"repass" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɹiːˈpɑːs/ [UK] Forms: repasses [present, singular, third-person], repassing [participle, present], repassed [participle, past], repassed [past]
Etymology: Partly from Anglo-Norman repasser, partly from re- + pass. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|xno|repasser}} Anglo-Norman repasser, {{prefix|en|re|pass}} re- + pass Head templates: {{en-verb}} repass (third-person singular simple present repasses, present participle repassing, simple past and past participle repassed)
  1. To pass (back) again, especially in the opposite direction; to return.

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for repass meaning in English (1.7kB)

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