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passed

v.
A2 Elementary US //ˈpæst// UK //pˈɑːst// passed

v. to move past something or someone, or to succeed in a test. You also use it to say that time has gone by.

v. to move beyond a fixed point or person; to achieve the required standard in an examination or evaluation. Often used to indicate the elapsing of time.


SIMPLE

She passed the ball to her teammate.

CONTEXTUAL

The bus passed the station without stopping because it was already full of passengers.

COMPLEX

Several years passed before the two families finally reconciled their differences and agreed to meet in person.

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The verb can be used transitively with a direct object or intransitively when describing the movement of time.

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