Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To pass (something) again.
- intransitive verb To cause to pass again in the opposite direction.
- intransitive verb To pass again; go by again.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To pass or go back; move back: used specifically by conjurers or jugglers.
- To pass again, in any sense.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To pass or go back; to move back.
- transitive verb To pass again; to pass or travel over in the opposite direction; to pass a second time
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
pass (back)again , especially in the opposite direction; toreturn .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Another example most of the white staff members at my school didn't understand: The school secretary mentioned that there would be a "repass" on Friday and she'd be collecting money.
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As the White House scrambles to try to find 216 votes in the House to repass health care, it continues to have a serious problem with elements of the rejectionist left:
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I use speed control and if some loses compression after he passes me, I will repass him and move into the right lane ahead of him.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » I Thought I Was The Only Curmudgeon Who Obsessed Over This 2010
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After I did, I kept waiting for him to repass, but he never did.
The Grace to Race Sister Madonna Buder 2010
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After I did, I kept waiting for him to repass, but he never did.
The Grace to Race Sister Madonna Buder 2010
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After I did, I kept waiting for him to repass, but he never did.
The Grace to Race Sister Madonna Buder 2010
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Their fellow natives pass and repass without noticing them or thought of bestowing aid or alms, and here it is not expected; they have passed beyond the pale of charity; it is the last ditch; they are here to die, not to receive alms.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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Their fellow natives pass and repass without noticing them or thought of bestowing aid or alms, and here it is not expected; they have passed beyond the pale of charity; it is the last ditch; they are here to die, not to receive alms.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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Their fellow natives pass and repass without noticing them or thought of bestowing aid or alms, and here it is not expected; they have passed beyond the pale of charity; it is the last ditch; they are here to die, not to receive alms.
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Their fellow natives pass and repass without noticing them or thought of bestowing aid or alms, and here it is not expected; they have passed beyond the pale of charity; it is the last ditch; they are here to die, not to receive alms.
Buttology 2 2009
mskat commented on the word repass
Repass also shows up as a post-funeral event, similar to a wake. Or at least that's the way it is used in your twitter examples.
January 4, 2010