verb

pass

Translation

to pass, to hand, to succeed, to go by

Please pass the salt.

I passed the exam.

A car passed us on the highway.

A car passed us on the motorway.

Time passes so quickly.

to pass ((sth.)) ((to sb.)) to give something to someone. Can you pass the book to me?

to pass ((sth.)) to succeed in an exam or test. She passed her driving test.

to pass ((by sth./sb.)) to go past something or someone. I pass the library on my way to work.

Synonyms: go by, move past, hand over, succeed; Antonyms: fail, stop, keep

From Latin 'passus' meaning 'a step, pace'. To pass is to 'step' by or beyond something.

Think of a 'passport' which lets you 'pass' through borders.