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pass one's word

pass one's word verb: to make a promise.

Verb

pass one's word (third-person singular simple present passes one's word, present participle passing one's word, simple past and past participle passed one's word)

  1. To make a promise.

Forms of pass one's word

third-person singular presentpasses one's word
present participlepassing one's word
past participlepassed one's word
pastpassed one's word

Questions about pass one's word

What does pass one's word mean?
Pass one's word means to make a promise.
What part of speech is pass one's word?
Pass one's word is a verb.
What is the past tense of pass one's word?
The past tense of pass one's word is passed one's word.

Words near pass one's word in the dictionary

  1. Pass of Brander
  2. pass off
  3. pass off as
  4. pass on
  5. pass one's way
  6. pass one's word
  7. pass oneself off as
  8. pass out
  9. pass over
  10. pass round
  11. pass round the hat

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