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pass on

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As a verb, pass on means place into the hands or custody of.

Meanings of pass on

7 meanings

verb

Place into the hands or custody of
“hand me the spoon, please”
“Turn the files over to me, please”
“He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers”
Similar: pass, hand, reach, turn over, give
Transmit (knowledge or skills)
“give a secret to the Russians”
“leave your name and address here”
“impart a new skill to the students”
Similar: impart, leave, give
Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
“Time marches on”
Similar: advance, progress, move on, march on, go on
Give to or transfer possession of
“She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law”
Refer to another person for decision or judgment
“She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues”
Similar: relegate, submit
Cause to be distributed
“This letter is being circulated among the faculty”
Similar: circulate, pass around, distribute
Transmit information
“Please communicate this message to all employees”
“pass along the good news”
Similar: communicate, pass, pass along, put across

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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verb: place into the hands or custody of

pass hand reach turn over give

verb: transmit (knowledge or skills)

impart leave give

verb: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

advance progressmove onmarch ongo on

verb: refer to another person for decision or judgment

relegate submit

verb: cause to be distributed

circulate pass around distribute

verb: transmit information

communicate passpass alongput across

Nearby words

Pashto pasquinade pass pass around pass away pass off pass out pass over pass through pass up passable passably