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pasar
🇪🇸 Spanish verb
pasar
— to happen +[something]
pasar · pasando · pasado
infinitive · gerund · participle
+[algo]
+[tiempo/horas/años]
[sal/balón/objeto]
Conjugate pasar
Meanings of
pasar
1
to happen +[something]
+[algo]
¿Qué pasó ayer en la reunión?
What happened at the meeting yesterday?
2
to pass +[time/ hours/ years]
+[tiempo/ horas/ años]
El tiempo pasa muy rápido cuando estás de vacaciones.
Time passes very quickly when you are on holiday.
3
to pass +[salt/ ball/ object] to someone
[sal/ balón/ objeto]
¿Me pasas la sal, por favor?
Can you pass me the salt, please?
4
to go through/ go past +[place]
+[por + lugar]
El autobús pasa por el centro de la ciudad cada diez minutos.
The bus goes through the city centre every ten minutes.
5
to spend +[day/ holiday/ time]
+[día/ vacaciones/ tiempo]
El año pasado pasamos las vacaciones en la playa.
Last year we spent our holiday at the beach.
6
to go into/ come into +[living room/ office]
+[a + salón/ oficina]
Pase usted a la oficina, por favor.
Please come into the office.
7
to go through +[situation/ period]
+[por + situación/ momento]
Mi hermano está pasando por un momento difícil desde que perdió el trabajo.
My brother has been going through a difficult time since he lost his job.
8
to go hungry/ be cold/ be afraid
hambre/ pasar frío/ pasar miedo
Durante la crisis, muchas familias pasaron hambre.
During the crisis, many families went hungry.
9
to pass +[exam/ test]
+[examen/ prueba]
Pasé el examen de matemáticas con muy buena nota.
I passed the maths exam with a very good grade.
10
to cross +[border/ bridge/ river]
+[frontera/ puente/ río]
Pasamos la frontera al mediodía sin ningún problema.
We crossed the border at midday without any problems.
11
to move on to/ advance to +[topic/ final/ phase]
+[a + tema/ final/ fase]
Pasemos al siguiente tema de la reunión.
Let’s move on to the next item on the meeting agenda.
12
to vacuum (a room)
la aspiradora
Los sábados paso la aspiradora por toda la casa.
On Saturdays, I vacuum the whole house.
13
to pass the time
el rato
Jugamos a las cartas para pasar el rato.
We play cards to pass the time.
14
to take attendance
lista
El profesor pasa lista todas las mañanas.
The teacher takes attendance every morning.
Synonyms
suceder · happen
Antonyms
Reflexive
pasarse
1
to go too far +[with a comment]; to overstep +[the limits]
+[de los límites/ con un comentario]
Te has pasado con ese comentario.
You went too far with that comment.
2
to stop by; to drop by +[a place]
+[por un lugar]
Pásate por mi casa esta tarde.
Stop by my house this afternoon.
3
to switch sides; to join +[another group]
+[a otro grupo/ bando]
Durante la guerra se pasó al bando enemigo.
During the war, he switched to the enemy side.
4
to become overcooked +[food/ pasta]
+[comida/ pasta]
La pasta se ha pasado porque la dejé demasiado tiempo al fuego.
The pasta became overcooked because I left it on the heat for too long.
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