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# pass

«pass» in Mova's school dictionary: **to give it to the next person** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (pass, passes, passed, passing); noun (a pass, passes)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To pass something is to give it to the next person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#m1)

2) To pass is to go by or go past something: «We passed the school». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#m2)

3) To pass a test is to do well enough in it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#m3)

4) Time passes when it goes by. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#m4)

5) A pass is a kick or throw of the ball to a teammate, or a ticket that lets you in. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#m5)

6) A pass can also be a narrow gap or route through mountains. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

to give things on to someone; in sport, passes of a ball are counted; time that passes is added; phrases: «pass on», «pass by», «pass a test», «pass the ball», «pass away» (die, a kind way to say it)

### examples

- Sam passes 3 cards to Ben. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#x1)
- Lily passed 2 apples to each of her 4 friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#x2)
- Max passes the ball 6 times. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#x3)
- Please pass the salt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#x4)
- We pass the library on the way to school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#x5)
- Zoe passed her piano exam. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#x6)
- Two hours passed before the rain stopped. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#x7)
- You need a bus pass to ride for free. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#x8)
- Bravely they stood in the narrow pass. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#x9)

### note

«A passes N to B»: N goes from A to B. Trap: «passes N to each of K» is N × K given away. Trap: «passed» (verb) and «past» (time before, or going by) sound the same: «He passed the shop», «He walked past the shop».

### In the corpora

- [A crush means really liking someone and thinking about them a lot; it is a private feeling and often passes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/17-gran-cousins-and-the-whole-family/14/)
- [Happy tears come when people are moved, touched or very happy; they pass quickly and leave people feeling warm.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/36-big-feelings-in-big-people/20/)
- [Before passing a story on, check it: a small nip can become a horror story in three tellings.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what/28/)
- [A story passed from person to person is like a snowball rolling downhill: it picks up bits on the way.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/0/)
- [Rumours about classmates are cruel, especially about their bodies; you can stop one by not passing it on.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/49-how-to-handle-gossip/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pass» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.