Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index P passé composé*: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pas•sé com•po•sé Pronunciation: (pä-sā kôn-pō-zā'), [key] — French. French. a grammatical construction of French consisting of the present tense of an auxiliary, either avoir or être, followed by a past participle and corresponding in function to both the English present perfect and the English simple past tenses. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. passe* passed TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Biographies: Notable Jewish Religious Leaders Current Events This Week: September 2023 Hispanic Population and the 2010 U.S. Census Preamble of the United Nations Charter The Jewish Calendar ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: oblique Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language