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# pass

verb (pass, passes, passed, passing); noun (a pass, passes)

«pass» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To pass something is to give it to the next person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#m1)
2. To pass is to go by or go past something: «We passed the school». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#m2)
3. To pass a test is to do well enough in it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#m3)
4. Time passes when it goes by. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#m4)
5. A pass is a kick or throw of the ball to a teammate, or a ticket that lets you in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#m5)
6. A pass can also be a narrow gap or route through mountains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#m6)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#x1)
- Lily passed 2 apples to each of her 4 friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#x2)
- Max passes the ball 6 times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#x3)
- Please pass the salt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#x4)
- We pass the library on the way to school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#x5)
- Zoe passed her piano exam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#x6)
- Two hours passed before the rain stopped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#x7)
- You need a bus pass to ride for free. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#x8)
- Bravely they stood in the narrow pass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/#x9)

### 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 Jewish tradition

"Pass through" also describes the angel passing through Egypt at the killing of the firstborn. In the Prophets people "pass by" in a line to be chosen, and idols "pass away" when God is revealed. In the primary 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

- 'Thou art this day to pass over the border of Moab, even Ar; (Torah DEU.2.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pass/#x1)
- And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that He made them houses. (Torah EXO.1.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pass/#x2)
- And it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty; (Torah EXO.3.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pass/#x3)
- Whom dost thou pass in beauty? (Prophets EZK.32.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pass/#x4)
- Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. (Prophets 1SA.16.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pass/#x5)
- And the idols shall utterly pass away. (Prophets ISA.2.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pass/#x6)

### 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».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pass» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pass/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pass» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pass.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «pass» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pass/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pass» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/pass.html) on Mova free.