as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over
passed over two bridges
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1
as in to ignore
to fail to give proper attention to
you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice
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as in to forgive
to dismiss as of little importance
I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before
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Recent Examples of pass (over)
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Shannon Crenshaw, the P.E. teacher, stood there with a football on his hip, watching as his fifth-graders kept passing over the boy who was different.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Throughout the first week, the one-time billionaire was actively involved in his case’s legal strategy, feverishly jotting down notes on a legal pad, passing over sticky notes to his attorneys, and shaking his head at the narrative prosecutors put forth.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
Authorities say that two groups of teens were arguing near the school before a brawl broke out near the Bronx Latin School building, NBC New York reported
A gun was passed over to one of the teens involved in the fight and shots were fired into the crowd.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 14 May 2025
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Handled in less than an hour by the prosecution and passed over to defense lawyer Westmoreland, the testimony from Richard comes after an opening week that saw often grueling and frequently harrowing testimony from a very, very pregnant Ventura.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Shannon Crenshaw, the P.E. teacher, stood there with a football on his hip, watching as his fifth-graders kept passing over the boy who was different.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Throughout the first week, the one-time billionaire was actively involved in his case’s legal strategy, feverishly jotting down notes on a legal pad, passing over sticky notes to his attorneys, and shaking his head at the narrative prosecutors put forth.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
Authorities say that two groups of teens were arguing near the school before a brawl broke out near the Bronx Latin School building, NBC New York reported
A gun was passed over to one of the teens involved in the fight and shots were fired into the crowd.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 14 May 2025
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“Pass (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28over%29. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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