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passer

to pass

verb pah-SEH Common
Travel & Places Movement

Also means

to spend (time)

Usage Note

Passer wanders across senses — to pass by, to drop in, to spend time, and to sit an exam in passer un examen, a classic false friend, since to pass it is réussir. Reflexive se passer means to happen, as in qu'est-ce qui se passe ? (what's going on?).

Examples

"Je passe te voir ce soir."

Natural Translation

I'll drop by to see you tonight.

Literal Translation

I pass you-see this evening

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