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Question 1 of 12
On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
Idioms for pass
Origin of pass
First recorded in 1175–1225; (verb) Middle English passen, from Old French passer, from unattested Vulgar Latin passāre, derivative of Latin passus “step, pace” (see pace1;); (noun) Middle English; in part from Middle French passe (noun derivative of passer ), in part from Middle English, noun derivative of passen
synonym study for pass
76b. See die1.
OTHER WORDS FROM pass
passless, adjectiveoutpass, verb (used with object)subpass, nounWords nearby pass
paspalum, Pasquale, pasqueflower, pasquil, pasquinade, pass, passable, passably, passacaglia, passade, passado
Definition for pass (2 of 3)
Pass
[ pas ]
/ pæs /
noun
Joe Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua, 1929–94, U.S. jazz guitarist.
Definition for pass (3 of 3)
pass.
abbreviation
passenger.
passim.
passive.
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British Dictionary definitions for pass (1 of 2)
pass
/ (pɑːs) /
verb
noun
interjection
bridge a call indicating that a player has no bid to make
Word Origin for pass
C13: from Old French passer to pass, surpass, from Latin passūs step, pace 1
British Dictionary definitions for pass (2 of 2)
pass.
abbreviation for
passive
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Medical definitions for pass
pass
[ păs ]
v.
To go across; go through.
To cause to move into a certain position.
To cease to exist; die.
To be voided from the body.
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Idioms and Phrases with pass
pass
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