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Definition of pass as phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pass as

phrasal verb

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pass as somebody/something

(also pass for somebody/something)

to be accepted as somebody/something

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pass for/as somebody/something

to be accepted as somebody/something
- He speaks the language so well he could easily pass for a German.
- He told a joke—or what passes for a joke in that company.
- It is a violent and soulless film that cannot pass as entertainment on any level.

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pass somebody/yourself/something off as somebody/something

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