passed

1. go across or throughExamples: "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"Synonyms: go across, go through, pass

2. move pastExamples: "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other"Synonyms: go by, go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by

3. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislationExamples: "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time"Synonyms: legislate, pass

4. pass byExamples: "three years elapsed"Synonyms: elapse, glide by, go along, go by, lapse, pass, slide by, slip away

5. place into the hands or custody ofExamples: "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"Synonyms: give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over

6. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain pointExamples: "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"Synonyms: extend, go, lead, pass, run