having received a passing grade on an examination or test or successfully completed a school course, year, or program of study
3. Finance
noting a dividend not paid at the usual dividend date
4. U.S. Navy
having successfully completed an examination for promotion, and awaiting a vacancy in the next grade
a passed chief engineer
Word origin
[1400–50; late ME; see pass, -ed2]
All related terms of 'passed'
pass
To pass someone or something means to go past them without stopping .
passed ball
a misplay by the catcher in which a pitch that could be caught or controlled is missed and a base runner advances to another base as a result
pass by
If you pass by something, you go past it or near it on your way to another place.
pass off
If an event passes off without any trouble , it happens and ends without any trouble.
pass on
If you pass something on to someone, you give it to them so that they have it instead of you.
pass out
If you pass out , you faint or collapse .
pass up
If you pass up a chance or an opportunity , you do not take advantage of it.
pass away
You can say that someone passed away to mean that they died , if you want to avoid using the word 'die' because you think it might upset or offend people.
pass over
If someone is passed over for a job or position , they do not get the job or position and someone younger or less experienced is chosen instead .
flick-pass
a movement in which the ball is passed quickly to another player by flicking it out of the hand ; often performed with only one hand
pass around
If a group of people pass something around or pass it round , they each take it and then give it to the next person.
pass off as
If you pass something off as another thing, you convince people that it is that other thing.