Carry and Pass

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Carry

Carry verb - Pass on a communication.

Usage example: The news was carried to every village in the province

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Pass is a synonym for carry in move topic. In some cases you can use "Pass" instead a verb "Carry", when it comes to topics like knowledge, accept, lose.

Nearby Words: carriage, carried, carrier, carrying, carri

Pass

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

Usage example: could you please pass me the phone?

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Carry is a synonym for pass in move topic. Sometimes you can use "Carry" instead a verb "Pass", if it concerns topics such as approve, knowledge, accept, transport.

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

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torch	carry torch	pass torch
number	carry number	pass number
time	carry time	pass time
way	carry way	pass way
Other words: message, ball, items, messages.

Both words in one sentence

When Migg is told about the utilitics, she wonders how they carry things: do they actually move with the object or simply pass it along to the next utilitic?

Source: Literature / Master of Formalities
While this obviously makes them more of a pest than males, it also makes them very deadly as they are the ones that carry and pass diseases such as Malaria, West Nile, and Yellow Fever.

Source: More Deadly Than the Male
The hotel staff will carry it out in a cleaning trolley, then pass it on to an undertaker who'll bury it in one of his graves.

Source: The Group

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