Pass and Select

Pass

Pass verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.
Usage example: I'll pass on the coffee

Select is an antonym for pass.

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

Select

Select verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

Pass is an antonym for select.

Common collocations

ability pass ability select ability
character pass character select character
part pass part select part
class pass class select class
Other words: way, game, song, items, times, classes, skills, powers, levels.

Both words in one sentence

  • However, Yoo-Kyung manages to pass a blind taste test by Hyun-Wook to select the new member of the La Sfera crew, and manages to work hard enough to guarantee that position.The incumbent president of La Sfera, Seol Joon-Seok, is fired because of bribery previously attributed to Yoo-Kyung.
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