passen

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English passen, from Old French passer; equivalent to pass +‎ -en.

Verb

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passen

  1. (obsolete) plural simple present of pass

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Catalan

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Verb

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passen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of passar

Dutch

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑsə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pas‧sen
  • Rhymes: -ɑsən

Verb

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passen

  1. (intransitive) to fit (have the right size)
  2. (transitive) to try on, to fit, to try for size
  3. (intransitive) to befit, to suit, to behoove, to be appropriate
  4. (card games) to pass
Conjugation
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Conjugation of passen (weak)
infinitive passen
past singular paste
past participle gepast
infinitive passen
gerund passen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular pas paste
2nd person sing. (jij) past, pas2 paste
2nd person sing. (u) past paste
2nd person sing. (gij) past paste
3rd person singular past paste
plural passen pasten
subjunctive sing.1 passe paste
subjunctive plur.1 passen pasten
imperative sing. pas
imperative plur.1 past
participles passend gepast
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: pas
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: pasi
  • Negerhollands: pas
  • Caribbean Javanese: pas
  • Papiamentu: pas

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English pass. Equivalent to pass +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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passen

  1. (transitive, sports) to pass
  2. (transitive, slang) to give, to pass something over to someone, e.g. a jonko
Conjugation
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Conjugation of passen (weak)
infinitive passen
past singular passte
past participle gepasst
infinitive passen
gerund passen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular pass passte
2nd person sing. (jij) passt, pass2 passte
2nd person sing. (u) passt passte
2nd person sing. (gij) passt passte
3rd person singular passt passte
plural passen passten
subjunctive sing.1 passe passte
subjunctive plur.1 passen passten
imperative sing. pass
imperative plur.1 passt
participles passend gepasst
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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passen

  1. plural of pas

German

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French passer, intermediated and influenced by Dutch passen. Compare the noun Pass. From Middle French passer, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin *passāre, derived from Latin passus (step, noun).

Verb

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

  1. to fit [with dative ‘someone/something’]
  2. to suit, to be suitable for [with dative ‘someone/something’]
  3. to go with (to correspond or fit well with, to match) [with zu (+ dative) ‘someone/something’]
  4. (card games) to pass
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Etymology 2

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Pass +‎ -en, a 20th century borrowing from English pass. Same root as Etymology 1.

Verb

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

  1. (sports) to pass (to move the ball or puck to a teammate)
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Further reading

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  • passen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • passen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • passen” in Duden online
  • passen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From French passer

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Verb

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passen (third-person singular present passt, past participle gepasst, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (intransitive) to fit
  2. (intransitive) to match, to suit
  3. (transitive, sports) to pass

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive passen
participle gepasst
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular passen
2nd singular pass pass
3rd singular passt
1st plural passen
2nd plural passt passt
3rd plural passen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin *passāre, ultimately from Latin pandō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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passen (third-person singular simple present passeth, present participle passende, passynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle passed) (Past participle can also be past.)

  1. to pass

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Descendants

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Swedish

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Noun

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passen

  1. definite singular of pass c (pass (of the ball, in sports))
  2. definite plural of pass n (passport; mountain pass; pace; etc.)

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