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Definition: Pass Over |
Pass OverVerb1. Make a transit. 2. Bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible". 3. Travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day". 4. Fly over; "The plane passed over Damascus". 5. Rub with a wiping motion. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Pass OverSynonyms: cover (v), cross (v), cut across (v), cut through (v), get across (v), get over (v), jump (v), overfly (v), pass across (v), pass through (v), skip (v), skip over (v), track (v), transit (v), traverse (v), wipe (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Cooperation | Side with, take side with, go along with, go hand in hand with, join hands with, make common cause with, strike in with, unite with, join with, mix oneself up with, take part with, cast in one's lot with; join partnership, enter into partnership with; rally round, follow the lead of; come to, pass over to, come into the views of; be in the same boat, row in the same boat; sail in the same boat; sail on the same tack. |
Exclusion | Pass over, omit; garble; eliminate, weed, winnow. |
Exemption | Exempt, release, acquit, discharge, quitclaim, remise, remit; free, set at liberty, let off, pass over, spare, excuse, dispense with, give dispensation, license; stretch a point; absolve; (forgive); exonerate; (exculpate); save the necessity. |
Forgiveness | Verb: forgive, forgive and forget; pardon, condone, think no more of, let bygones be bygones, shake hands; forget an injury. excuse, pass over, overlook; wink at; (neglect); bear with; allow for, make allowances for; let one down easily, not be too hard upon, pocket the affront. |
Giving | Verb: deliver, hand, pass, put into the hands of; hand over, make over, deliver over, pass over, turn over; assign dower. |
Neglect | Overlook, disregard; pass over, pas by; let pass; blink; wink at, connive at;gloss over; take no note of, take no thought of, take no account of, take no notice of; pay no regard to; laisser aller. |
Passage | Verb: pass, pass through; perforate; (hole); penetrate, permeate, thread, thrid, enfilade; go through, go across; go over, pass over; cut across; ford, cross; pass and repass, work; make one's way, thread one's way, worm one's way, force one's way; make a passage form a passage; cut one's way through; find its way, find its vent; transmit, make way, clear the course; traverse, go over the ground. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Pass Over |
| English words defined with "pass over": cover, cross, cut across, cut through ♦ draw ♦ Ensweep ♦ floating bridge, Forpass ♦ get across, get over, guide ♦ nerve compression ♦ overhand, Overhip, Overpost, oversew, oversewn ♦ pass, Presser bar, Presser wheel ♦ right of way, run ♦ steam, suspension bridge ♦ To come over, To cut across, To dispose of, To get a mile, To get over, trace, track, Transfrete, Transmeate, Transpass, traverse. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "pass over": Agecroft device ♦ connecting trough support ♦ dye-machine-tender helper ♦ Hare-stone, hem rigged parachute ♦ industrial clerk, initial point ♦ kettle-tender helper ♦ LOADING INSPECTOR ♦ portable bucket loader, practical capacity ♦ Rahat ♦ Serat, service volume, Siccis pedibus, static grizzly ♦ TOP-DYEING-MACHINE LOADER, tunnel effect, tunnelling of electrons ♦ ventilated totally-enclosed motor. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "pass over": Transient. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Well, we'll pass over that. (The Cocoanuts; writing credit: George S. Kaufman; Morrie Ryskind) They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it: for it's money they have and peace they lack. (Field of Dreams; writing credit: Phil Alden Robinson) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | A coral preserve at Eilat, Israel. The buoy line is to keep out swimmers. The pier-like structure is a walkway to allow swimmers to pass over the reef. Credit: Small World. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | This is the perfect condition of slavery, which is nothing else, but the state of war continued, between a lawful conqueror and a captive: for, if once compact enter between them, and make an agreement for a limited power on the one side, and obedience on the other, the state of war and slavery ceases, as long as the compact endures: for, as has been said, no man can, by agreement, pass over to another that which he hath not in himself, a power over his own life. (Second Treatise of Government) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded | Carroll, Lewis | What they were I could not at all make out, but some mysterious change seemed instantly to pass over us. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | We pass over some of them, and not the worst. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | After the catheter is removed, urine will pass over the surgical wound on the prostate, and you may initially have some discomfort or feel a sense of urgency when you urinate. (references) | |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | If I thought I could fulfill the duty which I owe to myself and my constituents, to let the subject pass over in silence, I most certainly should not trespass upon the indulgence of this house. |
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Expressions using "pass over": not to pass over ♦ pass over in silence ♦ pass over smth. ♦ pass over to ♦ pass over to the enemy ♦ To pass over. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "pass over"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | vdes (be dying, burst, croak, decease, depart, die, die away, die down, do in, end, evaporate, expire, give up the ghost, go to glory, go under, go west, necrose, pack up, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it, turn up one's toes, wither), nuk vë re (disregard, look over, Miss, overlook, overpass, pass by, pretermit), lë mënjanë (put aside, put away). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | تغاضى (condone, connive, disregard, excuse, forget, look over, overlook, part with, pass, slur, wink), إستخف (belittle, despise, disesteem, disparage, disregard, neglect, pooh pooh, slight, talk down, trifle with, underestimate, undervalue). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | отминавам (overlook, pass by, pass on, subside), не споменавам, не забелязвам (overlook), пропускам (admit, drop, fail, let in, let slip by, lose, neglect, omit, overleap, overlook, overpass, pass up, run, skip, throw away), прекосявам (cross, measure, pass through, traverse), преодолявам (bear down, break through, fight, get over, hurdle, live down, master, negotiate, overcome, overmaster, overpass, overpower, override, overrule, prevail, ride out, surmount, vanquish, win through), пренебрегвам (disregard, flaunt, flout, ignore, laugh at, lay aside, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass up, pretermit, put by, shrug off, sink, sit on, slight, wave aside, wave away), премълчавам (elide, hold back, save one's breath, suppress), преминавам през (go over, sweep), правя преглед на (recapitulate, review). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | pominout (pass, pass away), přejít (come over, cross, get across, get over, go across, go over, overpass, pass, pass on, slide, traverse), nevšimnout si. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | mennä ohi (pass, pass a person, pass by). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | passer sous silence, omettre, négliger (pass over smth.), ignorer (pass by). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | entschlafen (pass on), übergehen (bypass, descend, ignore, migrate, pass by, set aside, shade, skip). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | παραλείπω (cut out, elide, fail, leave out, miss out, omission, omit, pretermit, skip). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | לפסוח (celebrate pessach, skip), ל"תעלם (disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook, override, vanish). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | átmegy (go through, overpass, pass, pass through, to adjourn, to come through, to cross, to cross over, to get through, to go over, to go through, to knife, to pass across, to pass through, to put over, to repass, to step across), áthalad (overpass, to cross, to go through, to pass, to pass through, to south, to traverse, traverse), átad (give over, give up, hand, hand over, impart, left, pass, to assign, to consign, to convey, to give up, to leave, to pass, to pass over, to remit, to surrender, to transmit, to turn in, turn in). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | membelakangkan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | spirare (expire, express, give off), ignorare (be unaware of, disregard, ignore, ignore each other, not to know, pass by, shrug off, slight). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 越える (to cross, to cross over, to pass over, to pass through), 越える (to cross, to cross over, to exceed, to pass over, to pass through), 超える (to cross, to cross over, to exceed, to pass over, to pass through), 渡す (to hand over, to pass over), '越える (to cross a pass, to pass over the peak). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | "える (to cross, to cross over, to exceed, to grow fat, to grow fertile, to pass over, to pass through), わたす (to hand over, to pass over), とう''"える (to cross a pass, to pass over the peak). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | sheeyney hug (point of hound, transmit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | asspay overay passar por alto, atravessar (cross, divide, divvy, fish, go through, intersect, jab, overpass, pass, penetrate, perambulate, permeate, pervade, pierce, roam, spit, survive, thrust, transfix, travel, traverse, trespass). (various references) trece peste (bestride, bridge, clear, draw, get over, go over, jump, override, overrule, overrun, span, stride, surmount, tread), nesocoti (disregard, ignore, leave, overrule, pass by, scorn, sneeze, trample on, undervalue), neglija (neglect, omit, pass by, slight). (various references) не обращать внимания (neglect, shrug off), не замечать, проглядеть (look over). (various references) prećutati (keep secret), preći (change over, cote, cover, cover ground, cross, go over, march, overpass, pass through, shade, shift, transit, traverse), mimoići (evade, go by). (various references) pasarse (bandy, go, go bad, go off, go over, stew), pasar por alto (disregard, gloss over, ignore, jump, overlook, pass by), transmitir (broadcast, carry, convey, devolve, ferry, give, hand down, overtop, pass on, put across, send, send on, televise, to broadcast, transmit), omitir (count out, drop, elide, forbore, jump, leave aside, leave out, Miss, miss out, neglect, omit, pretermit, skip), ignorar a, hacer caso omiso de (abstract, disregard, ignore, make little account of, pass by), disiparse, decir (call, get in, go, let out, mention, observe, put, put in, read, recite, say, saying, speak, tell, think, to say, voice, word), alejarse (bear off, draw away, estrange, flounce away, move away, move off, recede, walk away, walk off). (various references) utelämna (drop, leave out, omit, pass). (various references) yararlanmak (avail oneself of smth., benefit, capitalize, enjoy, impose, make use of, parlay, pass up, practice on, practice upon, practise on, practise upon, profit, profit by, put account, refer, rejoice in, take advantage of, turn to account, use, utilize), geçmek (abate, adjourn, be current, be over, be transmitted, be valid, beat, best, better, cap, catch, change to, clear, come down, cross, cut across, devolve, distance, elapse, exceed, Excel, expire, fit in, get through, go, go by, go down, go out, have outgrown smb., interlace, intervene, lapse, leave behind, negotiate, outdistance, outdo, outgo, outgrow, outpace, outrange, outrival, outrun, outstrip, pass, pass away, pass beyond, pass by, pass into, pass off, pass on, pass up, permeate, ride, rub on, run, run out, subside, surpass, top, tower above, track, transmigrate, turn, wear off), aldırmamak (be unmindful of, close one's eyes to, disregard, ignore, neglect, not to mind, pass by, pay no attention, shelve), aşmak (be in excess of, bestride, clear, defeat, exceed, go beyond, negotiate, outgo, outreach, overbrim, overlap, overrun, overstep, pass, pass beyond, stride, surmount, surpass, top, transcend, transgress), aşırmak (abstract, bag, cop, crib, filch, help oneself to, hoist, hook, make off with, mooch, pilfer, prig, purloin, scrounge, snaffle, snitch, steal, walk off with, whip), üzerinden geçmek (bestride, fly over, retrace). (various references) проходити (elapse, overgo, overpass, pass, slip by), пропускати (balk, drop out, leave out, let by, let through, miss out, omit, outlet, overjump, overleap, overlook, pass through, skip, waste), переправлятися (ferry), переправляти (put across). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | praetereat, praetereunte, praetereuntem, praetereuntes, praetereuntibus, praeteribant, praeteribis, praeteribit, praeteribo, praeteriens, praeterient, praeterierint, praeterieris, praeterierit, praeterieritis, praeterierunt, praeteriet, praeterii, praeteriit, praeterire, praeteriret, praeterissent, praeterisset, praeterit, praeterita, praeteriti, praeteritis, praeterito, praeteritum, praeterivi, praeterivit, praetermittas, praetermitteret, taceo, transeo. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 19, Verse 11 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Elehmwn anhr makroqumei to de kauchma autou epercetai paranomoiV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Doctrina viri per patientiam noscitur et gloria eius est iniqua praetergredi |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The doctrine of a man bi pacience is knowe; and the glorie of hym is to go biside wicke thingys. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | A man's good sense makes him slow to wrath, and the overlooking of wrongdoing is his glory. |
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| Language | Proverbs Chapter 19, Verse 11 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ang pagkabuotan sa usa ka tawo makapahimo kaniya nga mahinay sa pagkasuko; Ug maoy iyang himaya ang pagpasaylo sa kalapasan. |
| Chinese | 人 有 見 識 、 就 不 輕 " 發 ' . 寬 恕 人 的 過 失 、 便 是 自 己 的 榮 耀 。 |
| Croatian | Um èovjeka usteže od srdžbe, a èast mu je oprostiti krivicu. |
| Danish | Klogskab gør Mennesket sindigt, hans Ære er at overse Brøde. |
| Dutch | Het verstand des mensen vertraagt zijn toorn; en zijn sieraad is de overtreding voorbij te gaan. |
| Finnish | Ymmärrys tekee ihmisen pitkämieliseksi, ja hänen kunniansa on antaa rikos anteeksi. |
| French | L`homme qui a de la sagesse est lent la colère, Et il met sa gloire oublier les offenses. |
| German | Wer geduldig ist, der ist ein kluger Mensch, und ist ihm eine Ehre, daß er Untugend überhören kann. |
| Hungarian | Az embernek értelme hosszútûrõvé teszi õt; és ékességére van néki elhallgatni a vétket. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Orang bijaksana dapat menahan kemarahannya. Ia terpuji karena tidak menghiraukan kesalahan orang terhadapnya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Adapun perhiasan orang alim ia itu panjang sabar, dan mengampuni salah ia itulah makotanya. |
| Italian | E' avvedutezza per l'uomo rimandare lo sdegno ed è sua gloria passar sopra alle offese. |
| Maori | ¶ Ko te ngarahu tupato ka pupuri i tona riri; a hei whakakororia mona te whakarere noa iho i te he. |
| Norwegian | Et menneskes klokskap gjør ham langmodig, og det er hans ære at han overser krenkelser. |
| Rumanian | Knyelepciunea face pe om rqbdqtor, wi este o cinste pentru el sq uite grewelile. - |
| Spanish | El discernimiento del hombre detiene su furor, y su honra es pasar por alto la ofensa. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: overpass, passover. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-o-p-r-s-s-v" | |
-1 letter: soapers. | |
-2 letters: aspers, operas, pareos, parses, parvos, paseos, passer, pavers, posers, prases, proses, proves, repass, sapors, savers, savors, serosa, servos, soaper, soaves, spares, sparse, spears, spores, vapors, versos. | |
-3 letters: apers, apres, apses, arose, arses, arvos, asper, avers, oases, oaves, opera, overs, pareo, pares, parse, parve, parvo, paseo, pases, passe, paver, paves, pears, pesos. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-o-p-r-s-s-v" | |
+1 letter: passovers, vaporises. | |
+2 letters: eavesdrops, overpassed, overpasses, pervasions, supernovas. | |
+3 letters: disapproves, overpassing, overpraises, overspreads, postharvest, vasopressin, vasopressor. | |
+4 letters: disapprovers, overemphases, overemphasis, parvoviruses, provableness, vaporishness, vaporousness, vasopressins, vasopressors. | |
+5 letters: avoirdupoises, eavesdroppers, operativeness, overpersuades, papovaviruses, preservations, superovulates. | |
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