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Pass: Meanings, Examples, and Usage (3 meaning)

Meaning 1：pass a test (Pass)

Pass 🔊

/pæs/

to do well enough in a test or exam so you don't fail.

Student with test paper showing PASS tick

pass a test 🔊

➕

/pæs ə tɛst/

To succeed in a test or exam by achieving a minimum required score.

📁 Category：School Education 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'passus' meaning step or pace.

💡 Mnemonic

Picture passing through a gate: succeed, hand over, or time goes by.

📖 Example

I studied very hard and finally passed my IELTS speaking test. 🔊 I studied very hard and finally passed my IELTS speaking test.

🔗 Collocations

pass an exam – succeed in an exam

pass with flying colors – pass very successfully

pass the test – succeed in the test

🔄 Synonyms

succeed (v.) – to achieve what you aimed for

clear (v.) – to pass successfully

🚫 Antonyms

fail (v.) – to not succeed in a test

🌱 Derivatives

passing (adj.) – succeeding in a test

passed (v.) – past tense of pass

📖 Cultural Story

From Latin 'passus' (step), via Old French 'passer', meaning to go through or succeed. Used since Middle English for exams and transferring objects.

Meaning 2：hand over (Pass)

Pass 🔊

/pæs/

to give something to someone by hand, or to move something to a different place.

hand over 🔊

➕

/hænd ˈoʊvər/

To give something to someone by hand or to transfer something from one place to another.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Could you pass me the salt, please? It's next to your plate. 🔊 Could you pass me the salt, please? It's next to your plate.

🔗 Collocations

pass the ball – hand the ball to a teammate

pass the torch – hand over responsibility

pass along – give to the next person

🔄 Synonyms

hand (v.) – to give something using your hand

transfer (v.) – to move something from one place to another

🚫 Antonyms

keep (v.) – to retain something

🌱 Derivatives

passing (n.) – the act of handing over

Meaning 3：go by (Pass)

Pass 🔊

/pæs/

When time goes by, or when you go past a place or thing.

Clock with sunset symbolizing time passing

go by 🔊

➕

/ɡoʊ baɪ/

When time elapses or when you move past a location or event.

📁 Category：Time & Dates 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

We chatted happily, and three hours passed before we knew it. 🔊 We chatted happily, and three hours passed before we knew it.

🔗 Collocations

pass the time – spend time doing something

pass by – move past a place

pass quickly – time goes fast

🔄 Synonyms

elapse (v.) – to pass by, used for time

proceed (v.) – to go forward

🚫 Antonyms

stop (v.) – to cease moving or time standing still

🌱 Derivatives

passage (n.) – the process of time passing