[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pass \pass\ p.as, pa^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.
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            on high behests his angels to and fro
            passed frequent.                      --milton.
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            sweet sounds rose slowly through their mouths,
            and from their bodies passed.         --coleridge.
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   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.
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            others, dissatisfied with what they have, . . . pass
            from just to unjust.                  --sir w.
                                                  temple.
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   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.
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            disturb him not, let him pass paceably. --shak.
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            beauty is a charm, but soon the charm will pass.
                                                  --dryden.
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            the passing of the sweetest soul
            that ever looked with human eyes.     --tennyson.
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   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.
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            so death passed upon all men.         --rom. v. 12.
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            our own consciousness of what passes within our own
            mind.                                 --i. watts.
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   5. to go by or glide by, as time; to elapse; to be spent; as,
      their vacation passed pleasantly.
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            now the time is far passed.           --mark vi. 35
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   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.
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            false eloquence passeth only where true is not
            understood.                           --felton.
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            this will not pass for a fault in him. --atterbury.
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   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.
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   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.
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   9. to be suffered to go on; to be tolerated; hence, to
      continue; to live along. "the play may pass." --shak.
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   10. to go unheeded or neglected; to proceed without hindrance
       or opposition; as, we let this act pass.
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   11. to go beyond bounds; to surpass; to be in excess. obs.
       "this passes, master ford." --shak.
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   12. to take heed; to care. obs.
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             as for these silken-coated slaves, i pass not.
                                                  --shak.
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   13. to go through the intestines. --arbuthnot.
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   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.
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   15. fencing to make a lunge or pass; to thrust.
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   16. card playing to decline to play in one's turn; in
       euchre, to decline to make the trump.
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             she would not play, yet must not pass. --prior.
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   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.
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see also:
passed passing pace to bring to pass to come to pass bring 
come to pass away to pass by to pass into to pass on 
to pass upon to pass off to pass over 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bring \bring\, v. t. imp.  p. p. brought; p. pr.  vb. n.
   bringing. oe. bringen, as. bringan; akin to os. brengian,
   d. brengen, fries. brenga, ohg. bringan, g. bringen, goth.
   briggan.
   1. to convey to the place where the speaker is or is to be;
      to bear from a more distant to a nearer place; to fetch.
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            and as she was going to fetch it, he called to her,
            and said, bring me, i pray thee, a morsel of bread.
                                                  --1 kings
                                                  xvii. 11.
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            to france shall we convey you safe,
            and bring you back.                   --shak.
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   2. to cause the accession or obtaining of; to procure; to
      make to come; to produce; to draw to.
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            there is nothing will bring you more honor . . .
            than to do what right in justice you may. --bacon.
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   3. to convey; to move; to carry or conduct.
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            in distillation, the water . . . brings over with it
            some part of the oil of vitriol.      --sir i.
                                                  newton.
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   4. to persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
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            it seems so preposterous a thing . . . that they do
            not easily bring themselves to it.    --locke.
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            the nature of the things . . . would not suffer him
            to think otherwise, how, or whensoever, he is
            brought to reflect on them.           --locke.
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   5. to produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch; as, what
      does coal bring per ton?
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   to bring about, to bring to pass; to effect; to accomplish.
      

   to bring back.
      a to recall.
      b to restore, as something borrowed, to its owner.

   to bring by the lee naut., to incline so rapidly to
      leeward of the course, when a ship sails large, as to
      bring the lee side suddenly to the windward, any by laying
      the sails aback, expose her to danger of upsetting.

   to bring down.
      a to cause to come down.
      b to humble or abase; as, to bring down high looks.

   to bring down the house, to cause tremendous applause.
      colloq.

   to bring forth.
      a to produce, as young fruit.
      b to bring to light; to make manifest.

   to bring forward
      a to exhibit; to introduce; to produce to view.
      b to hasten; to promote; to forward.
      c to propose; to adduce; as, to bring forward arguments.
          

   to bring home.
      a to bring to one's house.
      b to prove conclusively; as, to bring home a charge of
          treason.
      c to cause one to feel or appreciate by personal
          experience.
      d naut. to lift of its place, as an anchor.

   to bring in.
      a to fetch from without; to import.
      b to introduce, as a bill in a deliberative assembly.
      c to return or repot to, or lay before, a court or other
          body; to render; as, to bring in a verdict or a
          report.
      d to take to an appointed place of deposit or
          collection; as, to bring in provisions or money for a
          specified object.
      e to produce, as income.
      f to induce to join.

   to bring off, to bear or convey away; to clear from
      condemnation; to cause to escape.

   to bring on.
      a to cause to begin.
      b to originate or cause to exist; as, to bring on a
          disease.

   to bring one on one's way, to accompany, guide, or attend
      one.

   to bring out, to expose; to detect; to bring to light from
      concealment.

   to bring over.
      a to fetch or bear across.
      b to convert by persuasion or other means; to cause to
          change sides or an opinion.

   to bring to.
      a to resuscitate; to bring back to consciousness or
          life, as a fainting person.
      b naut. to check the course of, as of a ship, by
          dropping the anchor, or by counterbracing the sails so
          as to keep her nearly stationary she is then said to
          lie to.
      c to cause a vessel to lie to, as by firing across her
          course.
      d to apply a rope to the capstan.

   to bring to light, to disclose; to discover; to make clear;
      to reveal.

   to bring a sail to naut., to bend it to the yard.

   to bring to pass, to accomplish to effect. "trust also in
      him; and he shall bring it to pass." --ps. xxxvii. 5.

   to bring under, to subdue; to restrain; to reduce to
      obedience.

   to bring up.
      a to carry upward; to nurse; to rear; to educate.
      b to cause to stop suddenly.
      c

   note: v. i. by dropping the reflexive pronoun to stop
         suddenly; to come to a standstill. colloq.

   to bring up any one with a round turn, to cause any one
      to stop abruptly. colloq.

   to be brought to bed. see under bed.
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   syn: to fetch; bear; carry; convey; transport; import;
        procure; produce; cause; adduce; induce.
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see also:
brought bringing to bring about to bring back to bring by the lee to bring down 
to bring down the house to bring forth to bring forward to bring home to bring in 
to bring off to bring on to bring one on one's way to bring out to bring over 
to bring to to bring to light to bring a sail to to bring to pass to bring under 
to bring up to bring up any one with a round turn to be brought to bed bed 

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