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    Definition of passes in English Dictionary

  • NounBFpass
    1. plural of pass.
    2. VerbBFpassPRpassingPT, PPpassed
      1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of pass.
      2. More Examples
        1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
          • In poor families, solid cloths are passed down from elder children to kid siblings, who must wear them out or if they outgrow them pass them down to still younger relatives
          • The zookeeps grunt and groan and struggle for their footing as they pass Ajax over the rail and carry him into the cage.
          • Keep an eye peeled, you never know when the ice-cream truck will pass by.
        2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
          • Pass me that spanner, Jake; there's just one more nut to screw in.
        3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
          • The cavalry will head off the bandits at the pass.
          • Every possible pressure was brought to bear on the minister to ensure the unjust law was not passed.
          • Emmanuel Adebayor's touch proved a fraction heavy as he guided Van der Vaart's exquisite long ball round John Ruddy, before the goalkeeper did well to smother Bale's shot from Modric's weighted pass.
      • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
        1. Nouns
          • Noun forms
            • Plurals
              • Plurals ending in "-es"
              • Noun plural forms
                • Plurals ending in "-es"
              • Nouns with common ending formations
                • Plurals ending in "-es"
              • Verbs
                • Verb forms
                  • Verb singular forms
                    • Third-person singular forms
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              Meaning of passes for the defined word.

              Grammatically, this word "passes" is a noun, more specifically, a noun form and a nouns with common ending formation. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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