Apply
Apply verb - To have a relation or connection.
Pass
Pass verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Ones that are particularly cruel apply Rapid Aging once you pass the boundary (see also No Immortal Inertia).
Source: Year Outside, Hour Inside - Also, when he first tried to apply the ETH Zürich (a science and technology university) he did not pass the entrance exam, because it was written in French.
Source: Book Dumb -
All but one of the werewolves are male, and they pass the gene down to their sons (daughters need not apply).
Source: Our Werewolves Are Different
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Pass and Apply. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/pass
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