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bring to pass

bring to pass
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bring too pas, pahs]
    • /brɪŋ tu pæs, pɑs/
    • /brɪŋ tuː pɑːs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

noun
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".

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Synonyms 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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