Pass and Seize

Pass

Pass verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.

Seize is an antonym for pass.

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

Seize

Seize verb - To have a clear idea of.

Pass is an antonym for seize in abduct topic.

Nearby Words: seizure, seizing, seised

Common collocations

power pass power seize power
part pass part seize part
gate pass gate seize gate
times pass times seize times

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
  • Useful Notes / Russians with Rifles 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).
  • Literature / Doctor Who New Adventures 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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