pass – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to pass in one's marble
Participle: passed in one's marble
Gerund: passing in one's marble

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

I	pass in one's marble
you	pass in one's marble
he;she;it	passes in one's marble
we	pass in one's marble
you	pass in one's marble
they	pass in one's marble

Perfect

I	have passed in one's marble
you	have passed in one's marble
he;she;it	has passed in one's marble
we	have passed in one's marble
you	have passed in one's marble
they	have passed in one's marble

Past

I	passed in one's marble
you	passed in one's marble
he;she;it	passed in one's marble
we	passed in one's marble
you	passed in one's marble
they	passed in one's marble

Pluperfect

I	had passed in one's marble
you	had passed in one's marble
he;she;it	had passed in one's marble
we	had passed in one's marble
you	had passed in one's marble
they	had passed in one's marble

Future

I	will pass in one's marble
you	will pass in one's marble
he;she;it	will pass in one's marble
we	will pass in one's marble
you	will pass in one's marble
they	will pass in one's marble

Future Perfect

I	will have passed in one's marble
you	will have passed in one's marble
he;she;it	will have passed in one's marble
we	will have passed in one's marble
you	will have passed in one's marble
they	will have passed in one's marble

Subjunctive

Present

I	pass in one's marble
you	pass in one's marble
he;she;it	pass in one's marble
we	pass in one's marble
you	pass in one's marble
they	pass in one's marble

Perfect

I	have passed in one's marble
you	have passed in one's marble
he;she;it	have passed in one's marble
we	have passed in one's marble
you	have passed in one's marble
they	have passed in one's marble

Imperfect

I	passed in one's marble
you	passed in one's marble
he;she;it	passed in one's marble
we	passed in one's marble
you	passed in one's marble
they	passed in one's marble

Pluperfect

I	had passed in one's marble
you	had passed in one's marble
he;she;it	had passed in one's marble
we	had passed in one's marble
you	had passed in one's marble
they	had passed in one's marble

Conditional

Present

I	would pass in one's marble
you	would pass in one's marble
he;she;it	would pass in one's marble
we	would pass in one's marble
you	would pass in one's marble
they	would pass in one's marble

Perfect

I	would have passed in one's marble
you	would have passed in one's marble
he;she;it	would have passed in one's marble
we	would have passed in one's marble
you	would have passed in one's marble
they	would have passed in one's marble

Imperative

you	pass in one's marble
we	Let's pass in one's marble
you	pass in one's marble

Indicative

Present

I	am passing in one's marble
you	are passing in one's marble
he;she;it	is passing in one's marble
we	are passing in one's marble
you	are passing in one's marble
they	are passing in one's marble

Perfect

I	have been passing in one's marble
you	have been passing in one's marble
he;she;it	has been passing in one's marble
we	have been passing in one's marble
you	have been passing in one's marble
they	have been passing in one's marble

Past

I	was passing in one's marble
you	were passing in one's marble
he;she;it	was passing in one's marble
we	were passing in one's marble
you	were passing in one's marble
they	were passing in one's marble

Pluperfect

I	had been passing in one's marble
you	had been passing in one's marble
he;she;it	had been passing in one's marble
we	had been passing in one's marble
you	had been passing in one's marble
they	had been passing in one's marble

Future

I	will be passing in one's marble
you	will be passing in one's marble
he;she;it	will be passing in one's marble
we	will be passing in one's marble
you	will be passing in one's marble
they	will be passing in one's marble

Future Perfect

I	will have been passing in one's marble
you	will have been passing in one's marble
he;she;it	will have been passing in one's marble
we	will have been passing in one's marble
you	will have been passing in one's marble
they	will have been passing in one's marble

Conditional

Present

I	would be passing in one's marble
you	would be passing in one's marble
he;she;it	would be passing in one's marble
we	would be passing in one's marble
you	would be passing in one's marble
they	would be passing in one's marble

Perfect

I	would have been passing in one's marble
you	would have been passing in one's marble
he;she;it	would have been passing in one's marble
we	would have been passing in one's marble
you	would have been passing in one's marble
they	would have been passing in one's marble

Verbs conjugated like 'pass'

abash, abolish, abroach, accomplish, accroach, address, admix, admonish, ado, adpress, affamish, affix, alloo, amass, ambush, anguish, annex, appeach, appears, approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'pass'

bass, cass, dass, mass, pash, piss, poss, sass, amass, ash,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to stop living; to become dead: auger in, be called home, be gathered to one's fathers, be no more, bite the big one, bite the biscuit, bite the dust, buy it, buy the farm, cark it, cash in, cash in one's chips, check out, conk out, croak, cross the Great Divide, cross the Styx, decease, depart, disincarnate, draw one's last breath, exit, expire, flatline, forfare, give one's all, give up the ghost, go for a burton, go gentle into that good night, go the way of all flesh, go the way of the dinosaurs, go the way of the dodo, go to glory, go to one's reward, hand in one's dinner pail, hop the twig, join the choir invisible, keel over, kick the bucket, knock off, lose one's life, lose the number of one's mess, meet one's doom, meet one's end, meet one's maker, pass away, pass in one's marble, pass on, pass over, pass the river, pay the debt of nature, peg out, perish, pop off, pop one's clogs, shuffle off this mortal coil, sleep with one's fathers, slip away, snuff it, succumb, take a dirt nap, die, turn up one's toes, yield up the ghost
to move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere: accord, assign, award, bestow, confer, contribute, deliver, do, donate, give, give away, grant, hand, hand in, hand over, minister, present, provide, turn in
to be better than: best, better, dwarf, eclipse, exceed, excel, outclass, outdo, outmatch, outperform, outrival, outrun, outshadow, outshine, outstrip, outvie, overshadow, put to shame, surpass, top, transcend, trump, upstage
to allow something unpleasant to exist or occur: abear, abide, aby, accept, allow, bear, bide, brook, dree, endure, forbear, go along with, live with, pocket, pouch, put up with, stand, stick, stomach, suffer, swallow, take sitting down, tolerate, thole, undergang, undergo
to exist; to be a reality: bechance, befall, belimp, betide, betime, chance, come about, come to pass, crop up, evene, eventuate, go on, hap, happen, hold, occur, take place, transpire
(of time) to pass or move by: elapse, go by, pass by, roll on
to deliberately not pay attention to: disregard, dissemble, ignore, misheed, misregard, neglect, pass by, put aside, shrug off, take no notice of, tune out, unheed, unmind
proceed: go, progress, move, advance
disregard: omit, ignore, neglect, skim
exceed: excel, surpass, transcend

Antonyms

proceed: discontinue, stop, stay, stand
disregard: regard, attention, notice, note
exceed: lag, fail, linger

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1275 (trans.) "to go by (something)," also "to cross over," from O.Fr. passer, from V.L. *passare "to step, walk, pass," from L. passus "step, pace" (see pace (1)). Intrans. sense of "to go on, to move forward, make one's way" is attested from 1297. Fig. sense of "to experience, undergo" (as in pass the time) is first recorded 1390. The meaning "to be thought to be something one is not" (esp. in racial sense) is from 1935, from pass oneself off (as), first found 1809. The general verb sense of "to be accepted as equivalent" is from 1596. Sense of "to go through an examination successfully" is from 1429. Meaning "decline to do something" is attested from 1869, originally in cards (euchre). In football, hockey, soccer, etc., the meaning "to transfer the ball or puck to another player" is from c.1865. Colloquial make a pass "offer an amorous advance" first recorded 1928, perhaps from a sporting sense. Pass up "decline, refuse" is attested from 1896. Pass the buck is from 1865, said to be poker slang reference to the buck horn-handled knife that was passed around to signify whose turn it was to deal. Pass the hat "seek contributions" is from 1762. Pass-fail as a grading method is attested from 1959.
2. From Middle English passen, from Old French passer (“to step, walk, pass”), from Vulgar Latin *passāre (“step, walk, pass”), derived from Latin passus (“a step”), from Proto-Italic *pat-s-tus, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread, stretch out”). Cognate with Old English fæþm (“armful, fathom”). More at fathom.
3. Displaced native Old English genġan. See: Middle English 'passen', Old French 'passer'.

Verbs referencing "pass"

Esperanto pasi, German, old spelling passieren, Ido pasar, Spanish pasar, Welsh pasio, Scots Gaelic pasaig, Chinese, Mandarin 派司, Zulu phasa.

Sample Sentences

[...] splendour, and filled (but not inconveniently so ) with groups of ladies and gentlemen, in the very highest state of enjoyment and vivacity. Before descending into the bowels of the ship, we had passed from the deck into a long narrow apartment, not unlike a gigantic hearse with windows in the sides; having at the upper end a melancholy stove, at which three or four chilly stewards were warming [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] to part, and interpose between their else daily communication the formidable barrier of many thousand miles of stormy space, and who were for that reason anxious to cast no other cloud, not even the passing shadow of a moment 's disappointment or discomfiture, upon the short interval of happy companionship that yet remained to them—in persons so situated, the natural transition from these first [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
But we are made fast alongside the packet, whose huge red funnel is smoking bravely, giving rich promise of serious intentions. Packing-cases, portmanteaus, carpet-bags, and boxes, are already passed from hand to hand, and hauled on board with breathless rapidity. The officers, smartly dressed, are at the gangway handing the passengers up the side, and hurrying the men. In five minutes ’ time, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
It is strange to watch the faces of the blind, and see how free they are from all concealment of what is passing in their thoughts; observing which, a man with eyes may blush to contemplate the mask he wears. Allowing for one shade of anxious expression which is never absent from their countenances, and the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
‘The result thus far, is quickly related, and easily conceived; but not so was the process; for many weeks of apparently unprofitable labour were passed before it was effected. (American Notes for General Circulation)
“ Didn't I ? And wan't I behind de dinin’-room door dat bery day ? and didn't I see de General pass his plate three times for some more dat bery pie ? — and, says he, ‘You must have an uncommon cook, Mrs. Shelby. ’ Lor ! I was fit to split myself. ~~~ “ And de Gineral, he knows what cookin ’ is, ” [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
‘The whole of the succeeding year was passed in gratifying her eager inquiries for the names of every object which she could possibly handle; in exercising her in the use of the manual alphabet; in extending in every possible way her knowledge [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
‘“ When Laura is walking through a passage-way, with her hands spread before her, she knows instantly every one she meets, and passes them with a sign of recognition: but if it be a girl of her own age, and especially if it be one of her favourites, there is instantly a bright smile of recognition, a twining of arms, a grasping of [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
While this scene was passing in the cabin of the man, one quite otherwise passed in the halls of the master. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] walk, run, fish, paint, read, and ride out to take the air in carriages provided for the purpose. They have among themselves a sewing society to make clothes for the poor, which holds meetings, passes resolutions, never comes to fisty-cuffs or bowie-knives as sane assemblies have been known to do elsewhere; and conducts all its proceedings with the greatest decorum. The irritability, which would [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
than I fear my household will bear. No ceremony, Thomas, no ceremony! A passing fancy. I happened to be on the river ! (A Man for All Seasons)
And I drew a knife up my wrist this time. Before -- before I passed out, I called 9-1-1. (Anomalies 2: Kill a Prophet)
A secret that's passed down from mom to mom. -To mom. -Work-life balance doesn't exist. (Go Team!)
I have passed my tenth. Huh? If I don't put up an excellent performance in the pre-climax scene, (Geethanjali Malli Vachindi)

pass – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of pass

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'pass'

Verbs similar to 'pass'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "pass"

Sample Sentences