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How to pronounce pass
Say it like this: [pʰäːs]. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does pass mean?
verbTo change place.
“They passed from room to room.”
To go past, by, over, or through; to proceed from one side to the other of; to move past.
“You will pass a house on your right.”
To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another.
“John passed Suzie a note.”
nounAn opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier such as a mountain range; a passageway; a defile; a ford.
A channel connecting a river or body of water to the sea, for example at the mouth (delta) of a river.
“the passes of the Mississippi”
A single movement, especially of a hand, at, over, or along anything.
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