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passed one's word

passed one's word is the simple past and past participle of pass one's word.

Meaning of pass one's word

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.

Questions about passed one's word

What is passed one's word the simple past and past participle of?
Passed one's word is the simple past and past participle of pass one's word.

Words near passed one's word in the dictionary

  1. passed motion
  2. passed muster
  3. passed off
  4. passed off as
  5. passed on
  6. passed one's word
  7. passed oneself off as
  8. passed out
  9. passed over
  10. passed parameter
  11. passed parameters

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