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The correct spelling is pass.

How to pronounce pass

[pʰäːs]
verb

IPA: [pʰäːs]

Say it like: Pas-s

The correct spelling is pass. To change place. For example: "the passes of the Mississippi"

Usage Examples

the passes of the Mississippi

My first pass at a career of writing proved unsuccessful.

I gained three passes at A-level, in mathematics, French, and English literature.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To change place.
  2. 2.To change in state or status
  3. 3.To move through time.
  4. 4.To be accepted.
  5. 5.In any game, to decline to play in one's turn.

noun

  1. 1.An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier such as a mountain range; a passageway; a defile; a ford.
  2. 2.A channel connecting a river or body of water to the sea, for example at the mouth (delta) of a river.
  3. 3.A single movement, especially of a hand, at, over or along anything.
  4. 4.A single passage of a tool over something, or of something over a tool.
  5. 5.An attempt.

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