pass
verb [I usually + adv/prep] (CHANGE) /pɑːs/
/pæs/ Definition
› to change from one state to another: Wax passes from solid to liquid when you heat it.ChangingAdapting and modifying Adapting and attuning to somethingChanging frequently
(Definition of pass verb (CHANGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a new broom sweeps clean idiom
- about-turn noun
- alternate adjective
- alternate verb
- bastardize verb
- commute verb (CHANGE)
- convert verb (CHANGE)
- convertible adjective
- fluid adjective (LIKELY TO CHANGE)
- modulate verb (PLAN/PROCESS)
- modulate verb (SOUND)
- move the goalposts idiom
- new broom noun
- polymorphous adjective
- swing verb (MOVE SIDEWAYS)
- trans- prefix (CHANGED)
- transfigure verb
- transform verb
- transitional adjective
- transmogrify verb
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