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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Pasar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: paˈsar

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pass/pæs/
verbnounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #250 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Decidió pasar el balón a su compañero de equipo."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To move past or through something.

    "She decided to pass the ball to her teammate."
As noun
  1. 1

    A document or permission allowing someone to go somewhere.

    "He showed his pass to enter the concert."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'passen', originating from Old French 'passer', ultimately from the Late Latin 'passare' meaning 'to step, walk, or pass', derived from 'passus' (a pace or step). Over time, the semantic scope expanded significantly from physical motion through space to encompass interpersonal transfers, authorization, and temporal progression.

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