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Definition pass for in American English

pass for phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to be accepted, wrongly, as being a particular type of person or thing

Example

He's nearly forty, but he could pass for twenty-five.

Example

the slogans and name-calling that pass for political debate these days

Synonyms and related words
feature enter into characterize
Definition pass for in American English