Meet vs. Pass
Difference Between Meet and Pass
Meetverb
To come into the presence of by chance or arrangement
I was surprised to meet an old friend in the park. I met a friend for coffee.Passverb
To move on or ahead; proceed
The train passed through fields of wheat.Meetverb
To come into the company of
I met my colleagues for a meeting.Passverb
To extend; run
The river passes through our land.Meetverb
To be introduced to; make the acquaintance of
Have you met my wife?.Passverb
To move by or in front of something
The band passed and the crowd cheered.Meetverb
To come together or confront in opposition
The rival teams meet next week.Passverb
To move past another vehicle
The sports car passed on the right.Meetverb
To be present at the arrival of
met the train.Passverb
To gain passage despite obstacles
pass through difficult years.Meetverb
To come into conjunction with; join or touch
where the road meets the highway.Passverb
To move past in time; elapse
The days passed quickly.Meetverb
To come into conformity with the views, wishes, or opinions of
The firm has done its best to meet us on that point.Passverb
To be transferred from one to another; circulate
The wine passed around the table.Meetverb
To come to the notice of (the senses)
There is more here than meets the eye.Passverb
(Sports) To transfer a ball or puck to a teammate.
Meetverb
To experience or undergo
He met his fate with courage. The project has met a setback.Passverb
To be communicated or exchanged between persons
Loud words passed in the corridor.Meetverb
To be sufficient for (a need, for example); fulfill
meet all the conditions in the contract.Passverb
To be transferred or conveyed to another by will or deed
The title passed to the older heir.Meetverb
To deal or contend with effectively
We can meet each problem as it arises.Passverb
To undergo transition from one condition, form, quality, or characteristic to another
Daylight passed into darkness.Meetverb
To pay; settle
enough money to meet expenses.Passverb
To come to an end
My anger suddenly passed. The headache finally passed.Meetverb
To come together
Didn't recognize him when we met. Where should we meet for lunch?.Passverb
To cease to exist; die. Often used with on
The patient passed on during the night.Meetverb
To come into conjunction; be joined
The two pipes meet in the corner.Passverb
To happen; take place
wanted to know what had passed at the meeting.Meetverb
To come together as opponents; contend
The team met with its rival.Passverb
To be allowed to happen without notice or challenge
Let their rude remarks pass.Meetverb
To become introduced
Where did the two of you meet?.Passverb
Sports & Games To decline one's turn to bid, draw, bet, compete, or play.
Meetverb
To assemble
Protesters met in the square.Passverb
To decline an offer
When we offered him dessert, he passed.Meetverb
To occur together, especially in one person or entity
Suspense and intrigue meet in this new movie.Passverb
To undergo an examination or a trial with favorable results.
Meetnoun
A meeting or contest, especially an athletic competition.
Passverb
To serve as a barely acceptable substitute
The spare tire was nearly bald but would pass until we bought a new one.Meetadjective
Fitting; proper
"It seems not meet, nor wholesome to my place" (Shakespeare).Passverb
To be accepted as a member of a group by denying one's own ancestry or background.
Meetverb
Of individuals: to make personal contact.
Passverb
To be approved or adopted
The motion to adjourn passed.Meetverb
To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
Fancy meeting you here!Guess who I met at the supermarket today?Passverb
To make a decision
to pass upon a legal question.Meetverb
To come face to face with someone by arrangement.
Let's meet at the station at 9 o'clock.Shall we meet at 8 p.m in our favorite chatroom?Passverb
To convey property to an heir or heirs
to pass according to the terms of the will.Meetverb
To get acquainted with someone.
I'm pleased to meet you!I'd like you to meet a colleague of mine.I met my husband through a mutual friend at a party. It wasn't love at first sight; in fact, we couldn't stand each other at first!Passverb
(Medicine) To be discharged from a bodily part
The patient had a lot of pain when the kidney stone passed.Meetverb
(Ireland) To French kiss someone.
Passverb
(Sports) To thrust or lunge in fencing.
Meetverb
Of groups: to gather or oppose.
Passverb
To go by without stopping; proceed beyond or leave behind
The bus passed a gas station.Meetverb
To gather for a formal or social discussion.
I met with them several times.The government ministers met today to start the negotiations.Passverb
To go across; go through
We passed the border into Mexico.Meetverb
To come together in conflict.
Passverb
To allow to go by or elapse; spend
He passed his winter in Vermont.Meetverb
(sports) To play a match.
England and Holland will meet in the final.Passverb
To go by without paying attention to; disregard or ignore
If you pass the new photographs in the collection, you'll miss some outstanding ones.Meetverb
To make physical or perceptual contact.
Passverb
To fail to pay (a dividend).
Meetverb
To converge and finally touch or intersect.
The two streets meet at a crossroad half a mile away.Passverb
To go beyond; surpass
The inheritance passed my wildest dreams.Meetverb
To touch or hit something while moving.
The right wing of the car met the column in the garage, leaving a dent.Passverb
To undergo (a trial or examination) with favorable results
She passed every test.Meetverb
To adjoin, be physically touching.
The carpet meets the wall at this side of the room.The forest meets the sea along this part of the coast.Passverb
To cause or allow to go through a trial, test, or examination successfully
The instructor passed all the candidates.Meetverb
To satisfy; to comply with.
This proposal meets my requirements.The company agrees to meet the cost of any repairs.Passverb
To cause to move
We passed our hands over the fabric.Meetverb
To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.
The eye met a horrid sight.He met his fate.Passverb
To cause to move into a certain position
pass a ribbon around a package.Meetnoun
A sports competition, especially for track and field or swimming (a swim meet).
Passverb
To cause to move as part of a process
pass liquid through a filter.Meetnoun
A gathering of riders, horses and hounds for foxhunting; a field meet for hunting.
Passverb
To cause to go by
The sergeant passed his troops before the grandstand.Meetnoun
(rail transport) A meeting of two trains in opposite directions on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other cross.
Passverb
To allow to cross a barrier
The border guard passed the tourists.Meetnoun
A meeting.
OK, let's arrange a meet with Tyler and ask him.Passverb
(Baseball) To walk (a batter).
Meetnoun
(algebra) The greatest lower bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ∧.
Passverb
To maneuver (the bull) by means of a pase in bullfighting.
Meetnoun
(Irish) An act of French kissing someone.
Passverb
To cause to be transferred from one to another; circulate
They passed the news quickly.Meetadjective
(archaic) Suitable; right; proper.
Passverb
To hand over to someone else
Please pass the bread.Meetnoun
a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
Passverb
(Sports) To transfer (a ball, for example) to a teammate, as by throwing.
Meetverb
come together;
I'll probably see you at the meetingHow nice to see you again!Passverb
To cause to be accepted; circulate fraudulently
pass counterfeit money.Meetverb
get together socially or for a specific purpose
Passverb
(Law) To convey (property) to an heir or heirs
to pass an estate.Meetverb
be adjacent or come together;
The lines converge at this pointPassverb
(Medicine) To discharge (a waste product, for example) from a bodily part.
Meetverb
fill or meet a want or need
Passverb
(Medicine) To introduce (an instrument) into a bodily cavity.
Meetverb
satisfy a condition or restriction;
Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?Passverb
To approve; adopt
The legislature passed the bill.Meetverb
satisfy or fulfill;
meet a needthis job doesn't match my dreamsPassverb
To be sanctioned, ratified, or approved by
The bill passed the House of Representatives.Meetverb
get to know; get acquainted with;
I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!we met in SingaporePassverb
To pronounce; utter
pass judgment.pass sentence on an offender.Meetverb
collect in one place;
We assembled in the church basementLet's gather in the dining roomPassnoun
The act of passing; passage.
Meetverb
meet by design; be present at the arrival of;
Can you meet me at the train station?Passnoun
A way, such as a narrow gap between mountains, that affords passage around, over, or through a barrier.
Meetverb
contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle;
Princeton plays Yale this weekendCharlie likes to play MaryPassnoun
A permit, ticket, or authorization to come and go at will.
Meetverb
experience as a reaction;
My proposal met with much oppositionPassnoun
A free ticket entitling one to transportation or admission.
Meetverb
undergo or suffer;
meet a violent deathsuffer a terrible fatePassnoun
Written leave of absence from military duty.
Meetverb
be in direct physical contact with; make contact;
The two buildings touchTheir hands touchedThe wire must not contact the metal coverThe surfaces contact at this pointPassnoun
A passing grade, especially when graded using a pass-fail grading system.
Meetadjective
being precisely fitting and right;
it is only meet that she should be seated firstPassnoun
A sweep or run, as by an aircraft, over or toward an area or target.
Passnoun
A single complete cycle of operations, as by a machine or computer program.
Passnoun
A condition or situation, often critical in nature; a predicament
contract negotiations that had come to an emotional pass.Passnoun
A sexual invitation or overture
Was he making a pass at her?.Passnoun
A motion of the hand or the waving of a wand
The magician made a pass over the hat.Passnoun
(Sports) A transfer of a ball or puck between teammates.
Passnoun
(Sports) A lunge or thrust in fencing.
Passnoun
(Baseball) A base on balls.
Passnoun
Sports & Games A refusal to bid, draw, bet, compete, or play.
Passnoun
(Games) A winning throw of the dice in craps.
Passnoun
A pase in bullfighting.
Passverb
To change place.
Passverb
(intransitive) To move or be moved from one place to another.
They passed from room to room.Passverb
(transitive) To go past, by, over, or through; to proceed from one side to the other of; to move past.
You will pass a house on your right.Passverb
(ditransitive) To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another; to transmit; to deliver; to hand; to make over.
The waiter passed biscuits and cheese.John passed Suzie a note.The torch was passed from hand to hand.Passverb
To eliminate (something) from the body by natural processes.
He was passing blood in both his urine and his stool.The poison had been passed by the time of the autopsy.Passverb
To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure.
Passverb
(sport) To kick (the ball) with precision rather than at full force.
Passverb
(intransitive) To go from one person to another.
Passverb
(transitive) To put in circulation; to give currency to.
pass counterfeit moneyPassverb
To cause to obtain entrance, admission, or conveyance.
pass a person into a theater or over a railroadPassverb
To change in state or status
Passverb
(intransitive) To progress from one state to another; to advance.
He passed from youth into old age.Passverb
(intransitive) To depart, to cease, to come to an end.
At first, she was worried, but that feeling soon passed.Passverb
(intransitive) To die.
His grandmother passed yesterday.Passverb
To achieve a successful outcome from.
He passed his examination.He attempted the examination, but did not expect to pass.Passverb
To advance through all the steps or stages necessary to become valid or effective; to obtain the formal sanction of (a legislative body).
Despite the efforts of the opposition, the bill passed.The bill passed both houses of Congress.The bill passed the Senate, but did not pass in the House.Passverb
To be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or other instrument of conveyance.
The estate passes by the third clause in Mr Smith's deed to his son.When the old king passed away with only a daughter as an heir, the throne passed to a woman for the first time in centuries.Passverb
(transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just.
He passed the bill through the committee.Passverb
To make a judgment on or upon a person or case.
Passverb
(transitive) To utter; to pronounce; to pledge.
Passverb
(intransitive) To change from one state to another (without the implication of progression).
Passverb
To move through time.
Passverb
To elapse, to be spent.
Their vacation passed pleasantly.Passverb
To spend.
What will we do to pass the time?Passverb
(transitive) To go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard.
Passverb
(intransitive) To continue.
Passverb
(intransitive) To proceed without hindrance or opposition.
You're late, but I'll let it pass.Passverb
(transitive) To live through; to have experience of; to undergo; to suffer.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed.Passverb
(intransitive) To happen.
It will soon come to pass.Passverb
To be accepted.
Passverb
(intransitive) To be tolerated as a substitute for something else, to "do".
It isn't ideal, but it will pass.Passverb
(sociology) To be accepted by others as a member of a race, sex or other group to which they would not otherwise regard one as belonging (or belonging fully, without qualifier); especially to live and be known as white although one has black ancestry, or to live and be known as female although one was assigned male or vice versa.
Passverb
(intransitive) In any game, to decline to play in one's turn.
Passverb
(intransitive) In euchre, to decline to make the trump.
Passverb
To do or be better.
Passverb
To go beyond bounds; to surpass; to be in excess.
Passverb
(transitive) To transcend; to surpass; to excel; to exceed.
Passverb
To take heed.
Passnoun
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.
a mountain passPassnoun
A channel connecting a river or body of water to the sea, for example at the mouth (delta) of a river.
the passes of the MississippiPassnoun
A single movement, especially of a hand, at, over, or along anything.
Passnoun
A single passage of a tool over something, or of something over a tool.
Passnoun
An attempt.
My pass at a career of writing proved unsuccessful.Passnoun
Success in an examination or similar test.
I gained three passes at A-level, in mathematics, French, and English literature.Passnoun
(fencing) A thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike an adversary.
Passnoun
(figuratively) A thrust; a sally of wit.
Passnoun
A sexual advance.
The man kicked his friend out of the house after he made a pass at his wife.Passnoun
(sports) The act of moving the ball or puck from one player to another.
Passnoun
(rail transport) A passing of two trains in the same direction on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other overtake it.
Passnoun
Permission or license to pass, or to go and come.
Passnoun
A document granting permission to pass or to go and come; a passport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission
a railroad pass; a theater pass; a military passPassnoun
(baseball) An intentional walk.
Smith was given a pass after Jones' double.Passnoun
The state of things; condition; predicament; impasse.
Passnoun
(obsolete) Estimation; character.
Passnoun
A part, a division. Compare passus.
Passnoun
(cookery) The area in a restaurant kitchen where the finished dishes are passed from the chefs to the waiting staff.
Passnoun
An act of declining to play one's turn in a game, often by saying the word "pass".
A pass would have seen her win the game, but instead she gave a wrong answer and lost a point, putting her in second place.Passnoun
(computing) A run through a document as part of a translation, compilation or reformatting process.
Most Pascal compilers process source code in a single pass.Passnoun
A password (especially one for a restricted-access website).
Anyone want to trade passes?Passnoun
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls;
he worked the pitcher for a base on ballsPassnoun
(military) a written leave of absence;
he had a pass for three daysPassnoun
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate;
the coach sent in a passing play on third and longPassnoun
the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks;
we got through the pass before it started to snowPassnoun
any authorization to pass or go somewhere;
the pass to visit had a strict time limitPassnoun
a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions;
the media representatives had special passesPassnoun
a flight or run by an aircraft over a target;
the plane turned to make a second passPassnoun
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
Passnoun
a difficult juncture;
a pretty passmatters came to a head yesterdayPassnoun
one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer);
it was not possible to complete the computation in a single passPassnoun
you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent;
he had a bye in the first roundPassnoun
a permit to enter or leave a military installation;
he had to show his pass in order to get outPassnoun
a complementary (free) ticket;
the start got passes for his familyPassnoun
a usually brief attempt;
he took a crack at itI gave it a whirlPassnoun
(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team;
the pass was fumbledPassnoun
success in satisfying a test or requirement;
his future depended on his passing that testhe got a pass in introductory chemistryPassverb
go across or through;
We passed the point where the police car had parkedA terrible thought went through his mindPassverb
pass by;
A black limousine passed by when she looked out the windowHe passed his professor in the hallOne line of soldiers surpassed the otherPassverb
make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation;
They passed the amendmentWe cannot legislate how people's spend their free timePassverb
pass by;
three years elapsedPassverb
place into the hands or custody of;
hand me the spoon, pleaseTurn the files over to me, pleaseHe turned over the prisoner to his lawyersPassverb
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point;
Service runs all the way to CranburyHis knowledge doesn't go very farMy memory extends back to my fourth year of lifeThe facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assetsPassverb
travel past;
The sports car passed all the trucksPassverb
come to pass;
What is happening?The meeting took place off without an incidenceNothing occurred that seemed importantPassverb
go unchallenged; be approved;
The bill cleared the HousePassverb
pass (time) in a specific way;
How are you spending your summer vacation?Passverb
guide or pass over something;
He ran his eyes over her bodyShe ran her fingers along the carved figurineHe drew her hair through his fingersPassverb
transmit information ;
Please communicate this message to all employeesPassverb
disappear gradually;
The pain eventually passed offPassverb
go successfully through a test or a selection process;
She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law nowPassverb
go beyond;
She exceeded our expectationsShe topped her performance of last yearPassverb
accept or judge as acceptable;
The teacher passed the student although he was weakPassverb
allow to go without comment or censure;
the insult passed as if unnoticedPassverb
transfer to another; of rights or property;
Our house passed under his official controlPassverb
pass into a specified state or condition;
He sank into NirvanaPassverb
be identified, regarded, accepted, or mistaken for someone or something else; as by denying one's own ancestry or background;
He could pass as his twin brotherShe passed as a White woman even though her grandfather was BlackPassverb
throw (a ball) to another player;
Smith passedPassverb
be inherited by;
The estate fell to my sisterThe land returned to the familyThe estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be deadPassverb
cause to pass;
She passed around the platesPassverb
grant authorization or clearance for;
Clear the manuscript for publicationThe rock star never authorized this slanderous biographyPassverb
pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life;
She died from cancerThey children perished in the fireThe patient went peacefullyPassverb
eliminate from the body;
Pass a kidney stonePassadjective
of advancing the ball by throwing it;
a team with a good passing attacka pass play
