a wrong answer and lost a point, putting her in second place."gameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA run through a document as part of a translation, compilation or reformatting process."Most Pascal compilers process source code in a single pass."computingprocesswordwritingtechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA password (especially one for a restricted-access website)."Anyone want to trade passes?"internetcomputingtechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading