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Grammar : Verb
Spell : pas, pahs
Phonetic Transcription : pæs, pɑs



Definition of pass over

Origin :
  • "written permission to pass into, or through, a place," 1590s, from pass (v.). Sense of "ticket for a free ride or admission" is first found 1838. Colloquial make a pass "offer an amorous advance" first recorded 1928, perhaps from a sporting sense. Phrase come to pass (late 15c.) uses the word with a sense of "completion, accomplishment."
  • verb ignore, disregard
Example sentences :
  • But I pass over this, and go on to the computation of dates.
  • Extract from : « A Theological-Political Treatise [Part II] » by Benedict of Spinoza
  • On that condition, and on that condition only, I am willing to pass over the past.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • We pass over the explanations that followed, as every one will readily understand them.
  • Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • I pass over that it becomes not an emperor to be an accuser.
  • Extract from : « The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI » by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
  • We must now pass over a considerable portion of the narrative.
  • Extract from : « The Pirate and The Three Cutters » by Frederick Marryat
  • And, yes, he would have to pass over her body before stealing her niece.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • I felt that chill that had already brushed me pass over our women and our dear girls.
  • Extract from : « The Flood » by Emile Zola
  • I will pass over the transports of joy with which he was received.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 » by Various
  • She watched him gain the crest and pass over it out of sight.
  • Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • But interesting as his experiences were, we pass over them with a few words.
  • Extract from : « Benjamin Franklin » by Paul Elmer More

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