passage
/ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/noun2 syllables
Passage means: the act of passing from one state or place to the next.
Synonyms for passage7
noun, as in the act of passing from one state or place to the next
noun, as in the passing of a law by a legislative body
noun, as in a journey usually by ship
noun, as in a short section of a musical composition
noun, as in a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
noun, as in a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
noun, as in the motion of one object relative to another
noun, as in the act of passing something to another person
What does passage mean?10
noun
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
the passing of a law by a legislative body
a journey usually by ship“the outward passage took 10 days”
a short section of a musical composition
a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass“the nasal passages”
a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another“the passage of air from the lungs”
the motion of one object relative to another“stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets”
the act of passing something to another person
a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
a way through or along which someone or something may pass
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Passage in a sentence
- The mountains rise, indifferent to the passage of time.Igider
- As a rite of passage, all adult men learn the clan's secret language.rul
- His respect for him, with the passage of time, became love.bapouy
- You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.FlamingTofu
- A car lying on its side blocked the passage.CM
- The following passage is a quotation from a well-known fable.al_ex_an_der
- I copied a passage from the book into my notebook.CK
- The ideas of great thinkers are always warped with the passage of time.irrationale
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of passage
as a noun
- plural
- passages