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
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
In both races, Leclerc played tactically with the DRS detection points to ensure he was behind at key parts of the track and could benefit from the subsequent overtaking zone to repass Verstappen.
From BBC ● Apr. 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
Gay youths and maids pass and repass to the sound of music and laughter.
From Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town by John T. Goolrick
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
Bonnets and hats are tried on, and she passes and repasses before the glass to study the jauntiness or attractiveness of different styles.
From Floyd Grandon's Honor by Amanda Minnie Douglas
Every evening, she passes and repasses over it, strengthening it with fresh threads.
From The Life of the Spider by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
In this way it passes and repasses until it is worn out, when it is withdrawn, and a new one takes its place.
From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Robert Cochrane
Verstappen, who had been repassed by Sainz for the lead on lap nine, tried the same tactic as in Austin.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024
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
Instead, John Rankin's committee unanimously recommended that the bill be repassed.
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
Big bombers were passing and repassing in the sky.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the legislature rose without repassing the bill, allowed it to expire.
From Time Magazine Archive
In passing and repassing it that evening, Rowena had vainly ransacked her guileful brain for an excuse to invade it.
From Marjorie Dean, High School Junior by Pauline Lester
Shadows upon the white-clouded window-panes were seen rapidly passing and repassing.
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 by Various
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