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passing as

passing as is the present participle and gerund of pass as.

Meaning of pass as

Verb

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

  1. To be able to convince others that one is something contrary to fact; to look sufficiently like something or someone that one can purport to be it.

Questions about passing as

What is passing as the present participle and gerund of?
Passing as is the present participle and gerund of pass as.

Words near passing as in the dictionary

  1. passing a sponge over the slate
  2. passing a stool
  3. passing along
  4. passing around
  5. passing around like a blunt
  6. passing as
  7. passing away
  8. passing bell
  9. passing bells
  10. passing by
  11. passing current

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