'To pass into' definitions:
Definition of 'To pass into'
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- Pass \Pass\ (p[.a]s, p[a^]s), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Passed; p. pr. & vb. n. Passing.] [F. passer, LL. passare, fr. L. passus step, or from pandere, passum, to spread out, lay open. See Pace.]
- 1. To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal phrase defining the kind or manner of motion; as, to pass on, by, out, in, etc.; to pass swiftly, directly, smoothly, etc.; to pass to the rear, under the yoke, over the bridge, across the field, beyond the border, etc. "But now pass over [i. e., pass on]." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- On high behests his angels to and fro Passed frequent. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Sweet sounds rose slowly through their mouths, And from their bodies passed. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To move or be transferred from one state or condition to another; to change possession, condition, or circumstances; to undergo transition; as, the business has passed into other hands. [1913 Webster]
- Others, dissatisfied with what they have, . . . pass from just to unjust. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To move beyond the range of the senses or of knowledge; to pass away; hence, to disappear; to vanish; to depart; specifically, to depart from life; to die. [1913 Webster]
- Disturb him not, let him pass paceably. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Beauty is a charm, but soon the charm will pass. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- The passing of the sweetest soul That ever looked with human eyes. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To move or to come into being or under notice; to come and go in consciousness; hence, to take place; to occur; to happen; to come; to occur progressively or in succession; to be present transitorily. [1913 Webster]
- So death passed upon all men. --Rom. v. 12. [1913 Webster]
- Our own consciousness of what passes within our own mind. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To go by or glide by, as time; to elapse; to be spent; as, their vacation passed pleasantly. [1913 Webster]
- Now the time is far passed. --Mark vi. 35 [1913 Webster]
- 6. To go from one person to another; hence, to be given and taken freely; as, clipped coin will not pass; to obtain general acceptance; to be held or regarded; to circulate; to be current; -- followed by for before a word denoting value or estimation. "Let him pass for a man." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- False eloquence passeth only where true is not understood. --Felton. [1913 Webster]
- This will not pass for a fault in him. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]
- 7. To advance through all the steps or stages necessary to validity or effectiveness; to be carried through a body that has power to sanction or reject; to receive legislative sanction; to be enacted; as, the resolution passed; the bill passed both houses of Congress. [1913 Webster]
- 8. To go through any inspection or test successfully; to be approved or accepted; as, he attempted the examination, but did not expect to pass. [1913 Webster]
- 9. To be suffered to go on; to be tolerated; hence, to continue; to live along. "The play may pass." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 10. To go unheeded or neglected; to proceed without hindrance or opposition; as, we let this act pass. [1913 Webster]
- 11. To go beyond bounds; to surpass; to be in excess. [Obs.] "This passes, Master Ford." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 12. To take heed; to care. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- As for these silken-coated slaves, I pass not. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 13. To go through the intestines. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
- 14. (Law) To be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or other instrument of conveyance; as, an estate passes by a certain clause in a deed. --Mozley & W. [1913 Webster]
- 15. (Fencing) To make a lunge or pass; to thrust. [1913 Webster]
- 16. (Card Playing) To decline to play in one's turn; in euchre, to decline to make the trump. [1913 Webster]
- She would not play, yet must not pass. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- To bring to pass, To come to pass. See under Bring, and Come.
- To pass away, to disappear; to die; to vanish. "The heavens shall pass away." --2 Pet. iii. 10. "I thought to pass away before, but yet alive I am." --Tennyson.
- To pass by, to go near and beyond a certain person or place; as, he passed by as we stood there.
- To pass into, to change by a gradual transmission; to blend or unite with.
- To pass on, to proceed.
- To pass on or To pass upon. (a) To happen to; to come upon; to affect. "So death passed upon all men." --Rom. v. 12. "Provided no indirect act pass upon our prayers to define them." --Jer. Taylor. (b) To determine concerning; to give judgment or sentence upon. "We may not pass upon his life." --Shak.
- To pass off, to go away; to cease; to disappear; as, an agitation passes off.
- To pass over, to go from one side or end to the other; to cross, as a river, road, or bridge. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'To pass into'
- Pass,
- Passed,
- Passing,
- Passingly,
- To pass by,
- To pass off,
- To pass on,
- To pass over,
- in passing,
- pass by,
- pass for,
- pass off,
- pass on,
- pass out,
- pass over,
- pass through,
- pass up,
- passe,
- passing by,
- Alto Pass,
- Anaktuvuk Pass,
- Aransas Pass,
- By-pass,
- Eagle Pass,
- False Pass,
- Ferry Pass,
- Grand Pass,
- Grants Pass,
- Grants Pass, OR,
- Moose Pass,
- Pass Christian,
- Pass boat,
- Pass book,
- Pass box,
- Pass check,
- Pass'e,
- Pass'ee,
- Passe partout,
- Passed midshipman,
- Passing bell,
- Passing note,
- Passing tone,
- Pippa Passes,
- Sea pass,
- Snoqualmie Pass,
- To bring to pass,
- To come to pass,
- To pass a dividend,
- To pass away,
- To pass muster,
- To pass upon,
- Whale Pass,
- boarding pass,
- brenner pass,
- bring to pass,
- come to pass,
- donner pass,
- flare pass,
- forward pass,
- hall pass,
- khyber pass,
- lateral pass,
- let pass,
- make pass,
- mountain pass,
- pass across,
- pass along,
- pass around,
- pass away,
- pass catcher,
- pass completion,
- pass judgment,
- pass muster,
- pass receiver,
- pass the buck,
- pass water,
- pass-through,
- passed ball,
- passing comment,
- passing fancy,
- passing game,
- passing measure,
- passing play,
- passing shot,
- passing water,
- screen pass,
- spot pass,
- to pass the Rubicon,
- Alto Pass, IL,
- Anaktuvuk Pass, AK,
- Aransas Pass, TX,
- Eagle Pass, TX,
- False Pass, AK,
- Ferry Pass, FL,
- Grand Pass, MO,
- Moose Pass, AK,
- Pass Christian, MS,
- Pass-key,
- Pass-parole,
- Pippa Passes, KY,
- Snoqualmie Pass, WA,
- To pass around the hat,
- To pass something on some one,
- Whale Pass, AK,
- pass with flying colors,
- passe-partout,
- To pass something upon some one,
- high-pass filter,
- low-pass filter