"passen" meaning in English

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Verb

Etymology: From Middle English passen, from Old French passer; equivalent to pass + -en. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|passen}} Middle English passen, {{der|en|fro|passer}} Old French passer, {{suffix|en|pass|en|id2=plural present}} pass + -en Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} passen
  1. (obsolete) plural simple present of pass Tags: form-of, obsolete, plural, present Form of: pass
    Sense id: en-passen-en-verb-sK5~S2rv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (plural present), Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 19 1 1 9 5 3 3 7 20 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 18 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 1 1 11 6 3 4 10 17 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 16 0 1
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