Appear and Pass

Appear

Appear verb - To come into view.

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Pass and appear are semantically related in happen topic. In some cases you can use "Pass" instead a verb "Appear".

Nearby Words: appearance, appearing

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

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Appear and pass are semantically related in happen topic. Sometimes you can use "Appear" instead a verb "Pass".

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

ability	appear ability	pass ability
part	appear part	pass part
series	appear series	pass series
couple	appear couple	pass couple
Other words: line, time, way, level, game, song, times.

He would sub-divide and arrange his novels under sociological labels - "Scenes from provincial life", "Scenes from Private Life" - and it often featured walk-ons and Continuity Nod of characters from other books who appear and pass by as Hero of Another Story in a cameo appearance.

Source: Creator / Honoré de Balzac
Dubcek unknowingly drinks a potion that Tommy made for the school play of Romeo and Juliet which causes the person to pass out and appear dead.

Source: Series / 3rd Rock from the Sun
Ferris, is unable to appear, so Otis Humperdink has to get a replacement who can pass for her.

Source: Film / Sally

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