(also nó pass for)Phrasal VerbBriathra Frásacha1 (v + adv) resembleintransitiveneamhaistreachshe'd pass as a studentcheapfá gur mac léinn í, tá cuma an mhic léinn uirthihe could pass for fortyshílfeá nach bhfuil sé ach daichead2 (v + adv) pejorativedíspeagúilbe substitute forintransitiveneamhaistreachwhat passes for democracy these daysan rud is daonlathas ann, mar dhea, sa lá atá inniu annthe sham which passes for consultationan cur i gcéill atá in ainm a bheith ina chomhairliúchán→ pass