repass
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Other Word Forms
- repassage noun
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
Piastri briefly took the lead at Turn Three, only for Norris to repass at the next corner.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025
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
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
I don’t wish to repass those two uncanny creatures.
From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Reid, Mayne
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