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)
- To move or be moved from one place to another.
- They passed from room to room.
- 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.
- To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another.
- The waiter passed biscuits and cheese.
- To eliminate (something) from the body by natural processes.
- He was passing blood in both his urine and his stool.
- To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure.
- 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.
- 20 June 2010, The Guardian, Rob Smyth
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.
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