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.
Common collocations
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.
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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 -
The hostess will accept their pass and move on to the next player, causing the team to lose any unbanked money in the process.
Source: Press X to Die
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Pass and Accept. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/accept/pass
Accept & Pass. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/accept/pass>.
Pass or Accept. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/accept/pass.
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