out-pass

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [out pas, pahs]
- /aʊt pæs, pɑs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [out pas, pahs]
- /aʊt pæs, pɑs/

Definitions of out-pass word

verb with object out-pass to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road. 1
verb with object out-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 out-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 out-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
verb with object out-pass to go across or over (a stream, threshold, etc.); cross. 1
verb with object out-pass to endure or undergo: They passed the worst night of their lives. 1

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Origin of out-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 Out-pass

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Out-pass

out-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".