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to pass

to pass

755 1.0
To give something to another person
  • verb
  • /pæs/
translation icon : pasar
  • Can you pass me my purse underneath there?
  • pass on information
  • pass on knowledge
  • pass a message

And I'm saying so passing this food to me.

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Examples

  • I read the manuscript and passed it to Louis for use in his display.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Would you just pass me a few?

  • So they had some kind of way to pass information.

  • I will be sure to pass that on.

  • And how can we pass this knowledge to our computers?

  • Pass it on to your poor old father.

  • In addition, recipients were encouraged to pass the invitation along to other SLPs.

    Academic text (2013)
  • At the church preschool, the teachers focused on the basics needed to pass the interviews.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Scarr had sent me a copy of this letter, which I passed on to Hearnshaw.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Could you please pass the salt during dinner?

Synonyms

to give
vsto pass
1.0

To hand something to someone, for example a present

focuses broadly on moving or communicating items or information to others
to hand
vsto pass
1.0

To give something to someone

is the broader action of moving or sharing items or information with others
to communicate
vsto pass
773 2.3

Share information, ideas, or feelings with someone

is narrower, focusing on giving or transferring rather than two-way exchange
to carry
vsto pass
325 2.0

Send sound or information from one place to another

is mainly about giving or transmitting things directly between people
to deliver
vsto pass
  • Formal
313 3.0

To hand someone or something to another person, an authority

is a more general transfer or communication act without formal or official nuances
to turn over
vsto pass
248 3.2

Give a person or thing to someone else to look after

is less specific, covering any transfer rather than custody or official care changes
to transmit
vsto pass
169 3.7

To send something from one thing to another, for example a message or disease

is the everyday act of giving or communicating between people rather than technical sending
to pass on
vsto pass
134 2.7

To give something to another person, often information or a message

is the general act of transferring or communicating something to someone else
to relay
vsto pass
102 3.5

To receive and then pass on a message or signal

is any transfer or communication, not necessarily involving an earlier reception step
to pass along
vsto pass
76 2.5

Give news, a message, or something you received to another person

covers any act of giving or communicating, not only relayed transfers
to pass out
vsto pass
68 2.7

To give things to people in a group, like papers or drinks

is broader, covering any giving or communicating act beyond group distribution
to pass around
vsto pass
32 2.1

Hand something to each person in a group

is the general action of transferring that can include single or many recipients
to pass in
vsto pass
  • UK
23 3.4

Give something to a teacher or official for them to check

is the general act of transferring or communicating, not specifically formal submission
to put across
vsto pass
3 3.5

Make an idea or opinion clear so others understand

is about moving or handing things or information, not necessarily effective expression
to pass-back
vsto pass
1 3.4

Give something back to the person who had it

is the wider act of transferring or communicating, not limited to returning items

Antonyms

210 5.1

Refuse to give something someone wants or needs

Idioms

To do very well in a test or task, often easily

Give responsibility for your job to the person who will replace you

3 7.8

Seem honest and believable when people check it

1 3.5

To give responsibility or control to another person during a planned change

do not pass go
  • Informal
9.1

To refuse someone any further chance and make them leave immediately

To ask or hope, often in prayer, not to have a hard time

Phrasal Verbs

255 2.7

To travel through a place without stopping for long

188 3.7

To faint or lose consciousness suddenly

165 1.2

Go past someone or something without stopping

134 2.7

To give something to another person, often information or a message

76 2.5

Give news, a message, or something you received to another person

73 3.6

Decide not to accept something, for example an offer or food

68 2.7

To give things to people in a group, like papers or drinks

63 4.1

To choose not to accept a good offer or chance

48 2.8

Give traditions, stories, or things to younger family members

To make a liquid or gas go through a filter

Form an opinion about someone or something, often a critical one

Hand something to each person in a group

28 4.1

To ignore someone or something on purpose

26 3.3

To move across a place, often above the ground

23 3.4

Give something to a teacher or official for them to check

18 6.9

To make something or someone look real when they are not

17 3.0

Go past without being noticed or taken

14 5.2

To move across an enemy line to reach the other side

12 3.5

To slowly disappear or stop existing

To be seen as good enough after a check

8 3.8

To die peacefully in a gentle, respectful way

5 5.9

To let gas out from your bottom

Make information spread among many people

to pass the hat
  • Informal
3 5.5

To ask people to give money for a person or cause

2 4.1

To treat criticism or an insult as not important

1 3.7

To move something gently over a surface

to pass up
  • Informal
1 4.7

To ignore someone you meet by pretending not to see them

1 3.4

Give something back to the person who had it

to pass down
  • Specialized
1 4.8

Send a value or setting from a main part of a program to its smaller parts

1 6.5

To let gas from inside your body out through your bottom

to pass go
  • Informal
6.7

To start the next step of a plan without delay

To become less strong over time

To release gas or a bad smell quietly

7.6

To let urine come out of your body

Compounds

20 2.4

A paper or digital ticket that lets a passenger get on a plane

free pass
  • Informal
18 4.2

An excuse that lets someone avoid rules or blame because of their position

13 2.3

A written note from a teacher that allows a student to leave class and go into the hallway

11 3.4

A ticket that lets someone enter a place without paying

A low route through mountains that people or vehicles use

Hail Mary pass
  • Informal
4 8.4

A risky final attempt to succeed when little time remains

screen pass
  • Jargon
4 6.1

A short forward pass where teammates block to protect the receiver

2 3.8

A throw toward the opponent's end to move the ball downfield

pass catcher
  • Jargon
1 5.4

A player who receives forward passes, like a wide receiver or tight end

low-pass filter
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A device that lets slow changes in signals pass and reduces fast changes

hall pass
  • NSFW
1 8.3

Permission from a partner to be romantic or sexual with someone outside the relationship

1 3.9

An opening between a kitchen and dining room for passing food

1 2.8

A successful forward pass caught by a teammate

1 7.4

A mountain road through the Alps that links Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy

1 7.1

A narrow mountain route between Pakistan and Afghanistan used for trade and army movements

8.0

A high mountain pass near Lake Tahoe where trapped pioneers ate human flesh to survive

flare pass
  • Jargon
7.0

A short forward pass to a player running toward the sideline in American football

forward pass
  • Specialized
4.6

A run of input data through a model to produce predictions

kitchen pass
  • Jargon
7.9

Permission to stop cooking for a short time, often said as a joke

lateral pass
  • Jargon
5.8

A pass that goes sideways or backward instead of forward in American football

high-pass filter
  • Specialized
4.4

An electronic part that lets high sounds pass and reduces low sounds

8.6

A risky pass that puts someone in danger or trouble

pussy pass
  • Slur
9.9

Special, unfair treatment given to a woman by others because of her gender

pass-through
  • Specialized
5.1

A setting that lets signals or data pass through unchanged to another device

pass receiver
  • Jargon
3.9

A football player who catches passes from the quarterback

pass-back
  • Specialized
3.2

A ball moved backward to a teammate to keep possession

4.2

Sending a file back to the person who handled it before for review

spot pass
  • Jargon
5.7

A throw that aims the ball at a planned place for the receiver to catch

How Formal

to bestow
  • Formal
61 5.6
to present
  • Formal
371 2.7
to pass
755 1.0
to hand
1.0
to give
1.0

Surface Forms

pass infinitive
passed past
passed past participle
passing present participle
passes third person singular

Etymology

Pass comes from the Old French passer and the Latin passus, meaning 'to move across' or 'go by'. To pass an item to someone is to move it across to them, like handing it over in one action.