pass

intransitive verb

1. a : to issue a decision, verdict, or opinion the Supreme Court passed on a statute

   b : to give approval or legal sanction to the House passed the bill

   : to omit a regularly scheduled declaration and payment of (a dividend)

2. : to go from the control, ownership, or possession of one person or group to that of another title passes to the buyer

   a : to get the approval of the bill passed the House

   b : to give approval or legal sanction to the House passed the bill

3. : to transfer the right to or interest in the sale passes the title to the goods

4. : to put in circulation pass bad checks — compare utter

5. : to pronounce (as a sentence or judgment) judicially