pass
- noun
- /pæs/
- How matters have come to this pass can be attributed to a number of factors.
Examples
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The community is facing a serious pass that requires immediate action from all its members.
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Talk to you soon—oh yeah, you have a pass backstage for Todd's show tomorrow.
Fiction book (2000) -
But it's God's part, not our own, to bring ourselves to such a pass.
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But before things reach this pass, a craving for relief will usually develop: passion.
Fiction book (1994) -
During a difficult financial pass, she had to rely on her friends for support.
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In times of political turmoil, every citizen must prepare for a critical pass that could impact their future.
Synonyms
A difficult time when people have little money or help
A difficult time when someone has little money or many problems
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To give responsibility or control to another person during a planned change
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 Difficult
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pass comes from the Old French passer and the Latin passus, meaning 'a step' or 'point reached'. A 'pretty pass' is a bad point you have reached, so the word names a state or stage someone has come to.