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pas

Pronunciation: /pɑs/

“pas” is a Dutch word. Its 10 meanings in English:

adverb

  1. just, recently
  2. hardly
  3. only, not until, not any sooner
  4. now … really

adjective

  1. fitting, having a proper fit, having the correct size and shape

noun

  1. pace, step; also as a measure of distance
  2. mountain pass
  3. fit of an object, notably depending on forms and/or dimensions
  4. pass, passport (travel document)
  5. identification document

Etymology

Deverbal from passen, from Middle Dutch passen, from pas, from Old French pas, from Latin passus. Equivalent to a derivation from etymology 2.

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