"pass for" meaning in All languages combined

See pass for on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: passes for [present, singular, third-person], passing for [participle, present], passed for [participle, past], passed for [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pass for (third-person singular simple present passes for, present participle passing for, simple past and past participle passed for)
  1. (transitive) To be mistakenly seen as something that one is not Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-pass_for-en-verb-Gl74CASq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (for) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (for): 67 33
  2. (transitive) To be sufficient, especially minimally so, for a specified purpose. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-pass_for-en-verb-mjLUOozp

Inflected forms

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