pass the bar (English, verb)
expansion: pass the bar (third-person singular simple present passes the bar, present participle passing the bar, simple past and past participle passed the bar)
Senses:
topics: law
glosses: To be formally referred for trial from a lower court to a higher one.
topics: law
glosses: To achieve a successful outcome on the bar examination: to pass the test (make the grade) to become a licensed lawyer.
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, the, bar.
Forms:
form: passes the bar
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: passing the bar
tags: participle
present
form: passed the bar
tags: participle
past
form: passed the bar
tags: past