Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
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
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
Both words in one sentence
- The idea is to let the hallucinations pass and keep meditating.
Source: The Unfettered - To pass this room you have to keep going up off the screen at least 30 times until the fire disappears.
Source: Guide Dang It / Action - In Interstellar, the protagonists keep a close eye on Earth time, even as they pass by areas that suffer from Relativity weirdness.
Source: Universal Universe Time
Cite this Source
Pass and Keep. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/pass
Keep & Pass. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/pass>.
Pass or Keep. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/pass.
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