pass

/pɑːs/ noun [C]

Definition

TEST › a successful result in a test or a course: A pass is above 60%.

DOCUMENT › an official document that allows you to do something: a bus/rail pass You need a pass to get into the building.

SPORTS › in sports, when you throw or kick a ball to someone else

PATH › a narrow path between two mountains: a mountain pass → See also boarding pass

(Definition of pass noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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