Forpass vs. Pass

Forpass vs. Pass — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Forpass and Pass

Forpassverb

To go by; pass, go past; pass unnoticed; cross.

Passverb

To change place.

Forpassverb

To go beyond, exceed; surpass.

Passverb

(intransitive) To move or be moved from one place to another.

They passed from room to room.

Passverb

(transitive) To go past, by, over, or through; to proceed from one side to the other of; to move past.

You will pass a house on your right.

Passverb

(ditransitive) To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another; to transmit; to deliver; to hand; to make over.

The waiter passed biscuits and cheese.John passed Suzie a note.The torch was passed from hand to hand.
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Passverb

To eliminate (something) from the body by natural processes.

He was passing blood in both his urine and his stool.The poison had been passed by the time of the autopsy.

Passverb

To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure.

Passverb

(sport) To kick (the ball) with precision rather than at full force.

Passverb

(intransitive) To go from one person to another.

Passverb

(transitive) To put in circulation; to give currency to.

pass counterfeit money

Passverb

To cause to obtain entrance, admission, or conveyance.

pass a person into a theater or over a railroad
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Passverb

To change in state or status

Passverb

(intransitive) To progress from one state to another; to advance.

He passed from youth into old age.

Passverb

(intransitive) To depart, to cease, to come to an end.

At first, she was worried, but that feeling soon passed.

Passverb

(intransitive) To die.

His grandmother passed yesterday.

Passverb

To achieve a successful outcome from.

He passed his examination.He attempted the examination, but did not expect to pass.

Passverb

To advance through all the steps or stages necessary to become valid or effective; to obtain the formal sanction of (a legislative body).

Despite the efforts of the opposition, the bill passed.The bill passed both houses of Congress.The bill passed the Senate, but did not pass in the House.

Passverb

To be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or other instrument of conveyance.

The estate passes by the third clause in Mr Smith's deed to his son.When the old king passed away with only a daughter as an heir, the throne passed to a woman for the first time in centuries.

Passverb

(transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just.

He passed the bill through the committee.

Passverb

To make a judgment on or upon a person or case.

Passverb

(transitive) To utter; to pronounce; to pledge.

Passverb

(intransitive) To change from one state to another (without the implication of progression).

Passverb

To move through time.

Passverb

To elapse, to be spent.

Their vacation passed pleasantly.

Passverb

To spend.

What will we do to pass the time?

Passverb

(transitive) To go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard.

Passverb

(intransitive) To continue.

Passverb

(intransitive) To proceed without hindrance or opposition.

You're late, but I'll let it pass.

Passverb

(transitive) To live through; to have experience of; to undergo; to suffer.

She loved me for the dangers I had passed.

Passverb

(intransitive) To happen.

It will soon come to pass.

Passverb

To be accepted.

Passverb

(intransitive) To be tolerated as a substitute for something else, to "do".

It isn't ideal, but it will pass.

Passverb

(sociology) To be accepted by others as a member of a race, sex or other group to which they would not otherwise regard one as belonging (or belonging fully, without qualifier); especially to live and be known as white although one has black ancestry, or to live and be known as female although one was assigned male or vice versa.

Passverb

(intransitive) In any game, to decline to play in one's turn.

Passverb

(intransitive) In euchre, to decline to make the trump.

Passverb

To do or be better.

Passverb

To go beyond bounds; to surpass; to be in excess.

Passverb

(transitive) To transcend; to surpass; to excel; to exceed.

Passverb

To take heed.

Passnoun

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.

a mountain pass

Passnoun

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

Passnoun

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

Passnoun

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

Passnoun

An attempt.

My pass at a career of writing proved unsuccessful.

Passnoun

Success in an examination or similar test.

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

Passnoun

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

Passnoun

(figuratively) A thrust; a sally of wit.

Passnoun

A sexual advance.

The man kicked his friend out of the house after he made a pass at his wife.

Passnoun

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

Passnoun

(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.

Passnoun

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

Passnoun

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

Passnoun

(baseball) An intentional walk.

Smith was given a pass after Jones' double.

Passnoun

The state of things; condition; predicament; impasse.

Passnoun

(obsolete) Estimation; character.

Passnoun

A part, a division. Compare passus.

Passnoun

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

Passnoun

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

A pass would have seen her win the game, but instead she gave a wrong answer and lost a point, putting her in second place.

Passnoun

(computing) A run through a document as part of a translation, compilation or reformatting process.

Most Pascal compilers process source code in a single pass.

Passnoun

A password (especially one for a restricted-access website).

Anyone want to trade passes?

Passnoun

(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls;

he worked the pitcher for a base on balls

Passnoun

(military) a written leave of absence;

he had a pass for three days

Passnoun

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate;

the coach sent in a passing play on third and long

Passnoun

the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks;

we got through the pass before it started to snow

Passnoun

any authorization to pass or go somewhere;

the pass to visit had a strict time limit

Passnoun

a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions;

the media representatives had special passes

Passnoun

a flight or run by an aircraft over a target;

the plane turned to make a second pass

Passnoun

a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

Passnoun

a difficult juncture;

a pretty passmatters came to a head yesterday

Passnoun

one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer);

it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass

Passnoun

you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent;

he had a bye in the first round

Passnoun

a permit to enter or leave a military installation;

he had to show his pass in order to get out

Passnoun

a complementary (free) ticket;

the start got passes for his family

Passnoun

a usually brief attempt;

he took a crack at itI gave it a whirl

Passnoun

(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team;

the pass was fumbled

Passnoun

success in satisfying a test or requirement;

his future depended on his passing that testhe got a pass in introductory chemistry

Passverb

go across or through;

We passed the point where the police car had parkedA terrible thought went through his mind

Passverb

pass by;

A black limousine passed by when she looked out the windowHe passed his professor in the hallOne line of soldiers surpassed the other

Passverb

make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation;

They passed the amendmentWe cannot legislate how people's spend their free time

Passverb

pass by;

three years elapsed

Passverb

place into the hands or custody of;

hand me the spoon, pleaseTurn the files over to me, pleaseHe turned over the prisoner to his lawyers

Passverb

stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point;

Service runs all the way to CranburyHis knowledge doesn't go very farMy memory extends back to my fourth year of lifeThe facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets

Passverb

travel past;

The sports car passed all the trucks

Passverb

come to pass;

What is happening?The meeting took place off without an incidenceNothing occurred that seemed important

Passverb

go unchallenged; be approved;

The bill cleared the House

Passverb

pass (time) in a specific way;

How are you spending your summer vacation?

Passverb

guide or pass over something;

He ran his eyes over her bodyShe ran her fingers along the carved figurineHe drew her hair through his fingers

Passverb

transmit information ;

Please communicate this message to all employees

Passverb

disappear gradually;

The pain eventually passed off

Passverb

go successfully through a test or a selection process;

She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now

Passverb

go beyond;

She exceeded our expectationsShe topped her performance of last year

Passverb

accept or judge as acceptable;

The teacher passed the student although he was weak

Passverb

allow to go without comment or censure;

the insult passed as if unnoticed

Passverb

transfer to another; of rights or property;

Our house passed under his official control

Passverb

pass into a specified state or condition;

He sank into Nirvana

Passverb

be identified, regarded, accepted, or mistaken for someone or something else; as by denying one's own ancestry or background;

He could pass as his twin brotherShe passed as a White woman even though her grandfather was Black

Passverb

throw (a ball) to another player;

Smith passed

Passverb

be inherited by;

The estate fell to my sisterThe land returned to the familyThe estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead

Passverb

cause to pass;

She passed around the plates

Passverb

grant authorization or clearance for;

Clear the manuscript for publicationThe rock star never authorized this slanderous biography

Passverb

pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life;

She died from cancerThey children perished in the fireThe patient went peacefully

Passverb

eliminate from the body;

Pass a kidney stone

Passadjective

of advancing the ball by throwing it;

a team with a good passing attacka pass play