Tra từ pass - Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

pass UK [pɑːs] US [pæs] verb [ passes passing passed ]

GO PAST

1. <E > intransitive or transitive to go past something or someone or move in relation to it or them
• I passed him on the stairs this morning.
• You should only pass a slower vehicle if it is safe to do so.
• If you pass a supermarket, could you get me some milk?
• I was just passing by (= going past the place where you are), so I thought I'd drop in for a chat.
• A momentary look of anxiety passed across his face.
• A cloud passed over the sun.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑General words for movement
2. <E > transitive to go past a particular point in time
• Don't buy goods which have passed their sell-by date.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Spending time and time passing
3. <A > intransitive If you say a state or feeling will pass, you mean it will disappear
• Don't worry, his depression is only temporary - it'll soon pass.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Appearing and disappearing

• Stand aside, please, and let these people pass.
• He took a step backwards to allow her to pass.
• The ship passed Land's End, then steered towards southern Ireland.
• She affectionately ruffled his hair with her hand as she passed.
• After a strong start, she was passed by several runners on the final lap and finished ninth.

SUCCEED

4. <E > intransitive or transitive to be successful in an examination, course, etc
• Guess what? I've passed my driving test!
• The exam is so hard that only 5% of all applicants pass.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Exams, tests and exercises

• She's been trying to pass her driving test for six years and she's finally succeeded.
• After all his hard work, he certainly ought to pass his exams.
• I passed in history but failed in chemistry.
• The teacher expected her to pass the exam without any difficulty.
• I took a flute exam last month and I'm still waiting to hear whether I passed.

GIVE

5. <I > transitive to give something to someone
• Could you pass the salt please?
• I asked if I could see the letter, so she passed it to me reluctantly.
• + two objects Gerald passed me the note./Gerald passed the note to me.
• Genes are the instructions by which parents' characteristics are passed on to their children.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Giving, providing and supplying
6. intransitive or transitive In several sports, if you pass the ball, you kick, throw or hit it to someone in your team.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑General terms used in ball sports
7. transitive If you pass money, you give someone false or stolen money without telling them
• + two objects I haven't trusted him since he passed me a forged £5 note.
• She was arrested for passing stolen cheques.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Trafficking and racketeering

• Could you pass me that book?
• She passed him the mug, filled to the brim with hot black coffee.
• Pass me the camera, I want to take a photo.
• She passed a plate of biscuits around.
• Minelli passes the ball to Hernandez out there on the wing.

TIME

8. <I > intransitive When time passes, it goes past
• Time seems to pass (by) so slowly when you're bored.
• I was a bit worried about the party, but the evening passed without any great disasters.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Spending time and time passing
9. <I > transitive If you pass time, you do something to stop yourself being bored during that period
• The visitors pass their days swimming, windsurfing and playing volleyball.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Spending time and time passing

• Hardly had a moment passed before the door creaked open.
• Janet was surprised how quickly the time passed.
• The next two days passed in a whirl of activity.
• Time passes so quickly when you're enjoying yourself.
• While we were waiting we did the crossword to pass the time.

APPROVE

10. <A > transitive (of an official group of people) to give approval to something, especially by voting to make it law
• The government passed a law to restrict the sale of guns.
• UK The restaurant was serving meat that had not been passed as fit for human consumption.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Legislation and law-making ↑Elections

• The jury passed a verdict of guilty, with an appeal to the judge for clemency.
• This legislation won't be passed during the life of the present parliament.
• The motion was passed.
• It's one of the most ridiculous laws that has ever been passed.
• The two countries are resuming negotiations after a new resolution was passed by the Security Council.

JUDGE

11. pass judgment/comment, etc.
to express a judgment or opinion about something, especially someone else's behaviour
• As a convicted criminal, he's in no position to pass judgment (on the rest of us).
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Expressing and asking opinions ↑Remarks and remarking ↑Controlling emotions
12. pass sentence
to state, as a judge, what a criminal's official punishment will be
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Court cases, orders and decisions

EXCRETE

13. transitive formal to pass waste out of the body
• to pass urine
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Excrement and its excretion ↑Urine and urinating ↑Bodily fluids and their production
14. pass blood formal
to pass blood in your urine or faeces (= solid waste)
• If you pass blood, you should go and see your doctor.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Urine and urinating ↑Bodily fluids and their production ↑Excrement and its excretion

NOT PLAY

15. intransitive to choose not to play in a part of a card game or not to answer a question in a quiz
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Actions involved in playing cards

CHANGE

16. intransitive usually + adverb or preposition to change from one state to another
• Wax passes from solid to liquid when you heat it.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Changing ↑Adapting and modifying ↑Adapting and attuning to something ↑Changing frequently
Idioms: pass belief ▪ pass muster ▪ pass the hat round ▪ pass the time of day ▪ pass water
Phrasal Verbs: pass as somebody ▪ pass off ▪ pass on ▪ pass out ▪ pass somebody by ▪ pass somebody off as somebody ▪ pass somebody over ▪ pass something around ▪ pass something down ▪ pass something on ▪ pass something out ▪ pass something round ▪ pass something up

noun

EXAMINATION RESULT

1. <A > countable UK a successful result in an examination
• Jonathon Hill achieved grade A passes at A-level.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Success and achievements ↑Higher and lower points of achievement ↑Failures
2. <A > countable US a mark given to a student to show that they have successfully finished a course or an examination that they will not be given a grade (= numbered mark) for
• I got a pass in my World Lit course.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Marks and results

• Peters received a diagonal pass and headed the ball into the net.
• Batistuta intercepted Neville's pass and scored the third goal.
• That was a perfect pass from Rooney to Owen.
• Yet another brilliant pass by Anderson!
• Another sloppy pass like that might lose them the whole match.

BALL
3. <A > countable a movement of the ball from one player to another member of the same team in a team sport
Thesaurus⁺: ↑General terms used in ball sports

DOCUMENT

4. <A > countable an official document or ticket which shows that you have the right to go somewhere or use a particular form of transport
• a bus pass
• a boarding pass
• My guest pass allows me to use the club's facilities free of charge.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Tickets
5. countable mainly US a document which allows a student to leave a class for a particular reason
• She had a pass to go to the library.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Schools in general

• Annie's the film critic for the local radio station, so she's got a free pass for all the cinemas in the area.
• The official at the gate checked our passes.
• You need a security pass to enter the building.
• All passengers will require a boarding pass and a valid passport.
• They gave me a backstage pass and I met some of the actors.

PATH

6. countable a path or road between or over mountains
• a mountain pass
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Routes and roads in general ↑Hills and mountains

BAD SITUATION
7. only singular a difficult or unpleasant condition
• If I'd been aware things had reached such a pass, I'd have told the police.
• UK It's come to a pretty pass (= It's a bad situation) when you can't even have a few quiet drinks with some friends.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences ↑Accidents and disasters

SEXUAL ACTION
8. make a pass at sb
informal to speak to or touch someone in a way that shows you would like to start a sexual relationship with them
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Sexual attraction ↑Attractive