Passer
Example: Je vais passer chez toi après l'école.
Definition
"Passer" is a French verb meaning to go by or stop briefly at a place, often used to indicate visiting someone or moving past a location. For example, in the phrase 'Je vais passer chez toi après l'école,' it means 'I will stop by your house after school.'
Etymology
The French verb "passer" comes from the Latin word 'passare,' a frequentative form of 'passus,' meaning 'step' or 'pace.' Did you know? It originally described the action of taking steps or moving forward, which naturally extended to mean passing by or visiting.
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"Passer" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (A1) - set 4", containing 104 commonly used words.
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