Collocations for pass - noun
1. in sport
ADJ.
good, perfect | careless, sloppy | long, short | back, cross-field, square
(in football)
(in football)
forward (in rugby)
The referee disallowed the try for a forward pass.
The referee disallowed the try for a forward pass.
VERB + PASS
play
Ziege played a pass behind the defence to Weiss.
Ziege played a pass behind the defence to Weiss.
get, pick up, receive | block, intercept
PREP.
~ from
Owen picked up a long pass from Beckham to score.
Owen picked up a long pass from Beckham to score.
~ to
He played a careless back pass to the goalkeeper.
He played a careless back pass to the goalkeeper.
2. success in exam
ADJ.
good | exam, examination, A Level, GCSE, etc.
VERB + PASS
get, manage, obtain, scrape
She barely scraped a pass in chemistry.
She barely scraped a pass in chemistry.
PASS + NOUN
mark, rate
The pass mark is 40%.
The pass mark is 40%.
degree
Applicants need a good degree pass.
Applicants need a good degree pass.
PREP.
~ at
It''s difficult to obtain a pass at A Level.
It''s difficult to obtain a pass at A Level.
~ in
He should get a good pass in mathematics.
He should get a good pass in mathematics.
3. official piece of paper
ADJ.
free | day, monthly, weekend, yearly | bus, rail, railway
a monthly rail pass
a monthly rail pass
security | boarding
VERB + PASS
have | use | give sb, issue (sb with)
The visitors were issued with day passes.
The visitors were issued with day passes.
produce, show
PREP.
on a ~
soldiers on a weekend pass
soldiers on a weekend pass
~ to
We bought a two-day pass to Disneyland.
We bought a two-day pass to Disneyland.
4. way through mountains
ADJ.
high, low | narrow | mountain
VERB + PASS
cross, take
PASS + VERB
be blocked
PREP.
over a/the ~
struggling over the pass with their donkeys
struggling over the pass with their donkeys
through a/the ~
building a road through the pass
building a road through the pass
~ over
We took the high pass over the ridge.
We took the high pass over the ridge.
PHRASES
the head/summit/top of the pass