Accept and Pass

Accept

Accept verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.

Pass is a synonym for accept in take topic. In some cases you can use "Pass" instead a verb "Accept".

Pass

Pass verb - To come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it.
Usage example: a presidential candidate who doesn't yet know how it feels to pass the scrutiny of the national press

Accept is a synonym for pass in approve topic. Sometimes you can use "Accept" instead a verb "Pass", if it concerns topics such as take, enact.

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

Common collocations

power accept power pass power
word accept word pass word
way accept way pass way
challenge accept challenge pass challenge
Other words: blame, mission, powers.

Both words in one sentence

  • She later comes to accept that he is innocent of the crime, and for years they work together (and pass for) brother and sister.
  • God Is Evil The implication builds to be that Kreia is simply unwilling to accept her own flaws and sins, so she instead chooses to pass off the blame to some vague force in the sky.
    Source: God Is Evil
  • Press X to Die The hostess will accept their pass and move on to the next player, causing the team to lose any unbanked money in the process.
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