Standard Lemma guide

passim

adj · adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpæ.sɪm/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æsɪm
  • CMU ARPABET: P AE0 S IY1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

That occurs at various places throughout a text.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Used in citations to indicate that something, as a word, phrase, or idea, is to be found at many places throughout the work cited; here and there, throughout.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

used to refer to cited works

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: throughout

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin pandus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin pandō Latin -tim Latin passimubor. English passim Unadapted borrowing from Latin passim (“everywhere, here and there”).

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: навсякъде (navsjakǎde) — throughout; frequently
  • Dutch: passim — throughout; frequently
  • Bulgarian: тук-там (tuk-tam) — here and there
  • Dutch: passim — here and there
  • French: passim — here and there
  • German: passim — here and there
  • Greek: σποράδην (sporádin) — here and there
  • Japanese: あっちこっち (atchi kotchi) — here and there
  • Latin: passim — here and there