Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

repass

/ɹiːˈpɑːs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: repass
IPA: /ɹiːˈpɑːs/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pass (back) again, especially in the opposite direction; to return.

Example Sentences

"Isabell Queene of England, being to repasse from Zeland into her Kingdome with an armie, […] had utterly beene cast away, had she come unto the Port intended […]."
"the grate of brass Through which they thrust me, open stood the while, […] The grate, as they departed to repass, With horrid clangour fell, and the far sound Of their retiring steps in the dense gloom was drowned."

Etymology

Partly from Anglo-Norman repasser, partly from re- + pass.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɹiːˈpɑːs/

Inflected Forms

repasses (present, singular) repassing (participle, present) repassed (participle, past) repassed (past)

Rhymes With

class first-class pass gas ass middle-class mass glass grass bass brass das

Questions

How do you pronounce repass?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiːˈpɑːs/.
What does repass mean?: To pass (back) again, especially in the opposite direction; to return.
Where does repass come from?: Partly from Anglo-Norman repasser, partly from re- + pass.

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