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passed

UK/pɑːst/US/pæst/

adjective

That has passed beyond a certain point (chiefly in set collocations).

Very commonScrabble 9

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Meanings

verb

participlepastsimple past and past participle of pass

adjectivepassed (not comparable)

not comparableThat has passed beyond a certain point (chiefly in set collocations).
not comparableThat has passed a given qualification or examination; qualified.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with passed

last past asked cast contrast vast blast mast hast overcast caste outcast classed precast avast gast recast chaste bast aghast outlast gassed downcast kast

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APA

passed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passed

MLA

“passed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “passed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passed.

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