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Betty seemed to have passed out. vs Betty seemed to have fainted.

Both phrases are correct and can be used interchangeably. They both convey the idea that Betty lost consciousness. The choice between 'passed out' and 'fainted' is a matter of personal preference or style.

Last updated: April 01, 2024 • 562 views

Betty seemed to have passed out.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe someone losing consciousness suddenly or unexpectedly.

Examples:

After the accident, Betty seemed to have passed out.
He drank too much and passed out on the couch.
The heat was so intense that she passed out.
She passed out from exhaustion.
The patient passed out during the medical procedure.

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The age of the quantum computer seemed to have passed the good professor by.
She's so quiet, I think she may have passed out.
I had to look away because if I watched what the paramedics were about to do, I would have passed out.
She's so quiet, I think she may have passed out.
I dialed Chloe, and I had this chill, And my hands started to tingle, And then I must have passed out.
I had to look away because if I watched what the paramedics were about to do, I would have passed out.
The shooter had to have passed it.
The last captive specimen seems to have passed away in an American zoological garden in 1999.
He was happy to have passed the examination.
Well, the- the squall seems to have passed.
All in favor? Motion seems to have passed.
Deb would have passed out minutes after ingesting it.
I must have passed out during the hijack.
He would have passed out before completing the dose.
She might have passed out from intense stress.
Most people would have passed out by now.
Well Travis, appear to have passed 5 weeks
Apart from a raw potato, that's the only solid... to have passed my lips in the last 60 hours.
Well, it seems to have passed muster so far in its life.
Under these circumstances both tests must complete more than 300 brake applications without damage or failure for the part to have passed the test.

Alternatives:

betty appeared to have passed out.
betty looked like she had passed out.
betty seemed to lose consciousness.
betty appeared to faint.
betty looked like she had fainted.

Betty seemed to have fainted.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe someone losing consciousness suddenly or unexpectedly.

Examples:

When she saw the blood, Betty seemed to have fainted.
He fainted at the sight of the needle.
The heat made her faint.
She fainted from shock.
The news was so shocking that she fainted.

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I think my friend peggy must have fainted.
I came in here to rest for a minute... and I must have fainted.
I thought I should have fainted.
Sorry again. I just - I was worried you might have fainted.
Steve Hogarth: Words cannot say how much I was really looking forward to do it, if someone would have said to me il 1985 that I would make an album with Richard Barbieri I would have fainted.
I must have fainted after that.
She must have fainted in her room.
Mamma would have fainted if she'd seen her like this.
I guess I must have fainted or something.
Find Dr Anselm, Mrs Warleggan has fainted.
His vitals are stable; probably just fainted.
I must have fainted the first time beyond the Auchy woods.
I have fainted many, many times.
He heard the phone call and fainted.
I can't believe your friend fainted.
It was so bright, they all fainted.
He was quite surprised that you fainted.
At the end he apologised, then he fainted.
But then I must have had a dizzy spell and fainted.
I tried to solo and nearly fainted.

Alternatives:

betty appeared to have fainted.
betty looked like she had fainted.
betty seemed to lose consciousness.
betty appeared to pass out.
betty looked like she had passed out.

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