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pass

One entry found.

Entry Word:
pass
Function:
verb
Text: 1 to shift possession of (something) from one person to another<could you please pass me the phone?>Synonymshand, hand over, reach, transferRelated Wordsrelay; bear, carry; finger, handle, paw; cede, give, give up, release, relinquish, surrender 2 to come to an end<eventually, the storm passed>— see cease 1 3 to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another<pass your papers to the teacher>— see give 2 4 to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action<Congress cannot pass any law restricting free speech>— see enact 5 to take place<and the destruction of the town came to pass, just as the seer had predicted>— see happen
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