pass
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1.4
- noun
- /pæs/
- That would just about scrape a pass in the exam proper.
- pass rate
- pass-fail
- exam pass
Examples
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We have one of the highest pass rates for the exam in the state!
Academic text (2002) -
In its full version, a score of 26 or better indicates a pass on the MoCA.
Academic text (2010) -
You need to hit the 70% pass mark.
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Her final Academy score put her three percentile points below a pass.
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Commentary here is devoted to the declining pass rate observed over the past two decades.
Academic text (2015) -
After she receives the required written pass from the teacher, work begins in earnest.
Academic text (2001) -
If we don't hit the 60 percent pass rate, we're gonna be spending a lot more time together in queue at the job center.
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Quizzes were graded on a pass/fail basis, and students received 3 points for each successfully completed quiz.
Academic text (2008) -
After studying hard for weeks, she was relieved to receive a pass on her final exam.
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The university set a minimum score of 50 for a pass in the entrance assessment.
Synonyms
4
1.7
Success in meeting the needed level in a test
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
6
3.5
To give responsibility or control to another person during a planned change
Compounds
- Informal
37
4.2
An excuse that lets someone avoid rules or blame because of their position
- US
17
2.3
A written note from a teacher that allows a student to leave class and go into the hallway
2
7.1
A narrow mountain route between Pakistan and Afghanistan used for trade and army movements
- NSFW
1
8.0
A high mountain pass near Lake Tahoe where trapped pioneers ate human flesh to survive
- Specialized
1
5.1
A setting that lets signals or data pass through unchanged to another device
- Specialized
1
5.5
A device that lets slow changes in signals pass and reduces fast changes
- NSFW
1
8.3
Permission from a partner to be romantic or sexual with someone outside the relationship
1
7.4
A mountain road through the Alps that links Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy
- Specialized
1
4.4
An electronic part that lets high sounds pass and reduces low sounds
- Jargon
1
5.8
A pass that goes sideways or backward instead of forward in American football
- Jargon
1
7.0
A short forward pass to a player running toward the sideline in American football
How Successful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pass comes from the Old French passer and the Latin passus, meaning 'to step over' or 'go beyond'. A pass in an exam means you have gone past the required level, like stepping over the line of success.