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The train passes through our town on its way to Boston.

to give something to someone Could you pass me the salt, please?

( SPORTS ) to kick, hit, or throw the ball to someone on your team

If time passes , it goes by

A week passed before his letter arrived.

to spend time

How did you pass the time in the hospital?

to do well enough on an examination or test Did you pass your driving test?

—ANTONYM fail

to officially approve a law by voting Congress is expected to pass the law. pass away to die

The old man passed away in his sleep.

pass something on to give or tell something to another

person

Will you pass on a message to Michael for me? pass out to suddenly become unconscious —SYNONYM faint

pass2 / pres / noun [ count ] ( plural pass - es )

( SPORTS ) kicking, throwing, or hitting a ball to someone in a game

a special piece of paper or card that says you can go somewhere or do something

You need a pass to get into the factory.

a road or way through mountains The pass was blocked by snow.

pas .sage © / '_P8esid₃/ noun

[count]

a narrow way, for example between two buildings

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) a short part of a book, a speech, or a piece of music

We studied a passage from the story for homework.

pas .sen .ger © / 'ржээ^зэг/ noun [count ]

a person who is traveling in a car, bus, train, or airplane but

not driving or flying it

The plane was carrying 200 passengers.

pass • er • by / |presar ' bai / noun [ count ] ( plural pas - sers . by / |presarz ' bai / ) a person who is walking past you in the street I asked a passerby where the Science Museum was.

pas • sion / ' prejn / noun

[ count, noncount ] a very strong feeling, usually of love, but sometimes of anger or hate

[ singular ] a strong feeling of liking something very much or being very interested in it

He has a passion for baseball.

pas • sion • ate / ' prejn^at / adjective

having or showing very strong feelings a passionate kiss

► pas • sion • ate • ly / ' prejn^atli / adverb

pas • sive 1 AWL / ' presiv / adjective

accepting what happens or what others do without trying to change things

He remained passive though all our group meetings.

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) (used about a verb or a sentence) when the person or thing doing the action is the not the subject of the verb

In the sentence "He was bitten by the dog," the verb is passive.

—ANTONYM active

pas • sive2AWL / ' presiv / noun [ singular ] ( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) the form of a verb used when the action is done by another person or thing, not by the subject of the verb

In the sentence "The car was stolen," the verb is in the passive .

—Look at active .

pass . port ©/ 'pa-sport / noun [ count ]

a small book with your name and photograph in it. You must take it with you when you travel to other countries.

pass • Word / ' presward / noun [ count ]

a secret word that allows you to go into a place or start using a computer or a computer system Never tell anyone your password.

past 1Ф / paest / noun

the past [ singular ] the time before now, and the things that happened then

We learn about the past in history classes. In the past , many people had large families.

—ANTONYM future

[ count ] a person's life before now

May I ask you a few questions about your past?

the past [ singular ] ( English language arts ) = the past tense

past 2C' / paest/ preposition, adverb

from one side to the other of someone or something; on the other side of someone or something

Go past the theater, then turn left. The bus went past without stopping.

a word that shows how many minutes after the hour It's two minutes past four.

It's half past seven.

past зФ / paest / adjective