repass
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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repasses,
present (3rd person singular)
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repassed,
past participle, past
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repassing
present participle
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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repasssimple
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repassessimple
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have repassedperfect
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has repassedperfect
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am repassingprogressive
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are repassingprogressive
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is repassingprogressive
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have been repassingperfect progressive
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has been repassingperfect progressive
Past
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repassedsimple
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had repassedperfect
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was repassingprogressive
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were repassingprogressive
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had been repassingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of repass
1425–75; late Middle English repassen < Middle French repasser, Old French, equivalent to re- re- + passer to pass
Example Sentences
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It’s no secret that police routinely monitor funerals and repass gatherings where they suspect gang members could be present, partly in an effort to ward off violence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026
He trailed Lawson's team-mate Isack Hadjar for the first 15 laps before passing him on the Strip but also lost out to Leclerc, who he was able to repass during the pit-stop period.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
Following the aching prayers of the album’s “Turiya and Ramakrishna,” the opening strings of “Blue Nile” herald respite and repass, a moment to settle and reset.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
We repass under Tower Bridge, picking up a police boat on the way – sniff sniff sussy sussy – but it falls behind: meanwhile Jordan's telling me about this group she's managing called the Ants.
From The Guardian ● May 29, 2012
And besides, there was always that desolate house to pass and repass.
From A Song of a Single Note A Love Story by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
The Comfort Zone provides discounts and contributes time and cooking skills to nonprofits, schools and homeless shelters, and is a frequent attendee at repasses, a post-funeral reception for friends and family of the recently deceased.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
The four parts of Joyce's novel reflect Italian Philosopher Giovanni Battista Vice's theory that history eternally passes and repasses through four phases: theocratic, aristocratic, democratic, chaotic.
From Time Magazine Archive
At a moment of rest, after a meal, the Glow-worm passes and repasses the said brush over his head, back, sides and hinder-parts, a performance made possible by the flexibility of his spine.
From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
At a moment of rest, after a meal, the Glow-worm passes and repasses the said brush over his head, back, sides and hinder parts, a performance made possible by the flexibility of his spine.
From The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
The paper passes and repasses through these calenders until the requisite degree of smoothness and polish has been acquired.
From A Book of Exposition by Homer Heath Nugent
Leclerc repassed Norris on lap eight - the third lap after a restart from an early safety car period caused by the Ricciardo-Sainz collision.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2022
Leclerc repassed Verstappen around the outside into Turn Four, cutting across Verstappen as he edged ahead, but remained under threat.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2022
At 76, he has repassed the California bar exam — on his third try — and won a judgment in the State Bar Court of California to have his license reinstated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2021
The Idaho legislature repassed and made law a similar 90-day measure, over last fortnight's veto by Governor C. Ben Ross.
From Time Magazine Archive
I repassed, in my memory, my whole life; my quiet happiness while residing with my family in Geneva, the death of my mother, and my departure for Ingolstadt.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
This repassing, or ripasso, is intended to add weight and density to the wine.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2020
But the legislature rose without repassing the bill, allowed it to expire.
From Time Magazine Archive
Big bombers were passing and repassing in the sky.
From Time Magazine Archive
Through the wicket the iron casques of the two sentinels, posted on the outside, are seen passing and repassing.
From The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc by Eug?ne Sue
A triumphant procession in honor of the Roman arms was passing by; and it was precisely in a great crowd, passing and repassing, that our recluses thought there was least danger of being specially observed.
From In Both Worlds by William Henry Holcombe
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