pass off

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pass off

verb passes off · passing off · passed off

  1. intransitive To happen. The millennium passed off without any disasters.
  2. transitive To give something (to someone). 2015. Off the Rim. Sonya Spreen Bates. He turned and passed it off to number 23, who dribbled a couple of times and passed it to number 61.
  3. To abate, to cease gradually. I have had a few aches and pains lately and a little fever, but that's nothing; it will pass off.

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verb to happen

Portuguêstransitar, suceder

verb to abate, to cease

Portuguêsesclarecer
Русскийпроходи́ть proxodítʹ

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@misc{pass_off_2026,
  title = {pass off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pass%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}