pass



pass

1. n. a passing grade or mark on a test. (Compare this with fail.) This is my third pass this semester.
2. in. to decline something; to decline to participate in something. I’ll have to pass. I am not prepared.
3. n. an act of declining something. Can I have a pass on that one? There is nothing I can do.
4. n. a sexual advance or invitation. (Usually with make.) When he made a pass at me, he got a pass right back.
5. tv. to succeed in spending counterfeit money; to succeed in cashing a bad check. He was arrested for passing bad checks.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CarlaKAHR-lah (Spanish, German, Dutch), KAHR-lə (English)Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, English, German, Dutch
Nicolaos-Greek
Beverly['bevəli]
Zhyrgal-Kyrgyz
SallySAL-eeEnglish
ArnAHRNEnglish