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Similar words: ask for · pass on · pass to · pass down · pass over · call for · care for · fall for · gag for · make for
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pass as

(also

pass for

) 1 (v + adv) resemble INTRANSITIVEshe'd pass as a student cheapfá gur mac léinn í, tá cuma an mhic léinn uirthihe could pass for forty shílfeá nach bhfuil sé ach daichead 2 (v + adv) pejorative be substitute for INTRANSITIVEwhat passes for democracy these days an rud is daonlathas ann, mar dhea, sa lá atá inniu annthe sham which passes for consultation an cur i gcéill atá in ainm a bheith ina chomhairliúchán → see pass

Phrases and Examples in other entries

  • pass »
    they passed the invoice for payment cheadaigh siad an sonrasc le haghaidh íocaíochta
  • pass as »
    he could pass for forty shílfeá nach bhfuil sé ach daichead
  • pass as »
    what passes for democracy these days an rud is daonlathas ann, mar dhea, sa lá atá inniu ann
  • pass as »
    the sham which passes for consultation an cur i gcéill atá in ainm a bheith ina chomhairliúchán
  • pass over »
    he was passed over for promotion chuathas thairis nuair a bhí ardú céime á thabhairt
  • press »
    to pass sth for press PUBLI passed the article for press last night dheimhnigh mé go raibh an t-alt réidh le cur i gcló aréir, cheadaigh mé an t-alt don chló aréir
  • regret »
    his passing is a matter for much sadness and regret ábhar mór bróin agus cumha é a bhás
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