How to Use "Pass" with Example Sentences

pass (v): to move past someone or something; to hand to someone else; to approve; to succeed on a test; to happen; to go through; to die

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Used with verbs:

"I'll let it pass this time, but don't do it again."
(let it, allow it to)

Used with nouns:

"I need to pass this class in order to graduate."
(class, level, test, exam)

"Could you pass the butter, please?"
(butter, bread, knife, water) *many additional nouns

"Congress passed the law last February."
(law, bill)

"How do you normally pass the time?"
(time, day, evening, night)

"The cars were passing him on the highway."
(cars, trucks, vehicles)

Used with adverbs:

"She quickly passed him in the hall."
(quickly, slowly, swiftly)

"The bill was unanimously passed by the Senate."
(unanimously, overwhelmingly, narrowly)

"The famous singer passed away in her sleep."
(away, peacefully)

Used with prepositions:

"The motorcycle gang passed through the town."
(through, by)

"The girls are passing notes to each other."
(to, between)

pass (n): a narrow road through the mountains; a free ticket; official paper giving permission to do something

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Used with adjectives:

"The hiker came down through the mountain pass."
(mountain, narrow)

"The official asked to see his boarding pass."
(boarding, security, bus, backstage, press, VIP)

"She won a free pass to the concert."
(free, backstage)

Used with verbs:

"Be careful when you take the pass because of snow."
(take, cross)

"She has a free pass to ride the train."
(has, used)

"Winners were issued backstage passes to the concert."
(be + issued, be +given)

"He was asked to show his boarding pass."
(show, produce)

Used with prepositions:

"They are driving through the mountain pass."
(through, over)

"They have a free pass to the game."
(to)