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Pass Passed Sth Transitive Geçirmek Geçmek Past Give

Level A2 
Kind verb
Front pass 
IPA  /pɑːs  ; US pæs  / verb
Back geçmek; aşmak
Back 2

pass (verb)

 /pɑːs  ; US pæs  / verb
 
MOVE
1 [intransitive, transitive]
to move past or to the other side of sb/sth
geçmek; aşmak
 The street was crowded and the two buses couldn't pass.
 They passed a police checkpoint.
 I passed him in the street but he didn't say hello.
Passed ile past 'ı birbirine karıştırmayınız. Passed bir fiildir, past ise bir sıfat ya da edattır:
 The summer months passed slowly.
 The past week was very hot.
 Our house is just past the church.
 2 [intransitive, transitive]
 pass (sth) along, down, through, etc. (sth)
to go or move, or make sth move, in the direction mentioned
geçmek;
geçirmek
 Which towns do we pass through on the way to Paris?
 A plane passed overhead.
 We'll have to pass the wire through the window.
GIVE
3 [transitive]
pass sth (to sb)
to give sth to sb
geçirmek, vermek
 Could you pass (me) the salt, please?
 Could you pass a message to my father?
BALL
4 [intransitive, transitive]
pass (sth) (to sb)
to kick, hit or throw the ball to sb on your own team
 (top oyunları) topu geçirmek, -e pas vermek
 He passed (the ball) to Owen.
TIME
5 [intransitive]
to go by
geçmek
 At least a year has passed since I last saw them.
 It was a long journey but the time passed very quickly.
 6 [transitive]
to spend time, especially when you are bored or waiting for sth
geçirmek
 I'll have to think of something to do to pass the time in hospital.
EXAM
7 [intransitive, transitive]
to achieve the necessary standard in an exam, test, etc.
 (test, sınav vb.) geçmek
 Good luck in the exam! I'm sure you'll pass.
OPPOSITE FAIL1
 8 [transitive]
to test sb/sth and say that he/she/it is good enough
geçirmek
 The examiner passed most of the students.
LAW
9 [transitive]
to officially approve a law, etc. by voting
geçirmek, kabul etmek
 One of the functions of Parliament is to pass new laws.
BE ALLOWED
10 [intransitive]
to be allowed or accepted
hoş görmek
 I didn't like what he was saying but I let it pass.
GIVE OPINION
11 [transitive]
pass sth (on sb/sth)
to give an opinion, judgement, etc.
görüş bildirmek;
hüküm vermek
 The judge passed sentence on the young man.
IDIOMS
pass the buck (to sb)
to make sb else responsible for a difficult situation
topu başkasına atmak
pass water
(formal)
to get rid of waste liquid from your body
idrar yapmak
PHRASAL VERBS
pass away
used as a polite way of saying ‘die’
ölmek, göçüp gitmek
 The old man passed away in his sleep.
pass by (sb/sth)
to go past
yanından geçmek
 I pass by your house on the way to work.
pass sth down
to give or teach sth to people who will live after you have died
miras bırakmak
 The family home has been passed down from one generation to the next.
pass for sb/sth
to be accepted as sb/sth that he/she/it is not
-e benzemek, ... olarak kabul edilmek
 His mother looks so young she'd pass for his sister.
pass sb/sth off (as sb/sth)
to say that a person or a thing is sth that he/she/it is not
 (bir şey/bir kimse) … olarak yutturmak, … süsü vermek
 He tried to pass the work off as his own.
pass sth on (to sb)
to give sth to sb else, especially after you have been given it or used it yourself
geçirmek, iletmek
 Could you pass the message on to Mr Roberts?
pass out
to become unconscious
bayılmak
SYNONYM FAINT2
OPPOSITE come round
 

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