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 someone has little money or many problems
A difficult time when people have little money or help
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
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
- Specialized
A setting that lets signals or data pass through unchanged to another device
- 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
- Specialized
An electronic part that lets high sounds pass and reduces low sounds
- Jargon
A pass that goes sideways or backward instead of forward in American football
- Jargon
A short forward pass to a player running toward the sideline in American football
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.