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Definition of pass as in the Idioms Dictionary. What does pass as expression mean? Inciting incident will be released on march 21st!. Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. Pass as - Idioms by The Free Dictionary. Pass (someone or something) off (as something else) pass (someone or something) off on (someone) pass (someone or something) over. If an event or opportunity passes you by, you do not notice it or get pleasure or an advantage from it: We mustn't let this opportunity pass us. (Definition of pass sb by from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of pass. Pass sth on definition: 1. To tell someone something that another person has told you: 2. To give someone something that. Find 416 ways to say PASS, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com, the world's most trusted free thesaurus.

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pass as (someone or something)

1. To be able to be accepted as or believed to be someone or something else. The fact that glass can so easily pass as diamond among most consumers tells me that the gem's value is kind of a hoax.With the right clothes and makeup, I think you could easily pass as an adult.
2. To cause someone or something to be accepted as or believed to be someone or something else. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between 'pass' and 'as.' A fancy glass exterior isn't enough to pass this budget phone as the premium gadget the company wants you to think that it is.A nice suit could easily pass you as a respectable businessman.
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pass as someone or something

to succeed in being accepted as someone or something. The spy was able to pass as a regular citizen. The thief was arrested when he tried to pass as a priest.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

pass as

v.
To give some unreal impression that is accepted as real; pass for something: Although he was 30, he could easily pass as a teenager when he shaved his beard.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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