pass away

pass away
verb
1. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life (Freq. 3)
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She died from cancer

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The children perished in the fire

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The patient went peacefully

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The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102

• Syn:
• Ant: ↑be born (for: ↑die)
• See Also: ↑die out (for: ↑die), ↑die off (for: ↑die), ↑die down (for: ↑die)
• Derivationally related forms:
↑passing (for: ↑pass), ↑expiration (for: ↑expire), ↑exit (for: ↑exit), ↑going (for: ↑go), ↑decedent (for: ↑decease), ↑decease (for: ↑decease), ↑death (for: ↑die), ↑Death (for: ↑die)
• Hypernyms: ↑change state, ↑turn
• Hyponyms:
↑abort, ↑suffocate, ↑stifle, ↑asphyxiate, ↑buy it, ↑pip out, ↑drown, ↑predecease, ↑starve, ↑famish, ↑fall, ↑succumb, ↑yield
• Verb Group:
↑die, ↑fail, ↑go bad, ↑give way, ↑give out, ↑conk out, ↑go, ↑break, ↑break down
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

2. go out of existence (Freq. 1)
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She hoped that the problem would eventually pass away

• Hypernyms: ↑end, ↑stop, ↑finish, ↑terminate, ↑cease
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s


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