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pass

11 1.4
A successful result in an exam
  • noun
  • /pæs/
translation icon : aprobado
  • That would just about scrape a pass in the exam proper.
  • pass rate
  • pass-fail
  • exam pass

Examples

  • 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.

  • Her final Academy score put her three percentile points below a pass.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The university set a minimum score of 50 for a pass in the entrance assessment.

Synonyms

passing
vspass
11 1.7

Success in meeting the needed level in a test

is the specific successful result or the act of meeting the standard

Antonyms

557 1.3

Not reaching what was planned or expected

flunk
  • Informal
2 5.5

A failing grade on an exam or in a class when you do not get the required score

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

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 Successful

pass
11 1.4
borderline
62 5.3
to fail
438 1.0

Surface Forms

pass singular
passes plural

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.