The word "pass" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it as a verb meaning to move by or over, to transfer, or to go beyond an acceptable limit. For example, "The race car driver passed the finish line in record time.".
"I wake up around 4am and if I've got a bus pass I get on the night bus and sleep there until morning.
That wish to pass something on is about the most basic, human and natural instinct there is.
He said he was "disappointed" by the decision to pull the bill, but suggested party leadership would return to the issue when they could be confident they would have the votes to pass it.
The star-crossed lovers take drugs, try to pass exams, get involved with student politics.
You'll pass through the dense forest of Piano Provenzano, across ancient lava flows and to elevations with views across the Ionian Sea.
"There was still one problem: we did not know whether, when we came to the final barrier, we would need a pass.
Ronaldo was visibly angry after Bale failed to pass to him but the Portugal player insists it is already water under the bridge for him, while he also said the Madrid fans "should be nice" to the former Tottenham winger.
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