Pass
Pass verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.
Seize
Seize verb - To have a clear idea of.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Or "seize the day", as Carpe Diem's meaning (in Latin) goes—don't waste time, enjoy the present, live life instead of letting it pass you by.
Source: Carpe Diem -
He then crossed the mountains through Hainkioi Pass in order to prepare for an attack to seize the bigger Shipka Pass (which was later abandoned by the Turks).
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When he has to go and retrieve the TARDIS, knowing that the military probably want to seize the ship for their own purposes, he gives their commander a message to pass on to Benny: "Ashtray the ipshay".
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Seize and Pass. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pass/seize
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