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passes one's word

passes one's word is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 passes one's word

What is passes one's word the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Passes one's word is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pass one's word.

Words near passes one's word in the dictionary

  1. passes motion
  2. passes muster
  3. passes off
  4. passes off as
  5. passes on
  6. passes one's word
  7. passes oneself off as
  8. passes out
  9. passes over
  10. passes round
  11. passes round the hat

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