Definition of Passed

1. Verb. (past of pass) ¹

2. Adjective. (chess of a pawn) With no opposing pawns ahead of it in its file or any adjacent file. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Passed

1. pass [v] - See also: pass

Literary usage of Passed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of A. Conan Doyle by Arthur Conan Doyle (1902)
"... HOW ROGER CLUB-FOOT WAS passed INTO PARADISE IT was evening before the three comrades came into Aiguillon. There they found Sir Nigel Lor- ing and Ford ..."

2. The Republic of Plato by Plato, Benjamin Jowett (1881)
"The square of 9 is passed lightly over as only a step towards the cube. 3. Towards the close of the Republic, Plato seems to be more and more convinced of ..."

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