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- [bring too pas, pahs]
- /brɪŋ tu pæs, pɑs/
- /brɪŋ tuː pɑːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bring too pas, pahs]
- /brɪŋ tu pæs, pɑs/
Definitions of bring to pass words
- noun bring to pass to cause to happen 3
- noun bring to pass to cause to come about or happen 3
- verb with object bring to pass to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road. 1
- verb with object bring to pass to let go without notice, action, remark, etc.; leave unconsidered; disregard; overlook: Pass chapter two and go on to chapter three. 1
- verb with object bring to pass to omit the usual or regular payment of: The company decided to pass its dividend in the third quarter of the year. 1
- verb with object bring to pass to cause or allow to go through or beyond a gate, barrier, etc.: The guard checked the identification papers and then passed the visitor. 1
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Origin of bring to pass
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (v.) Middle English passen < Old French passer < Vulgar Latin *passāre, derivative of Latin passus step, pace1; (noun) Middle English; in part < Middle French passe (noun derivative of passer), in part noun derivative of passen
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Parts of speech for Bring to pass
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bring to pass popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bring to pass usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bring to pass
verb bring to pass
- bring about — To bring something about means to cause it to happen.
- bring off — If you bring off something difficult, you do it successfully.
- deliver — If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there.
- produce — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- do the trick — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
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