"pas" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɑː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pas.wav [Southern-England] Forms: pas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French pas. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:pas|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "pas", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pas", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="pas"> Borrowed from French pas. Head templates: {{en-noun|*}} pas (plural pas)
  1. (now rare) The right of going foremost; precedence. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-pas-en-noun-e7LwG9z7
  2. A step in a dance. Translations (step): танцова стъпка (tancova stăpka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 舞步 (wǔbù) (Chinese Mandarin), askel (Finnish), tanssiaskel (Finnish), pas [masculine] (French), Schritt [masculine] (German), pas [masculine] (Polish), па (pa) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pas-en-noun-8P28xbTV Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 35 65 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 30 70 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 30 70 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 49 26 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 18 73 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of 'step': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: have the pas of someone Related terms: haut-pas, n'est-ce pas, pas de deux, pas de quatre, pas de trois, pas devant, pas devant les enfants, pas seul
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pɑːz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pas.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} pas
  1. plural of pa Tags: form-of, plural Form of: pa
    Sense id: en-pas-en-noun-KT3Qn27k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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