Passage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

a section of text; particularly a section of medium length

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈæsɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈasɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈasɪdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈæsɪdʒ/.

Examples

the outward passage took 10 days
the nasal passages
the passage of air from the lungs

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

musical passage handing over passing transit transition enactment passageway

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of passing from one state or place to the next
noun	a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
noun	a way through or along which someone or something may pass
noun	the passing of a law by a legislative body
noun	a journey usually by ship “the outward passage took 10 days”
noun	a short section of a musical composition
noun	a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass “the nasal passages”
noun	a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another “the passage of air from the lungs”
noun	the motion of one object relative to another “stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets”
noun	the act of passing something to another person

Word Forms

pass	verb	pass into a specified state or condition
transit	verb	make a passage or journey from one place to another
transition	verb	make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another)
enact	verb	order by virtue of superior authority; decree

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

paso

el acto de pasar de un estado o lugar al siguiente

🇮🇹Italian

passaggio

l'atto di passare da uno stato o luogo a quello successivo

🇵🇹Portuguese

passagem

o ato de passar de um estado ou lugar para outro

🇷🇺Russian

проход

акт перехода из одного состояния или места в другое

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रास्ता

एक राज्य या स्थान से दूसरे राज्य में जाने की क्रिया या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

উত্তরণ

এক রাজ্য বা স্থান থেকে অন্য রাজ্যে যাওয়ার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

பத்தியில்

ஒரு மாநிலம் அல்லது இடத்திலிருந்து அடுத்த இடத்திற்கு செல்லும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రకరణము

ఒక రాష్ట్రం లేదా ప్రదేశం నుండి మరొక రాష్ట్రానికి వెళ్ళే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

रस्ता

एका राज्यातून किंवा ठिकाणाहून दुसऱ्या राज्यात जाण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

માર્ગ

એક રાજ્ય અથવા સ્થાનથી બીજા સ્થાને જવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಗೀಕಾರ

ಒಂದು ರಾಜ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಳದಿಂದ ಇನ್ನೊಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಹಾದುಹೋಗುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കടന്നുപോകൽ

ഒരു സംസ്ഥാനത്തിൽ നിന്നോ സ്ഥലത്തു നിന്നോ അടുത്തതിലേക്ക് കടന്നുപോകുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੀਤਣ

ਇੱਕ ਰਾਜ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਾਨ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਜੇ ਰਾਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

گزرنا

ایک ریاست یا جگہ سے دوسری ریاست میں جانے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

通道

从一个状态或地方转移到下一个状态或地方的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

通路

ある州または場所から次の州または場所に移る行為

🇰🇷Korean

통로

한 주나 장소에서 다음 주나 장소로 이동하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đoạn văn

hành động chuyển từ trạng thái hoặc địa điểm này sang trạng thái tiếp theo

🇹🇭Thai

ทางเดิน

การกระทำที่ผ่านจากรัฐหนึ่งหรือสถานที่หนึ่งไปยังอีกรัฐหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

jalan

tindakan berpindah dari satu negara bagian atau tempat ke negara bagian berikutnya

🇵🇭Filipino

daanan

ang pagkilos ng pagpasa mula sa isang estado o lugar patungo sa susunod

🇲🇾Malay

laluan

perbuatan berpindah dari satu negeri atau tempat ke negeri lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ممر

فعل المرور من دولة أو مكان إلى آخر

🇮🇷Persian

گذر

عمل عبور از یک حالت یا مکان به حالت دیگر

🇹🇷Turkish

geçit

bir eyaletten veya yerden diğerine geçme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַעֲבָר

פעולת המעבר ממצב או מקום אחד למשנהו

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The primary meaning of 'passage' is 'the act of passing from one state or place to the next'.

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'passage' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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