pass

UK /pɑːs/ US [pʰäːs]
noun 10verb 5name 1

Collocations

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1

(noun.) in sport

ADJ

good, perfect | careless, sloppy | long, short | back, cross-field, square

forward (in rugby)

The rugby player was penalized for throwing the ball forward during the match.

VERB + PASS

play

The striker played a clever pass across the goal to find his teammate in the box.

get, pick up, receive | block, intercept

PREP

~ from

The letter was passed from one student to another during the exam.

~ to

The teacher handed the documents to the next student so everyone could read them.

2

(noun.) success in exam

ADJ

good | exam, examination, A Level, GCSE, etc.

VERB + PASS

get, manage, obtain, scrape

He managed to pass the driving test on his third attempt.

PASS + NOUN

mark, rate

To get into university, you need to achieve a high pass rate in your exams.

degree

She worked hard throughout university and finally achieved a degree pass in biology.

PREP

~ at

My son finally got a pass at his driving test after three attempts.

~ in

She was happy to pass in English after studying hard for the exam.

3

(noun.) official piece of paper

ADJ

free | day, monthly, weekend, yearly

bus, rail, railway

My sister bought a weekly bus pass so she wouldn't have to pay for each trip.

security | boarding

VERB + PASS

have | use

give sb, issue (sb with)

The security guard gave each employee a pass to enter the building.

produce, show

PREP

on a ~

My father was on a two-week pass from the military last summer.

~ to

My older brother gave his gym pass to me when he moved abroad.

4

(noun.) way through mountains

ADJ

high, low | narrow | mountain

VERB + PASS

cross, take

PASS + VERB

be blocked

PREP

over a/the ~

The mountain hikers made slow progress over the pass during the heavy snowstorm.

through a/the ~

The mountain hikers carefully made their way through the narrow pass before sunset.

~ over

The mountain road passes over three high bridges before reaching the valley.

PHRASES

the head/summit/top of the pass

5

(verb.) of time

ADV

quickly, soon

The summer holidays passed quickly and before we knew it, school started again.

slowly

peacefully, uneventfully

The weeks passed peacefully while we waited for our exam results.

VERB + PASS

help (to)

Listening to music helps pass the long drive to the countryside.

6

(verb.) law

ADV

unanimously

PREP

by to

The motion passed by a narrow margin to become official policy.

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