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It seems extremely probable that the request for a pass was a mere pretext to gain an interview, and the more so since Bismarck made no allusion to the subject, but after a few moments, according to Regnier, addressed that person as follows Sir, our position is before you; what can you offer us?

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  1. intransitive verb To move on or ahead; proceed.
  2. intransitive verb To extend; run: The river passes through our land.
  3. intransitive verb To move by: The band passed and the crowd cheered.
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  • The other name for the pass is the Valley of Timid Souls. —  And when Elric had told his three lies to Cymoril, his betrothed, and had set his ambitious cousin Yyrkoon as Regent on the Ru
  • Cushing and Ellison both crash the run hard, but the pass was there should it have been called. —  Eleven Warriors
  • A game like banana pass is an outdoor action sport where children race in a relay using a banana as the baton. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • "Republican congressmen should have a pass to the floor but they said, 'Your pass will be at the gate and we'll pick it up when you leave and you can't take anybody with you," Paul said on CNN's "American Morning." —  CNN Political Ticker
  • Once your pass is activated, you can search and access the full text using —  Search Engine Watch Blog
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go ·  move ·  run ·  shoot ·  passage ·  path ·  fall ·  stream ·  turn ·  approach ·  rise ·  journey

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pass:   passing ·  passed ·  passes
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English passen, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passāre, from Latin passus, step; see pace1.

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  1. from Middle English passen, pacen, from Old French passer, French passer = Spanish pasar = Portuguese passar = Italian passare, from Middle Latin passare, step, walk, pass, from Latin passus, step: see pace. In earlier use pace and pass are merged.
  2. from Middle English pas, pase, pace (see pace); = French passe, condition, = Spanish paso, pace, passage, etc., = Portuguese Italian passo (= Middle Dutch, Dutch pas = Middle Low German pas = German pasz = Swedish pass = Danish pas), a passage; partly from the verb pass, and partly identical with the orig. noun pace, from Latin passus, a step, pace, footstep, track, in Middle Latin ana Roman also a passage, pass (narrow entrance or passage), toll for passage, place, etc.: see pace, n., and pass, v.
 

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