pass vs fall

pass and fall both are nouns.

pass is an adjective but fall is not an adjective.

pass and fall both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pass	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
fall	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fall is a hyponym of pass; that is, fall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pass:

pass: come to pass
fall: occur at a specified time or place

Other hyponyms of pass include break, develop, recrudesce, arise, come up, result, intervene, transpire, give, supervene, go, proceed, come, anticipate, develop, recur, repeat, come off, go off, go over, come around, roll around, happen, materialise, materialize, bechance, befall, happen, bechance, befall, betide, coincide, concur, backfire, backlash, recoil, chance, break, shine, strike, turn out, contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize.

As verbs, fall is a hyponym of pass; that is, fall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pass:

pass: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
fall: die, as in battle or in a hunt

Other hyponyms of pass include abort, asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate, buy it, pip out, drown, predecease, famish, starve, succumb, yield.

As verbs, pass and fall are synonyms defined as:

pass and fall: be inherited by

Other synonyms of pass include devolve, return.

As verbs, fall is a hyponym of pass; that is, fall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pass:

pass: be inherited by
fall: fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed

Other hyponyms of pass include light.

pass (noun)	fall (noun)
(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team	a sudden drop from an upright position
a usually brief attempt	the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate	a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls	a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
success in satisfying a test or requirement	a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
a flight or run by an aircraft over a target	a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
a permit to enter or leave a military installation	when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
any authorization to pass or go somewhere	a movement downward
an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent	a downward slope or bend
a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions	the season when the leaves fall from the trees
a complimentary ticket	the time of day immediately following sunset
a difficult juncture
one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
(military) a written leave of absence

pass (adjective)	fall (adjective)
of advancing the ball by throwing it

pass (verb)	fall (verb)
eliminate from the body	occur at a specified time or place
come to pass	decrease in size, extent, or range
disappear gradually	pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life	be born, used chiefly of lambs
grant authorization or clearance for	come out; issue
transmit information	assume a disappointed or sad expression
pass over, across, or through	begin vigorously
go across or through	come as if by falling
travel past	be cast down
pass into a specified state or condition; sink into	go as if by falling
for time to move forward	fall or flow in a certain way
cause to pass	move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
move past	move in a specified direction
place into the hands or custody of	descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
throw (a ball) to another player	slope downward
transfer to another; of rights or property	drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
be inherited by	lose an upright position suddenly
make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation	to be given by assignment or distribution
go unchallenged; be approved	be captured
accept or judge as acceptable	fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
go successfully through a test or a selection process	come into the possession of
allow to go without comment or censure	to be given by right or inheritance
use up a period of time in a specific way	be inherited by
be superior or better than some standard	lose office or power
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point	yield to temptation or sin
	suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
	lose one's chastity
	die, as in battle or in a hunt
	be due
	come under, be classified or included
	touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
	fall from clouds

pass vs fall

pass and fall both are nouns.

pass is an adjective but fall is not an adjective.

pass and fall both are verbs.

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