From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Pass \Pass\ (p[.a]s, p[a^]s), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Passed}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Passing}.] [F. passer, LL. passare, fr. L.
passus step, or from pandere, passum, to spread out, lay
open. See {Pace}.]
1. To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred
from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually
with a following adverb or adverbal phrase defining the
kind or manner of motion; as, to pass on, by, out, in,
etc.; to pass swiftly, directly, smoothly, etc.; to pass
to the rear, under the yoke, over the bridge, across the
field, beyond the border, etc. "But now pass over [i. e.,
pass on]." --Chaucer.
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On high behests his angels to and fro
Passed frequent. --Milton.
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Sweet sounds rose slowly through their mouths,
And from their bodies passed. --Coleridge.
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2. To move or be transferred from one state or condition to
another; to change possession, condition, or
circumstances; to undergo transition; as, the business has
passed into other hands.
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Others, dissatisfied with what they have, . . . pass
from just to unjust. --Sir W.
Temple.
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3. To move beyond the range of the senses or of knowledge; to
pass away; hence, to disappear; to vanish; to depart;
specifically, to depart from life; to die.
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Disturb him not, let him pass paceably. --Shak.
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Beauty is a charm, but soon the charm will pass.
--Dryden.
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The passing of the sweetest soul
That ever looked with human eyes. --Tennyson.
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4. To move or to come into being or under notice; to come and
go in consciousness; hence, to take place; to occur; to
happen; to come; to occur progressively or in succession;
to be present transitorily.
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So death passed upon all men. --Rom. v. 12.
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Our own consciousness of what passes within our own
mind. --I. Watts.
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5. To go by or glide by, as time; to elapse; to be spent; as,
their vacation passed pleasantly.
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Now the time is far passed. --Mark vi. 35
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6. To go from one person to another; hence, to be given and
taken freely; as, clipped coin will not pass; to obtain
general acceptance; to be held or regarded; to circulate;
to be current; -- followed by for before a word denoting
value or estimation. "Let him pass for a man." --Shak.
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False eloquence passeth only where true is not
understood. --Felton.
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This will not pass for a fault in him. --Atterbury.
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7. To advance through all the steps or stages necessary to
validity or effectiveness; to be carried through a body
that has power to sanction or reject; to receive
legislative sanction; to be enacted; as, the resolution
passed; the bill passed both houses of Congress.
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8. To go through any inspection or test successfully; to be
approved or accepted; as, he attempted the examination,
but did not expect to pass.
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9. To be suffered to go on; to be tolerated; hence, to
continue; to live along. "The play may pass." --Shak.
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10. To go unheeded or neglected; to proceed without hindrance
or opposition; as, we let this act pass.
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11. To go beyond bounds; to surpass; to be in excess. [Obs.]
"This passes, Master Ford." --Shak.
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12. To take heed; to care. [Obs.]
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As for these silken-coated slaves, I pass not.
--Shak.
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13. To go through the intestines. --Arbuthnot.
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14. (Law) To be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or
other instrument of conveyance; as, an estate passes by a
certain clause in a deed. --Mozley & W.
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15. (Fencing) To make a lunge or pass; to thrust.
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16. (Card Playing) To decline to play in one's turn; in
euchre, to decline to make the trump.
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She would not play, yet must not pass. --Prior.
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{To bring to pass}, {To come to pass}. See under {Bring}, and
{Come}.
{To pass away}, to disappear; to die; to vanish. "The heavens
shall pass away." --2 Pet. iii. 10. "I thought to pass
away before, but yet alive I am." --Tennyson.
{To pass by}, to go near and beyond a certain person or
place; as, he passed by as we stood there.
{To pass into}, to change by a gradual transmission; to blend
or unite with.
{To pass on}, to proceed.
{To pass on} or {To pass upon}.
(a) To happen to; to come upon; to affect. "So death
passed upon all men." --Rom. v. 12. "Provided no
indirect act pass upon our prayers to define them."
--Jer. Taylor.
(b) To determine concerning; to give judgment or sentence
upon. "We may not pass upon his life." --Shak.
{To pass off}, to go away; to cease; to disappear; as, an
agitation passes off.
{To pass over}, to go from one side or end to the other; to
cross, as a river, road, or bridge.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Passing \Pass"ing\, n.
The act of one who, or that which, passes; the act of going
by or away.
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{Passing bell}, a tolling of a bell to announce that a soul
is passing, or has passed, from its body (formerly done to
invoke prayers for the dying); also, a tolling during the
passing of a funeral procession to the grave, or during
funeral ceremonies. --Sir W. Scott. --Longfellow.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Passing \Pass"ing\, a.
1. Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond,
through, or away; departing.
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2. Exceeding; surpassing, eminent. --Chaucer. "Her passing
deformity." --Shak.
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{Passing note} (Mus.), a character including a passing tone.
{Passing tone} (Mus.), a tone introduced between two other
tones, on an unaccented portion of a measure, for the sake
of smoother melody, but forming no essential part of the
harmony.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Passing \Pass"ing\, adv.
Exceedingly; excessively; surpassingly; as, passing fair;
passing strange. "You apprehend passing shrewdly." --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
passing
adv 1: to an extreme degree; "extremely cold"; "extremely
unpleasant" [syn: {extremely}, {exceedingly}, {super},
{passing}]
adj 1: lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of
childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient
beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal";
"fugacious blossoms" [syn: {ephemeral}, {passing},
{short-lived}, {transient}, {transitory}, {fugacious}]
2: of advancing the ball by throwing it; "a team with a good
passing attack"; "a pass play" [syn: {passing(a)}, {pass(a)}]
[ant: {running(a)}]
3: allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection)
satisfactorily; "a passing grade"
4: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a
casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's
structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"
[syn: {casual}, {cursory}, {passing(a)}, {perfunctory}]
n 1: (American football) a play that involves one player
throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a
passing play on third and long" [syn: {pass}, {passing
play}, {passing game}, {passing}]
2: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his
passing" [syn: {passing}, {loss}, {departure}, {exit},
{expiration}, {going}, {release}]
3: the motion of one object relative to another; "stellar
passings can perturb the orbits of comets" [syn: {passing},
{passage}]
4: the end of something; "the passing of winter"
5: a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to
another; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of
flatus" [syn: {passage}, {passing}]
6: going by something that is moving in order to get in front of
it; "she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car
on the road frightened me" [syn: {passing}, {overtaking}]
7: success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future
depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in
introductory chemistry" [syn: {passing}, {pass},
{qualifying}] [ant: {failing}, {flunk}]
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