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to pass

to pass

266 6.8
To give property or rights to another person
  • verb
  • /pæs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pasar (a)
  • This obligation passed from father to son or to whoever held the land.
  • pass property to
  • pass to succeeding generations
  • pass land to

And then he'll pass the crown on to Don Junior.

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Examples

  • And then he'll pass the crown on to Don Junior.

  • And now I pass my client's fate into your hands.

  • Then my brother died and everything passed to me.

  • ''l pass it on to you as my father passed it on to me.

  • The mark of what you have done will be passed from one ship to another.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • My powers will pass to Maximus... to hold in trust... until the senate is ready to rule once more.

  • For centuries, philosophers passed down to each other an old piece of moral casuistry.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The judge will pass the ownership of the property to the new buyer.

  • After years of hard work, she was finally able to pass the family business to her children.

  • The land is passed from the previous owner to the new residents upon sale.

Synonyms

to hand over
vsto pass
296 2.8

Give something to someone because you have to

refers to transferring legal rights or titles rather than mere physical control
to transfer
vsto pass
241 3.4

To make someone else the owner of something

is the general act of giving rights or titles without stressing formality
to fall
vsto pass
152 5.8

Come to someone as a duty

focuses on actively giving ownership rather than the state of being assigned
to sign over
vsto pass
  • Formal
18 4.9

Give ownership of something to another person by signing papers

is the broader act of handing over rights without naming the signing step
to change hands
vsto pass
12 3.4

To be sold or given to a new owner

denotes the act of giving rights or titles, not the change of current owner
to sign away
vsto pass
11 4.8

Give up rights or property by agreeing to it in writing

is about transferring rights to someone else rather than permanently giving them up
to assign
vsto pass
  • Formal
7 6.3

Give your rights in property to another person

focuses on the general moving of rights rather than this specific legal act
to convey
vsto pass
  • Formal
6 5.5

To officially give property or rights to someone

is the same result but without implying formal legal steps
to devolve
vsto pass
  • Formal
6 6.6

To give duties or power to others

means moving ownership or rights but without implying downward or inherited movement
to deed
vsto pass
  • Formal
4 6.4

To give property to someone using a signed paper

describes the same change but not necessarily by a formal document
to deed over
vsto pass
1 7.4

Give ownership of property to another person using a legal document

covers property or rights transfer generally, not only by formal instruments

Antonyms

236 3.4

To keep having something such as a job or possession

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 bequeath
  • Formal
24 8.9
to convey
  • Formal
6 5.5
transfer
355 3.2
to pass
  • Specialized
266 6.8
to hand over
296 2.8
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 'a step'. When ownership or rights pass to someone, they move across to the new person, like passing an object along.