pass (
paːs)
verb1. to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc). I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor. đi ngang qua
2. to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another. They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son. chuyển/ truyền lại
3. to go or be beyond. This passes my understanding. vượt quá
4. (of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake. The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road. vượt qua
5. to spend (time). They passed several weeks in the country. trải qua
6. (of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve. The government has passed a resolution. thông qua
7. to give or announce (a judgement or sentence). The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner. tuyên bố
8. to end or go away. His sickness soon passed. kết thúc
9. to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc). I passed my driving test. thi đỗ
noun1. a narrow path between mountains. a mountain pass. đường đèo
2. a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building. You must show your pass before entering. giấy phép ra vào
3. a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc. There were ten passes and no fails. thi đỗ
4. (in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another. The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.sự chuyền bóng
ˈpassable adjective1. fairly good. a passable tennis player. khá tốt
2. (of a river, road etc) able to be passed, travelled over etc. The mud has made the roads no longer passable. có thể qua lại được
ˈpassing adjective1. going past. a passing car. đi qua
2. lasting only a short time. a passing interest. trôi qua
3. (of something said) casual and not made as part of a serious talk about the subject. a passing reference. nhân tiện
ˌpasser-ˈby – plural ˌpassers-ˈby – nouna person who is going past a place when something happens. He asked the passers-by if they had seen the accident. người qua đường
ˈpassword nouna secret word by which those who know it can recognize each other and be allowed to go past, enter etc. He was not allowed into the army camp because he did not know the password. mật khẩu
in passingwhile doing or talking about something else; without explaining fully what one means. He told her the story, and said in passing that he did not completely believe it. nhân tiện
let (something) passto ignore something rather than take the trouble to argue. I'll let that pass. bỏ qua
pass as/forto be mistaken for or accepted as. Some man-made materials could pass as silk; His nasty remarks pass for wit among his admirers. được coi là
pass awayto die. Her grandmother passed away last night. qua đời
pass the buckto give the responsibility or blame for something to someone else. She always passes the buck if she is asked to do anything. đổ trách nhiệm cho
pass byto go past (a particular place). I was passing by when the bride arrived at the church; She passed by the hospital on the way to the library. đi ngang qua
pass off(of sickness, an emotion etc) to go away. By the evening, his sickness had passed off and he felt better. biến mất
pass (something or someone) off asto pretend that (something or someone) is (something or someone else). He passed himself off as a journalist. mạo nhận là
pass on1. to give to someone else (usually something which one has been given by a third person). I passed on his message. chuyển tiếp
2. to die. His mother passed on yesterday. chết
pass out1. to faint. I feel as though I'm going to pass out. bất tỉnh
2. to give to several different people. The teacher passed out books to her class. phân phát
pass overto ignore or overlook. They passed him over for promotion. làm ngơ
pass upnot to accept (a chance, opportunity etc). He passed up the offer of a good job. từ chối
passed is the past tense of to pass: He passed the scene of the accident .
past means up to and beyond: She walked past the shops .