Synonyms

passed

American

[past, pahst] / pæst, pɑst /

adjective

having completed the act of passing. pass.
having received a passing pass grade on an examination or test or successfully completed a school course, year, or program of study.
Finance. noting a dividend not paid at the usual dividend date.
U.S. Navy. having successfully completed an examination for promotion, and awaiting a vacancy in the next grade.

a passed chief engineer.

Other Word Forms

unpassed adjective

Etymology

Origin of passed

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; pass + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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“We made the wrong decision,” said Norris, who had already been passed by Verstappen in the first corner of the race.

From The Wall Street Journal

As the Labour government only controls a minority in parliament, the proposal still needs to be approved by its partners in parliament before being passed.

From Barron's

Whatever he did not spend during his lifetime would be passed down to his heirs.

From MarketWatch

Food and beverage brands have approached Gaffigan in recent years about potential collaborations, but he passed, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

MIDDLETOWN, Pa.—Forty-six years have passed since America’s worst nuclear accident, at Three Mile Island, jolted the country and created skepticism of nuclear energy.

From The Wall Street Journal

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