pass
verb (used with object)
to move past; go by.
has passed
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present perfectof pass (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Jason Eck, whose winding career has passed through Idaho, Montana and South Dakota, has New Mexico in the top 25 for the first time ever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
Enough time has passed between the prequels and the present that Anakin can be presented as a brooding badass.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026
The spacecraft will continue traveling through the same interstellar environment, unaware that it has passed a milestone of special significance to people on Earth.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Investors are now grappling with the prospect that the period of peak earnings growth has passed.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
“Oh, it will. But not until the current has passed through it. It will act something like a fuse, in fact. Except the electricity will travel along it,” says Beetee.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
