Keep and Pass

Keep

Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.

Pass is an antonym for keep.

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Pass

Pass verb - To put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another.
Usage example: pass your forms to the department head once they're filled out

Keep is an antonym for pass in topics: give, go by, rid of waste.

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

How words are described

normal normal keep normal pass
short short keep short pass
single single keep single pass
small small keep small pass
Other adjectives: actual, massive, huge, dangerous, remote, major, extra.

Common collocations

character keep character pass character
power keep power pass power
word keep word pass word
number keep number pass number
Other words: time, way, game, information, items, powers, levels.

Both words in one sentence

  • The idea is to let the hallucinations pass and keep meditating.
  • To pass this room you have to keep going up off the screen at least 30 times until the fire disappears.
  • In Interstellar, the protagonists keep a close eye on Earth time, even as they pass by areas that suffer from Relativity weirdness.
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