Passed Pass Passing I Time People Offered Move

• several people were passing but nobody offered to help.
• i hailed a passing taxi.
• the road was so narrow that cars were unable to pass.
• to pass a barrier/sentry/checkpoint

pass

1. to move past or to the other side of somebody/something
• Several people were passing but nobody offered to help.
• I hailed a passing taxi.
• The road was so narrow that cars were unable to pass.
• to pass a barrier/sentry/checkpoint
• You'll pass a bank on the way to the train station.
• She passed me in the street without even saying hello.
• There was a truck behind that was trying to pass me.
2. to go or move in the direction mentioned
• The procession passed slowly along the street.
• A plane passed low overhead.
3. to make something move in the direction or into the position mentioned
• He passed the rope around the post three times to secure it.
• She passed her hand across her forehead.
4. to give something to somebody by putting it into their hands or in a place where they can easily reach it
• Pass the salt, please.
• Pass that book over.
• Pass me over that book.
5. to kick, hit or throw the ball to a player of your own side
• He passed the ball to Rooney.
• Why do they keep passing back to the goalie?
6. to be given to another person after first belonging to somebody else, especially after the first person has died
• On his death, the title passed to his eldest son.
7. to become greater than a particular total
• synonym exceed
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/exceed
• Unemployment has now passed the three million mark.
8. to change from one state or condition to another
• She had passed from childhood to early womanhood.
9. when time passes, it goes by
• Six months passed and we still had no news of them.
• We grew more anxious with every passing day.
10. to spend time, especially when you are bored or waiting for something
• We sang songs to pass the time.
• How did you pass the evening?
11. to come to an end; to be over
• They waited for the storm to pass.
12. to achieve the required standard in an exam, a test, etc.
• opposite fail
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fail_1
• I'm not really expecting to pass first time.
• She hasn't passed her driving test yet.
13. to test somebody and decide that they are good enough, according to an agreed standard
• opposite fail
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fail_1
• The examiners passed all the candidates.
14. to accept a proposal, law, etc. by voting
• The bill was passed by 360 votes to 280.
15. to be allowed
• I don't like it, but I'll let it pass (= will not object).
• Her remarks passed without comment (= people ignored them).
16. to happen; to be said or done
• They'll never be friends again after all that has passed between them.
• His departure passed unnoticed.
17. to say that you do not know the answer to a question, especially during a quiz
• ‘What's the capital of Peru?’ ‘I'll have to pass on that one.’
• ‘Who wrote ‘Catch-22’?’ ‘Pass (= I don't know).’
18. to say that you do not want something that is offered to you
• Thanks. I'm going to pass on dessert, if you don't mind.
19. to say or state something, especially officially
• The court waited in silence for the judge to pass sentence.
• It's not for me to pass judgement on your behaviour.
• The man smiled at the girl and passed a friendly remark.
20. to go beyond the limits of what you can believe, understand, etc.
• It passes belief (= is impossible to believe) that she could do such a thing.
21. to refuse to play a card or make a bid1 (4) when it is your turn
22. to send something out from the body as or with waste matter
• If you're passing blood you ought to see a doctor.
23. to happen
24. if words do not pass your lips, you say nothing
25. if food or drink does not pass your lips, you eat or drink nothing
26. to collect money from a number of people, for example to buy a present for somebody
27. to be accepted as of a good enough standard
28. to say hello to somebody and have a short conversation with them
29. to urinate

Extra Examples

• How did such a disaster come to pass?
• I don’t like it, but I’ll let it pass.
• I wondered how it came to pass that a thinking man bore the prejudices of his unthinking parents.
• In the confusion her departure passed unnoticed.
• The Kansas State House narrowly passed the legislation last year.
• The days passed uneventfully.
• The security guard refused to let us pass.
• The time passed quickly.
• We played games to help pass the time.
• As they passed under the bridge they heard a noise above them.
• Bomber planes were passing overhead all night.
• Could you pass me that book?
• He pulled out to pass a truck.
• I passed my driving test.
• I’m not really expecting to pass first time.
• It’s difficult to pass on this circuit.
• She passed him with a fractional quickening of her pace.
• She passed with flying colours.
• Three students in the class passed with distinction.
• We passed through the Spanish Quarter on our way here.
• We grew more anxious with every passing day.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they pass
• he / she / it passes
• past simple passed
• past participle passed
• -ing form passing

Word Origin

• verb Middle English: from Old French passer, based on Latin passus ‘pace’.