passen.
to fit
Meaning & usage
to fit
Diese Schuhe passen mir nicht.
to suit, to be suitable for [with dative ‘someone/something’] or
Ja, 13 Uhr passt mir gut.
Passt das für dich?
to be alright, to be fine
Und, passt's? - Ja, passt schon.
to go with (to correspond or fit well with, to match)
Diese Schuhe passen gut zu meiner Jacke.
to match (e.g., a description)
Die Beschreibung passte genau auf meinen Onkel.
to pass
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French passer, intermediated and influenced by Dutch passen. Compare the noun Pass. From Middle French passer, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin *passāre, derived from Latin passus (“step”, noun).
to pass (to move the ball or puck to a teammate)
Where this word comes from
Pass + -en, a 20th century borrowing from English pass. Same root as Etymology 1.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.