pass vs return

pass and return both are nouns.

pass is an adjective but return is not an adjective.

pass and return both are verbs.

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

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

pass: transmit information
return: pass down

Other hyponyms of pass include implant, plant, send a message, relay, get across, put over, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest, request, telecommunicate, acknowledge, receipt, carry, deliver, render, message, message, skype.

As verbs, pass and return are synonyms defined as:

pass and return: be inherited by

Other synonyms of pass include devolve, fall.

pass (noun)	return (noun)
(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team	the act of going back to a prior location
a usually brief attempt	a coming to or returning home
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate	getting something back again
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls	a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
success in satisfying a test or requirement	(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
a flight or run by an aircraft over a target	a reciprocal group action
a permit to enter or leave a military installation	the act of someone appearing again
any authorization to pass or go somewhere	the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent	document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
a complimentary ticket	happening again (especially at regular intervals)
a difficult juncture	the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
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)	return (adjective)
of advancing the ball by throwing it

pass (verb)	return (verb)
eliminate from the body	go back to a previous state
come to pass	be restored
disappear gradually	go back to something earlier
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life	answer back
grant authorization or clearance for	submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
transmit information	pass down
pass over, across, or through	make a return
go across or through	give or supply
travel past	go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
pass into a specified state or condition; sink into	return to a previous position; in mathematics
for time to move forward	bring back to the point of departure
cause to pass	pay back
move past	return in kind
place into the hands or custody of	give back
throw (a ball) to another player	be inherited by
transfer to another; of rights or property	elect again
be inherited by
make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
go unchallenged; be approved
accept or judge as acceptable
go successfully through a test or a selection process
allow to go without comment or censure
use up a period of time in a specific way
be superior or better than some standard
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

pass vs return

pass and return both are nouns.

pass is an adjective but return is not an adjective.

pass and return both are verbs.

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