English

Verb

passen

1. (obsolete) plural simple present form of pass
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, Book III, Canto IX:

     In forreine landes, and all which passen by,

     Beholding it from far, do thinke it threates the skye.

   • 1614, William Browne, Thyrsis' Praise of His Mistress

     They in pleasing passen all.

   • 1647, Henry More, Insomnium Philosophicum

     And all his creatures, as they passen by

     In goodly pomp, they view with scornfull eye.

Catalan

Verb

passen

1. third-person plural present indicative form of passar

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch passen, from pas (modern pas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑsə(n)/

Verb

passen

1. (intransitive) to fit (have the right size)
2. (transitive) to fit, try for size
3. (intransitive) to befit, suit, behoove, to be appropriate

Inflection

Derived terms

• aanpassen
• ongepast
• pasbeurt
• pashokje
• toepassen

Etymology 2

From English pass.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaːsə(n)/
• Rhymes: -aːsən
• Homophone: Pasen

Verb

passen

1. (transitive, sports) to pass
2. (transitive, slang) to give, to pass something over to someone, e.g. a jonko.

Inflection

Related terms

• pass

Etymology 3

Non-lemma forms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑsə(n)/

Noun

passen

1. Plural form of pas

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpasən/, [ˈpʰasn̩]

Verb

passen ‎(third-person singular simple present passt, past tense passte, past participle gepasst, auxiliary haben)

1. to fit
2. to suit, to be suitable
3. (card games) to pass

Conjugation

Derived terms

• anpassen
• einpassen
• Passform
• passgenau
• aufpassen
• verpassen

Swedish

Noun

passen

1. definite singular of pass
2. definite plural of pass