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passen

passen is the plural simple present of pass.

Meaning of pass

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To move or be moved from one place to another.
    • They passed from room to room.
    Synonyms:
    go, move
  2. (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.
  3. (ditransitive) To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another.
    • The waiter passed biscuits and cheese.
  4. (intransitive, transitive) To eliminate (something) from the body by natural processes.
    • He was passing blood in both his urine and his stool.
    Synonyms:
    evacuate, void
  5. (transitive) To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure.
  6. (transitive) To kick (the ball) with precision rather than at full force.
    • 20 June 2010, The Guardian, Rob Smyth
      Iaquinta passes it coolly into the right-hand corner as Paston dives the other way.

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Origin of passen

From Middle English passen, from Old French passer; equivalent to pass + -en.

Questions about passen

What is passen the plural simple present of?
Passen is the plural simple present of pass.

Words near passen in the dictionary

  1. passementeries
  2. passements
  3. passemezzi
  4. passemezzo
  5. passemezzos
  6. passen
  7. Passendale
  8. passenger
  9. passenger car
  10. passenger cars
  11. passenger compartment

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