Pass Off (Verb)
Meaning 1
Disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- As the storm clouds moved away, the strong wind began to pass off, returning a sense of calm to the area.
- Over time, the initial excitement of buying a new house started to pass off, replaced by the harsh reality of mortgage payments.
- The initial soreness from the injury eventually passed off, allowing her to return to her normal routine.
- The fear of darkness in the room began to pass off as she grew accustomed to it, and she soon drifted off to sleep.
- As the days went by, the sadness from the breakup began to pass off, and she found herself smiling again.
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Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- Coincide
- Result
- Materialize
- Befall
- Backfire
- Chance
- Develop
- Come Up
- Strike
- Repeat
- Anticipate
- Arise
- Intervene
- Concur
- Recrudesce
- Go
- Roll Around
- Shine
- Contemporize
- Go Over
- Give
- Supervene
- Proceed
- Fall
- Betide
- Go Off
- Synchronize
- Happen
- Bechance
- Recoil
- Turn Out
- Synchronise
- Materialise
- Break
- Come Around
- Come
- Recur
- Transpire
- Come Off
- Backlash
Meaning 3
Cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity; "She passed the glass off as diamonds"; "He passed himself off as a secret agent".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Hypernyms
Meaning 4
Expel (gases or odors).
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
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Meaning 5
Disregard; "She passed off the insult".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Hypernyms
Meaning 6
Be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity; "She passed off as a Russian agent".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- He tried to pass off as a millionaire but everyone knew he was actually broke.
- The fake doctor was able to pass off as a qualified medical professional for months before being caught.
- She passed off as a experienced consultant but her lack of knowledge was evident in the meeting.
- The skillful thief was able to pass off as a delivery man and steal valuables from the house.
- He failed to pass off as a sober person after a night of heavy drinking and was arrested.