pass away
To die.
After a long battle with cancer, the professor passed away yesterday.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
ADV
unanimously
PREP
by to
The motion passed by a narrow margin to become official policy.