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Pass on has 8 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

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"

2

transmit (knowledge or skills)

"give a secret to the Russians"

"leave your name and address here"

"impart a new skill to the students"

3

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

"Time marches on"

4

give to or transfer possession of

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

5

refer to another person for decision or judgment

"She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"

6

cause to be distributed

"This letter is being circulated among the faculty"

7

transmit information

"Please communicate this message to all employees"

"pass along the good news"

8

To go forward.

Example Sentences
"hand me the spoon, please" verb
"Turn the files over to me, please" verb
"He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" verb
"give a secret to the Russians" verb
"leave your name and address here" verb
"impart a new skill to the students" verb
"Time marches on" verb
"She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law" verb
"She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" verb
"This letter is being circulated among the faculty" verb
See Also
report die passed on skip convey traduce decline relay
Related Terms
Antonyms
pull back
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
transfer tell travel bequeath submit move convey
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
give slip deal hand over release entrust convey forge penetrate creep up encroach press on string pass close in edge ratchet elapse propagate hand down send around utter spread plant send a message relay get across request telecommunicate acknowledge carry render message
Rhyming Words
in on go on pin on let on not on hop on man on run on tie on mid on put on set on try on sit on bet on get on yak on fly on hot on act on
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