pass as

verb

To be able to convince others that one is something contrary to fact; to look sufficiently like something or someone that one can purport to be it.

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Meanings

verbpass as (third-person singular simple present passes as, present participle passing as, simple past and past participle passed as)

present singular third person passes as · participle present passing as · participle past passed as · past passed as

  1. To be able to convince others that one is something contrary to fact; to look sufficiently like something or someone that one can purport to be it.
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APA

pass as. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pass%20as

MLA

“pass as.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pass%20as. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pass as,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pass%20as.

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