passen

Meaning

  1. (intransitive, weak) to fit
  2. (intransitive, weak) to suit, to be suitable for
  3. (intransitive, weak) to go with (to correspond or fit well with, to match)
  4. (intransitive, weak) to pass

Frequency

B1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

basse

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

goo

Zürich

Zürich

passe

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpasən/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from French passer, intermediated and influenced by Dutch passen. Compare the noun Pass. From Middle French passer, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin *passāre, derived from Latin passus (“step”, noun).

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