to pass
- verb
- /pæs/
- You have to pass our test to be one of us.
- pass an exam
- pass a test
- students pass
And I don't need to have every kid passing in a session.
- And I don't need to have every kid passing in a session.
- Well, what if a human doesn't pass the test?
- I don't think an AI would pass a longer, more thorough test.
- You want to fail this test, but to pass the Howie test.
- But he could pass that little test, right?
- But if there is hope mathematically for you to pass, it is possible.
- And they're like here, I pass my drug test to pass.
Examples
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Of 1,231 subjects interviewed, 348 passed the initial screening and expressed interest in taking part.
Academic text (1992) -
But in order to do that, we have to pass some tests here on earth.
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But he could pass that little test, right?
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So, if you want to pass, all you have to do is try.
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Let me know, did I pass or did I fail?
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You passed with flying colors.
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All you have to do is pass algebra.
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All 23 students expected to pass using this approach as it had proved successful in high school.
Academic text (2015) -
In 2006, only 38% of individuals statewide passed the exam the first time.
Academic text (2012) -
You must pass the final exam to graduate from the program.
Synonyms
To pass a test or be chosen in a selection
To be seen as good enough after a check
To do very well in a test or task, often easily
To reach the level needed to succeed
To succeed very easily at a task or exam
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To give responsibility or control to another person during a planned change
Phrasal Verbs
- Specialized
Send a value or setting from a main part of a program to its smaller parts
Compounds
- Informal
An excuse that lets someone avoid rules or blame because of their position
- US
A written note from a teacher that allows a student to leave class and go into the hallway
- Specialized
A device that lets slow changes in signals pass and reduces fast changes
- NSFW
Permission from a partner to be romantic or sexual with someone outside the relationship
A mountain road through the Alps that links Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy
A narrow mountain route between Pakistan and Afghanistan used for trade and army movements
- NSFW
A high mountain pass near Lake Tahoe where trapped pioneers ate human flesh to survive
- Jargon
A short forward pass to a player running toward the sideline in American football
- Jargon
A pass that goes sideways or backward instead of forward in American football
- Specialized
An electronic part that lets high sounds pass and reduces low sounds
- Specialized
A setting that lets signals or data pass through unchanged to another device
How Successful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pass comes from the Old French passer and the Latin passus, meaning 'to step over' or 'go beyond'. To pass a test is to go beyond the needed mark, so you meet the required standard.