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Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *passāre, derived from Latin passus (“step”, noun).

Pronunciation

Verb

passar (first-person singular present passo, first-person singular preterite passí, past participle passat)

  1. (intransitive) to pass, to pass by, to go by (to move past)
  2. (intransitive) to pass as, to be interpreted as
  3. (intransitive) to happen, to occur
    Synonyms: esdevenir-se, ocórrer, tenir lloc
  4. (intransitive, of time) to pass, to elapse
    Synonym: transcórrer
  5. (intransitive) to pass (to come to an end)
    Synonym: cessar
  6. (intransitive) to pass (to move or be moved from one place to another)
  7. (intransitive) to become (usually specifying both the beginning state and the ending state)
    Synonym: esdevenir
    • 2020 February 10, Daniel Bonaventura, “Necessito abraçades i petons [I need hugs and kisses]”, in Ara‎:
      Amb el confinament feia mesos que no podia visitar-la i tinc por de passar a ser un desconegut per a la meva pròpia mare.
      With the lockdown, it's been months since I've been able to visit her and I'm afraid of becoming a stranger to my own mother
  8. (intransitive) to pass, to go past, to go beyond
  9. (transitive) to pass, to pass through (to go past, by, over, or through)
    Synonym: travessar
  10. (transitive) to spend (to use up time)
  11. (transitive) to experience; to suffer
    passar fred ― to be cold
  12. (transitive) to pass, to surpass, to exceed
    Synonym: ultrapassar
  13. (transitive, intransitive, sports) to pass (to move (the ball or puck) to a teammate)
  14. (intransitive) to pass (in turn-based games, to decline to play in one's turn)
  15. (intransitive) to pass (to decline something that is offered or available)
  16. (reflexive) to go bad, to spoil
    Les pomes s'han passat. ― Apples have gone bad

Conjugation

    Conjugation of passar (first conjugation)
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Galician

Verb

passar (first-person singular present passo, first-person singular preterite passei, past participle passado, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of pasar

Conjugation

    Reintegrated conjugation of passar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
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1Less recommended.

References

  • “passar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
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Interlingua

Verb

passar

  1. to pass (move along, go along)
  2. to pass (something to someone)
  3. to pass (a law, judgment, etc.)
  4. to pass, spend (a certain time)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

  • passar per pass by...
  • passar super pass over...
  • passar in pass into...
  • passar ex pass out of...
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Etymology 1

From Middle Low German passer, from Old French compas.

Noun

passar m (definite singular passaren, indefinite plural passarar, definite plural passarane)

  1. a pair of compasses

See also

Etymology 2

From the verb passe +‎ -ar.

Noun

passar m (definite singular passaren, indefinite plural passarar, definite plural passarane)

  1. a person tasked with keeping watch over or looking after someone.
Derived terms
  • barnepassar m
  • dyrepassar m
  • sjukepassar m

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

passar

  1. present tense of passe

References

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Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan passar, from Vulgar Latin *passāre, derived from Latin passus (“step”, noun).

Pronunciation

Verb

passar

  1. to pass (by)

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)
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    Auvernhàs
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    Gascon
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    Lemosin
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    Provençau
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Derived terms

  • despassar
  • eslorpassar
  • otrapassar
  • passada
  • passadera
  • passadoira
  • passaire
  • passat
  • passatge
  • suberpassar
  • subrepassar
  • trespassar
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Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese passar, from Vulgar Latin *passāre, derived from Latin passus (“step”, noun). Compare Galician and Spanish pasar.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

passar (first-person singular present passo, first-person singular preterite passei, past participle passado)

  2. (intransitive) to pass; to pass by (to move past) [with por or another positional preposition ‘a location or an object or person at a given location’]
    Já passaram treze carros.
    Thirteen cars have passed by.
    Não vi ninguém passar pela casa.
    I didn’t see anyone passing by the house.
    1. (transitive) to overtake (to move ahead of)
      Synonym: ultrapassar
      O piloto tentou passar o outro carro.
      The pilot tried to overtake the other car.
    2. (intransitive or transitive) to cross (to move beyond) [with de or transitive ‘a border, location, object, etc.’]
      Synonyms: cruzar, atravessar
      Se passarmos da fronteira, podemos ser presos.
      If we pass the border, we could be arrested.
    3. (intransitive) to cross; to pass; to go over (to become greater in value than) [with de ‘an amount’]
      O preço da maçã passou de trinta centavos durante a seca.
      The price an apple went over thirty cents during the drought.
      Você já passou dos limites!
      You have crossed the line!
    4. (intransitive) to go through (to move from one end through to the other side) [with por ‘something’]
      Synonyms: atravessar, cruzar
      A flecha passou pelo seu coração.
      The arrow went through his heart.
    5. (intransitive) to pass (to go unheeded or neglected) [with em or de or por ‘a location or an object or person at a given location’]
      Sementes não passam no portão do aeroporto.
      Seeds don’t pass the airport gate.
    6. (intransitive) to stop by (to pay a brief visit) [with em ‘an object at a given location’ or locational pronoun]
      Passarei na casa da mãe antes de ir embora.
      I’ll stop by mother’s before I leave.
  4. (transitive) to pass (to move something over to) [with direct object ‘something’, along with para or a or indirect object pronoun ‘to someone’]
    Synonym: alcançar
    Alguém me passa o leite?
    Can someone pass me the milk?
    1. (transitive or intransitive, sports) to pass [(optional) with direct object ‘something’, along with para or a or indirect object pronoun ‘to someone’]
      O técnico quer que eu passe para os atacantes.
      The coach wants me to pass to the strikers.
  6. (intransitive) to pass (to be over)
    Synonym: acabar
    Demorou anos para a dor nas minhas costas passar.
    It took years for the pain in my back to go away.
    A época do plantio passou.
    The time for planting has passed.
    1. (of time, intransitive, sometimes pronominal) to pass; to elapse
      Passaram(-se) vinte minutos.
      Twenty minutes had passed.
  8. (intransitive, auxiliary) to begin, to start (usually referring to something habitual) [with a (+ infinitive) ‘doing something’]
    Synonym: começar a
    Depois do acidente, passei a aproveitar a vida.
    After the accident, I started to enjoy life.
  10. (transitive) to spend (to stay somewhere during a given time)
    Synonym: ficar
    Passara uma semana no hospital.
    She had spent one week in the hospital.
  12. (transitive) to spend (to do something during a given time) [with direct object ‘an amount of time’ and gerund ‘doing something’]
    Prefiro passar o dia vendo televisão.
    I prefer spending the day watching television.
  14. (pronominal) to take place; to happen; to occur
    Synonyms: acontecer, ter, haver, ocorrer
    Parece que se passou algo sério nessa estrada.
    It looks like something serious took place in this street.
  16. (intransitive) to pass (to advance through the stages necessary to become valid or effective)
    O pagamento no cartão não passou.
    The payment with the card didn’t pass.
    1. (intransitive) to pass (to successfully complete an academic term) [with de ‘a grade, test, etc.’]
      Estudei e mesmo assim não passei.
      I studied but I still didn’t pass.
      Meu filho idiota não passará da quinta série.
      My stupid son won’t pass fifth grade.
    2. (intransitive) to pass (to successfully complete an academic course, subject or test) [with em ‘a test, subject in school, etc.’]
      São poucos que passam no vestibular.
      Few people pass the university admittance test.
      Querem que eu passe a geografia.
      They want me to pass geography.
    3. (transitive) to pass (to make a student pass a term or course)
      O professor não quis passar seus alunos mais preguiçosos.
      The professor didn’t want to pass his lazier students.
    4. (intransitive) to pass (to be passable, good enough, acceptable)
      Synonym: servir
      A pizza deles não é lá excelente, mas passa.
      Their pizza isn’t that excellent, but it passes.
  18. (transitive) to iron (to unwrinkle clothing using an iron)
    Synonyms: engomar, passar a ferro
    Ela mandou a empregada passar o terno.
    She told the maid to iron the suit.
  20. (transitive) to spread; to apply (to rub evenly on a surface)
    Synonym: aplicar
    Passem protetor nos seus rostos.
    Apply sunscreen on your faces.
  22. (intransitive) to go through; to undergo; to experience [with por ‘something, usually negative’]
    Haviam passado por muita miséria quando crianças.
    They had experienced a lot of misery when they were children.
  24. (intransitive) to be (in a given situation of health) [with bem ‘fine’ or mal ‘badly’]
    Synonym: estar
    Não se preocupe, eu passo bem.
    Don’t worry, I am fine.
  26. (transitive) to pass; to spread (to put in circulation)
    Synonyms: circular, espalhar, dispersar
    Começaram a passar rumores.
    They started spreading rumours.
  28. (pronominal) to impersonate (to pretend to be something in order to deceive) [with por ‘someone’]
    O bandido está se passando por vítima para fugir daqui.
    The criminal is pretending to be a victim to get out of here.
  30. (games, intransitive, transitive) to pass (to decline to play on one’s turn)
    Synonym: (Brazil) pular
    “É a sua vez.” “Passo.”
    “It’s your turn.” “I pass.”
    Por que você passou a sua vez?
    Why did you skip your turn?
  31. (Portugal, informal) (pronominal) to freak out, to go crazy
    Como assim vais sair com esta tempestade sem agasalho? Estás-te a passar? ― What do you mean you're going out in this storm without a coat? Are you going crazy?
    Ela passou-se de vez. ― She went off the deep end.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of passar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
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1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Quotations

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Gujarati: પસાર (pasār)
  • → Marathi: पसार (pasār)

Further reading

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Spanish

Verb

passar (first-person singular present passo, first-person singular preterite passé, past participle passado)

  1. obsolete spelling of pasar

Swedish

Noun

passar

  1. indefinite plural of pass

Verb

passar

  1. present indicative of passa

Anagrams

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