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
Reserve
Reserve verb - To arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future use.
How words are described
| special | special pass | special reserve |
| deep | deep pass | deep reserve |
| empty | empty pass | empty reserve |
| small | small pass | small reserve |
| Other adjectives: entire, massive, huge, secret, new, lush, extra, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Oh well, these things happen, but all she has to do is pass an unmodified leadership test on Leadership 10 and she gets to be taken off the field and placed in reserve for later redeployment instead of dying.
Source: Epic Fail / Tabletop Games -
The likelihood of this highway being completed now is slim - a wetland that the road would pass through has now been restored and houses abut the road reserve (which is still clear).
Source: Dummied Out -
And another six months pass in Episode 6, as the seasons change around Chiaki waiting at the Reserve Course gate for Hajime who's already been converted into Izuru.
Source: Anime / Dangan Ronpa 3
Cite this Source
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