repass

[ ree-pas, -pahs ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to pass back or again.

Other Words From

• re·pas·sage [ree-, pas, -ij], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of repass¹

1425–75; late Middle English repassen < Middle French repasser, Old French, equivalent to re- re- + passer to pass

Example Sentences

Following the aching prayers of the album’s “Turiya and Ramakrishna,” the opening strings of “Blue Nile” herald respite and repass, a moment to settle and reset.

From New York Times

After Sebastian Vettel passed Pierre Gasly out of the La Source hairpin, Ocon, right behind them, drafted both as Gasly went to repass Vettel.

From BBC

Gen. Michael S. Repass, a retired former commander of U.S.

From Seattle Times

If Putin succeeds in seizing the east and establishes a land corridor to Crimea, Repass said that Moscow would have a stronger position in any negotiated settlement.

From Seattle Times

“In another month, I anticipate exhaustion on both sides without a military decision/outcome either way,” Repass wrote.

From Seattle Times