"pass the time" meaning in English

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      "form": "passed the time",
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        {
          "text": "Since the train was late, we passed the time looking at our fellow passengers and making up stories about them.",
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        {
          "ref": "2001, J. G. Thirlwell (lyrics and music), “Heuldoch 7B”, in Flow, performed by Foetus:",
          "text": "Look at all the ugly people\nFillin' holes to pass the time",
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        "To occupy oneself for a period of time."
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          "occupy",
          "occupy"
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "pass the time of day"
        },
        {
          "word": "pastime"
        },
        {
          "word": "kill time"
        }
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to occupy oneself",
          "word": "sich die Zeit vertreiben"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "phoitáō",
          "sense": "to occupy oneself",
          "word": "φοιτάω"
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        {
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "to occupy oneself",
          "word": "veettää"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "to occupy oneself",
          "word": "ฆ่าเวลา"
        }
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  "word": "pass the time"
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        "To occupy oneself for a period of time."
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to occupy oneself",
      "word": "sich die Zeit vertreiben"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "phoitáō",
      "sense": "to occupy oneself",
      "word": "φοιτάω"
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      "sense": "to occupy oneself",
      "word": "veettää"
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    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "to occupy oneself",
      "word": "ฆ่าเวลา"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pass the time"
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