pass

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life“She died from cancer”

for time to move forward“three years elapsed”

come to pass“What is happening?”

pass over, across, or through“He ran his eyes over her body”

stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point“Service runs all the way to Cranbury”

move past“A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window”

place into the hands or custody of“hand me the spoon, please”

disappear gradually“The pain eventually passed off”

be superior or better than some standard“She exceeded our expectations”

be inherited by“The estate fell to my sister”

transmit information“Please communicate this message to all employees”

grant authorization or clearance for“Clear the manuscript for publication”

eliminate from the body“Pass a kidney stone”

travel past“The sports car passed all the trucks”

pass into a specified state or condition; sink into“He sank into nirvana”

make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation“They passed the amendment”

go unchallenged; be approved“The bill cleared the House”

use up a period of time in a specific way“how are you spending your summer vacation?”

go successfully through a test or a selection process“She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now”

cause to pass“She passed around the plates”

go across or through“We passed the point where the police car had parked”

accept or judge as acceptable“The teacher passed the student although he was weak”

allow to go without comment or censure“the insult passed as if unnoticed”

transfer to another; of rights or property“Our house passed under his official control”

throw (a ball) to another player“Smith passed”

a usually brief attempt“he took a crack at it”

(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”

(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls“he worked the pitcher for a base on balls”

the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks“we got through the pass before it started to snow”

a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

a difficult juncture“a pretty pass”

(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team“the pass was fumbled”

success in satisfying a test or requirement“his future depended on his passing that test”

any authorization to pass or go somewhere“the pass to visit had a strict time limit”

a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions“the media representatives had special passes”

an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent“he had a bye in the first round”

a permit to enter or leave a military installation“he had to show his pass in order to get out”

(military) a written leave of absence“he had a pass for three days”

a flight or run by an aircraft over a target“the plane turned to make a second pass”

one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)“it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass”

a complimentary ticket“the star got passes for his family”

of advancing the ball by throwing it“a team with a good passing attack”