pass on

verb

1. place into the hands or custody of (Freq. 4)

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hand me the spoon, please

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Turn the files over to me, please

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He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers

• Syn: ↑pass, ↑hand, ↑reach, ↑turn over, ↑give

• See Also: ↑hand out (for: ↑hand), ↑hand down (for: ↑hand), ↑hand over (for: ↑hand), ↑pass on (for: ↑pass)

• Derivationally related forms: ↑hand (for: ↑hand), ↑passage (for: ↑pass)

• Hypernyms: ↑transfer

• Hyponyms:

↑give, ↑slip, ↑sneak, ↑deal, ↑hand over, ↑fork over, ↑fork out, ↑fork up, ↑turn in, ↑deliver, ↑render, ↑release, ↑relinquish, ↑resign, ↑free, ↑give up, ↑entrust, ↑intrust, ↑trust, ↑confide, ↑commit, ↑leave

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Somebody ——s somebody something

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Somebody ——s something to somebody

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They pass on the parcel to their parents

2. transmit (knowledge or skills) (Freq. 3)

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give a secret to the Russians

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leave your name and address here

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impart a new skill to the students

• Syn: ↑impart, ↑leave, ↑give

• Derivationally related forms: ↑giving (for: ↑give), ↑impartation (for: ↑impart), ↑imparting (for: ↑impart)

• Hypernyms: ↑tell

• Hyponyms: ↑convey

• Verb Group: ↑give, ↑bequeath, ↑will, ↑leave

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s something to somebody

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They won't pass on the story

3. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense (Freq. 2)

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Time marches on

• Syn: ↑advance, ↑progress, ↑move on, ↑march on, ↑go on

• Ant: ↑recede (for: ↑advance)

• Derivationally related forms: ↑progress (for: ↑progress), ↑progression (for: ↑progress), ↑advancement (for: ↑advance), ↑advance (for: ↑advance), ↑advancer (for: ↑advance)

• Hypernyms: ↑travel, ↑go, ↑move, ↑locomote

• Hyponyms:

↑forge, ↑penetrate, ↑creep up, ↑sneak up, ↑encroach, ↑infringe, ↑impinge, ↑press on, ↑push on, ↑plough on, ↑string, ↑string along, ↑pass, ↑overtake, ↑overhaul, ↑close in, ↑draw in, ↑edge, ↑inch, ↑ratchet, ↑rachet up, ↑ratchet down, ↑elapse, ↑lapse, ↑slip by, ↑glide by, ↑slip away, ↑go by, ↑slide by, ↑go along

• Verb Frames:

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Something ——s

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Somebody ——s

4. give to or transfer possession of (Freq. 1)

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She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law

• Hypernyms: ↑bequeath, ↑will, ↑leave

• Hyponyms: ↑propagate, ↑hand down

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s something to somebody

5. refer to another person for decision or judgment

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She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues

• Syn: ↑relegate, ↑submit

• Derivationally related forms: ↑relegation (for: ↑relegate), ↑relegating (for: ↑relegate)

• Hypernyms: ↑submit, ↑subject

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something to somebody

6. cause be distributed

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This letter is being circulated among the faculty

• Syn: ↑circulate, ↑pass around, ↑distribute

• Derivationally related forms: ↑circular (for: ↑circulate), ↑circulation (for: ↑circulate)

• Hypernyms: ↑move, ↑displace

• Hyponyms: ↑send around, ↑utter, ↑spread, ↑scatter, ↑spread out

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s something to somebody

7. transmit information

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Please communicate this message to all employees

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pass along the good news

• Syn: ↑communicate, ↑pass, ↑pass along, ↑put across

• Derivationally related forms: ↑communicative (for: ↑communicate), ↑communicatory (for: ↑communicate), ↑communication (for: ↑communicate), ↑communicator (for: ↑communicate), ↑communicating (for: ↑communicate)

• Hypernyms: ↑convey, ↑transmit, ↑communicate

• Hyponyms:

↑plant, ↑implant, ↑send a message, ↑relay, ↑get across, ↑put over, ↑request, ↑bespeak, ↑call for, ↑quest, ↑acknowledge, ↑receipt, ↑carry, ↑render, ↑deliver, ↑return, ↑message

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s something to somebody

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pass on [phrasal verb]

: to die

— used as a polite way to avoid saying the word “die”

Her parents have passed on.

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Main Entry: ↑pass

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ˌpass ˈon derived

= ↑pass away

Main entry: ↑pass_derived