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Grammar : Verb
Spell : past, pahst
Phonetic Transcription : pæst, pɑst



Definition of passed

Origin :
  • "written permission to pass into, or through, a place," 1590s, from pass (v.). Sense of "ticket for a free ride or admission" is first found 1838. Colloquial make a pass "offer an amorous advance" first recorded 1928, perhaps from a sporting sense. Phrase come to pass (late 15c.) uses the word with a sense of "completion, accomplishment."
  • verb go by, elapse; move onward
  • verb surpass, beat
  • verb succeed, graduate
  • verb give, transfer
  • verb cease
  • verb enact, legislate
  • verb express formally
  • verb decide not to do
  • verb rid of waste
Example sentences :
  • The box was passed from hand to hand, and excited universal admiration.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • "Such an edict was passed because Athens is not a republic," replied Philæmon.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Twenty-four hours have now passed, and we are still tossing about on the ocean.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • I supposed this to be a custom with the colored population of Turkey, and passed on.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
  • Day after day passed on with no news of Giles or Will Wherry.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Mr. Forrest had passed through Adelaide one day before his arrival.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • On our way to-day we passed some fine rock holes, but all were quite dry.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • The blanks are now ready to be passed to the next process—marking.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens » by Henry Bore
  • I am well aware of the criticism which will at once be passed on what I now advance.
  • Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
  • Then there was another stream to cross, which was also passed in safety.
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford

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