passe homograph 4
verbverbto look after, to mind · to keep an eye on
InflectionVis bøyning
EtymologyOpphav
av lavtysk passen up ‘gi akt på’; av fransk passer ‘la (tiden) gå’ from Low German passen up 'to pay attention to'; from French passer 'to let (the time) pass'Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
ha tilsyn med;
vokte på;
stelle to look after;
to keep watch over;
to tend, to care for
vokte på;
stelle to look after;
to keep watch over;
to tend, to care for
- passe barn to mind children
- naboen passer huset i ferien the neighbour looks after the house during the holidays
- de glemte å passe tiden they forgot to keep an eye on the time
- pass dine egne saker! mind your own business!
- jeg passet hunden sist torsdag I looked after the dog last Thursday
Set phrasesFaste uttrykk
passe kjeften
være forsiktig med hva en sier
to be careful about what one says
Eng. phraseto watch one's mouth
passe opp
vente på noen som trolig kommer forbi
to wait for someone who is likely to come past
Eng. phraseto catch someone (as they come past)
- han ble passet opp av to som stod og ventet he was waylaid by two people who stood there waiting
passe på
ha tilsyn med;
vokte på to look after, to supervise;
to watch over, to guard Eng. phraseto keep an eye on
vokte på to look after, to supervise;
to watch over, to guard Eng. phraseto keep an eye on
- pass på at du ikke mister noe make sure you don't lose anything
passe seg for
ta seg i vare for
to be on one's guard against
Eng. phraseto watch out for
- en må passe seg for hva en sier you have to be careful what you say
- jeg passet meg for å provosere I took care not to provoke anyone
- pass deg for ulven! watch out for the wolf!
sette bukken til å passe havresekken
sette en person til å passe på eller gjøre noe som en må vente han eller hun vil dra fordel av
to put someone in charge of guarding or doing something they can be expected to turn to their own advantage
Eng. phraseto set the fox to guard the henhouse