pass something to somebody Are you allowed to pass the ball back to the goalkeeper? ► see thesaurus at throw 15 more than MORE THAN A NUMBER OR AMOUNT to become more than a particular number or amount The number of unemployed has passed the two million mark for the first time. 14 sport DS to kick, throw, or hit a ball to a member of your own team during a game pass to He passed to Beckham on the edge of the penalty area. 11 → pass a remark/comment 12 → let something pass 13 end FINISH/COME TO AN END to end or stop After a couple of hours the storm passed. Please say nothing of what has passed here today. ► see thesaurus at approve 10 happen written SPREAD if something passes between people, they speak to each other or do something together pass between A glance of recognition passed between them. b) especially American English SCL PG if a law or proposal passes an official group, it is officially accepted by that group The bill failed to pass the House of Representatives. The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution asking the two countries to resume peace negotiations. The government has passed new legislation to protect consumers. pass a law/bill/act The first Transport Act was passed in 1907. 9 law/proposal a) PGP SCL to officially accept a law or proposal, especially by voting Plans to extend the hotel have now been passed. b) SE PASS A TEST to officially decide that someone has succeeded in an examination or test OPP fail The examiners will only pass you if they feel that you have done the work properly. She passed with flying colours (=got very high marks ). 8 exam/test a) SE PASS A TEST to succeed in an examination or test OPP fail Did you pass all your exams? He hasn’t passed his driving test yet. Register In everyday English, people usually say that they spend time doing something rather than pass time: I spent the whole day watching TV. We played cards to pass the time (=to help us stop feeling bored ). b) SPEND TIME if you pass time or pass your life in a particular way, you spend it in that way We passed the winter pleasantly enough. Hardly a day passes without more bad news about the economy (=there is bad news almost every day ). They sat in silence while the minutes passed. She became more ambitious as the years passed. 7 time a) PASS/TIME PASSING if time passes, it goes by The days passed slowly. They’ve passed the enquiry over to the police.

→ 6 give information SEND to give information or a job to another person so that they can deal with it pass something (on/over/back) to somebody I’ll pass the information on to our sales department. pass somebody something Can you pass me that bag by your feet? pass something to somebody She passed a cup of tea to the headmaster. 5 give GIVE to hold something in your hand and give it to someone else Pass the salt, please. The main railway line passes just north of Manchester. 4 road/river etc GO a road, river, or railway line that passes a place goes through or near the place The road passes right through the town centre.

3 put to put something around, through, or across something else He passed the rope carefully around the post. We were just passing through (=travelling through a place ) and thought we’d drop in to see you. We passed through the gates into a courtyard behind. 2 move/go GO to go or travel along or through a place He passed along the corridor to a small room at the back of the building.

I pass the sports centre on the way to work. We passed a group of students outside the theatre.

S1 W1 verb 1 go past PASS/GO PAST to come up to a particular place, person, or object and go past them The crowd parted to let the truck pass.

Pass From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Education, Parliaments, Law, Government, Sport pass pass 1 / pɑːs $ pæs / Pass overpass ≠ underpass passage passing

Make a pass on something meaning