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- [pas, pahs oh-ver]
- /pæs, pɑs ˈoʊ vər/
- /pɑːs ˈəʊvə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pas, pahs oh-ver]
- /pæs, pɑs ˈoʊ vər/
Definitions of pass over words
- verb with object pass over to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road. 1
- verb with object pass over 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 pass over 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 pass over 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 pass over to go across or over (a stream, threshold, etc.); cross. 1
- verb with object pass over to endure or undergo: They passed the worst night of their lives. 1
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Origin of pass over
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 Pass over
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pass over 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".
pass over usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pass over
verb pass over
- be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- buy it — to die; specif., to be killed
- circumambulate — to walk around (something)
- cold-shoulder — to snub; show indifference to.
- condone — If someone condones behaviour that is morally wrong, they accept it and allow it to happen.
Antonyms for pass over
verb pass over
- bring up the rear — to be at the back in a procession, race, etc
- catch on — If you catch on to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening.
- catenate — to arrange or be arranged in a series of chains or rings
- finger — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
- follow — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
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