pas

[ pah ]

noun

, plural pas.

1. a step or series of steps in ballet.
2. right of precedence.

PAS

¹

abbreviation for

1. physician-assisted suicide: a practice in which a terminally-ill person requests a medical practitioner to administer a lethal dose of medication

PA's

²

plural noun

1. mountaineering a type of rock boot

pas

³

/ pɑ; pɑː /

noun

1. a dance step or movement, esp in ballet
2. rare.
   the right to precede; precedence

Word History and Origins

Origin of pas¹

1695–1705; < French < Latin passus. See pace ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of pas¹

C20: named after P ierre A llain, French climber

Origin of pas²

C18: French, literally: step

Example Sentences

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From Popular-Science

But publicly throwing shade at Louis Vuitton wasn't Kanye's first fashion faux pas.

From The Daily Beast

He continues to search for a loan to renovate his beloved Hotel Pourquoi Pas?

From The Daily Beast

One winter night, Posho Wembore sneaked into the exclusive whites-only club of the Hotel Pourquoi Pas?

From The Daily Beast

Its addictive “sidebar of shame” catalogues every celebrity roll of fat, fashion faux pas, and shaky early-morning nightclub exit.

From The Daily Beast

The way Grant spun his publicity faux pas paved the way for many celebrities after him.

From The Daily Beast

Mais ce n'est pas de merveille; car, comme j'ay dict, ils sont enfans.

From Project Gutenberg

Ils avoyent lors un conducteur fort honneste homme, et se comportoit fort bien avec les naturels du pas.

From Project Gutenberg

Il me dirent qu'il estoit malade ds quatre mois, et que comme il apparoissoit, il ne la feroit pas longue.

From Project Gutenberg

La chasse aussi ne se trouve pas foison en vn lieu o il faut viure de cela, & o l'on fait vne demeure arreste.

From Project Gutenberg

Mais c'est là une mesure d'un intérêt défensif, qui ne fera pas faire un pas en avant.

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