Definition of "pass" in Anglais

verb

1. To change place.

2. To change in state or status

3. To move through time.

4. To be accepted.

5. To refrain from doing something.

6. To do or be better.

7. (intransitive, obsolete) To take heed, to have an interest, to care.

noun

1. An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier such as a mountain range; a passageway; a defile; a ford.

   • mountain pass

2. A channel connecting a river or body of water to the sea, for example at the mouth (delta) of a river.

   • the passes of the Mississippi

3. A single movement, especially of a hand, at, over, or along anything.

   • [The bear] made a pass at the dog, but he swung out and above him […]

4. A single passage of a tool over something, or of something over a tool.

5. An attempt.

   • My first pass at a career of writing proved unsuccessful.

6. Success in an examination or similar test.

   • I gained three passes at A-level, in mathematics, French, and English literature.

7. (fencing) A thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike an adversary.

8. (figuratively) A thrust; a sally of wit.

9. (sports) The act of moving the ball or puck from one player to another.

   • Everyone in the football stadium expected a pass play on third down.

10. (rail transport) A passing of two trains in the same direction on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other overtake it.

11. Permission or license to pass, or to go and come.

12. A document granting permission to pass or to go and come; a passport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission

    • a railroad pass; a theater pass; a military pass

13. (baseball) An intentional walk.

    • Smith was given a pass after Jones' double.

14. (sports) The act of overtaking; an overtaking manoeuvre.

15. The state of things; condition; predicament; impasse.

16. (obsolete) Estimation; character.

17. (cooking) The area in a restaurant kitchen where the finished dishes are passed from the chefs to the waiting staff.

18. An act of declining to play one's turn in a game, often by saying the word "pass".