pass
part of speech
verb (pass, passes, passed, passing); noun (a pass, passes)
meaning for a pupil
1) To pass something is to give it to the next person. tree →
2) To pass is to go by or go past something: «We passed the school». tree →
3) To pass a test is to do well enough in it. tree →
4) Time passes when it goes by. tree →
5) A pass is a kick or throw of the ball to a teammate, or a ticket that lets you in. tree →
6) A pass can also be a narrow gap or route through mountains. tree →
sense in the lessons
to give things on to someone; in sport, passes of a ball are counted; time that passes is added; phrases: «pass on», «pass by», «pass a test», «pass the ball», «pass away» (die, a kind way to say it)
examples
- Sam passes 3 cards to Ben. tree →
- Lily passed 2 apples to each of her 4 friends. tree →
- Max passes the ball 6 times. tree →
- Please pass the salt. tree →
- We pass the library on the way to school. tree →
- Zoe passed her piano exam. tree →
- Two hours passed before the rain stopped. tree →
- You need a bus pass to ride for free. tree →
- Bravely they stood in the narrow pass. tree →
note
«A passes N to B»: N goes from A to B. Trap: «passes N to each of K» is N × K given away. Trap: «passed» (verb) and «past» (time before, or going by) sound the same: «He passed the shop», «He walked past the shop».
In the corpora
- A crush means really liking someone and thinking about them a lot; it is a private feeling and often passes.
- Happy tears come when people are moved, touched or very happy; they pass quickly and leave people feeling warm.
- Before passing a story on, check it: a small nip can become a horror story in three tellings.
- A story passed from person to person is like a snowball rolling downhill: it picks up bits on the way.
- Rumours about classmates are cruel, especially about their bodies; you can stop one by not passing it on.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «pass» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.