passed

[ past, pahst ]
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adjective
  1. having completed the act of passing.

  2. having received a passing grade on an examination or test or successfully completed a school course, year, or program of study.

  1. Finance. noting a dividend not paid at the usual dividend date.

  2. U.S. Navy. having successfully completed an examination for promotion, and awaiting a vacancy in the next grade: a passed chief engineer.

Origin of passed

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; pass + -ed2

Other words from passed

  • un·passed, adjective

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