Check
Pass
Pass noun - A small sheet of plastic, paper, or paperboard showing that the bearer has a claim to something (as admittance).
Usage example: a pass to leave the military base for the weekend
Check and pass are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Check" instead the word "Pass" as a noun or a verb.
How words are described
| high | high check | high pass |
| special | special check | special pass |
| long | long check | long pass |
| brief | brief check | brief pass |
| Other adjectives: direct, fake, free, initial, legal, single, deep, simple, small, entire, real, massive, huge, little, quick, final, explicit, odd, last, red, signed. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Similarly if the Tau Ethereal is killed, all Tau units have to pass a morale check or flee.
Source: Keystone Army -
In Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, if your character's relevant skill is not high enough to pass a dialog check, the response will instead be replaced by an attempt.
Source: Bad Liar - Guns that can kill enemy tanks, check, armour that means enemy tanks can't kill us, check, ability to move above a walking pace, che-no wait, pass.
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