Definition

Verb: 1. To cause something to move past or through a specific point or area: This refers to the act of moving an object or substance so that it goes from one side or person to another. 2. To enable or facilitate passage: This involves creating the conditions for something or someone to pass.

Usage

The verb "make pass" is used when describing the action of causing an object to be transferred or moved along a path. It often implies an agent who is actively facilitating this movement. - The teacher made the test papers pass from the front row to the back. - Can you make this document pass through the security check?

Advanced Usage

• In a procedural or formal context: It can describe ensuring something successfully completes a required process.
  • The committee worked to make the new legislation pass.
• In a spatial or mechanical context: It can describe physically guiding something through an opening or along a route.
  • The engineer made the cable pass through the narrow conduit.

Variants and Related Words

• Pass (verb): To move or cause to move in a particular direction.
• Pass along (phrasal verb): To transmit or hand something to the next person or place.
• Pass around (phrasal verb): To distribute something by handing it from one person to another within a group.

Synonyms

• Transfer: To move something from one place to another.
• Convey: To transport or carry something to a place.
• Circulate: To move or cause to move continuously or freely through a closed system or area.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Make over: To transfer ownership. (This is a distinct phrasal verb; "make pass" is not a standard phrasal verb but a verb phrase where "make" is a causative verb).
• Hand over: To give something to someone else.

Related Idioms

• Make the grade: To reach the required standard. (Conceptually related to "making something pass" a test or standard).
• Make way: To clear a path for someone or something to pass.

Verb

1. cause to pass
   • She passed around the plates