Admit and Pass

Admit

Admit verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.

Pass and admit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pass" instead a verb "Admit".

Pass

Pass verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.

Admit and pass are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Admit" instead a verb "Pass".

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

Common collocations

part admit part pass part
time admit time pass time
way admit way pass way
song admit song pass song
Other words: times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Western Animation / Jem The Misfits get paid by a rich fan of Jem to find out who she is, so they get a bunch of actresses to pass themselves off as Jem's friends and family in order to get her to admit who she really is.
  • Justified as Section 2 is a new unit that's still proving its worth against rival departments — it's better for Lorenzo to pass this off as a success than admit to glitches in the cyborg program.
  • Broken Bridge After you buy the Rage Candy Bar and try to pass, he will practically admit he is nothing more than a Broken Bridge and advise you to complete some Fetch Quests so he will move.
    Source: Broken Bridge
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