pass on

See also: passon

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

pass on (third-person singular simple present passes on, present participle passing on, simple past and past participle passed on)

1. To go forward.

   Synonym: proceed

2. To convey or communicate.

   Can you pass on the information next time you see him?

   • 2003, “Pass This On”, in Deep Cuts, performed by The Knife:

     Does he know what I do? / And you'll pass this on, won't you? / And if I ask him once what would he say? / Is he willing? / Can he play?

3. To transfer (something) to someone, especially by handing or bequeathing it to the next person in a series.
4. To skip or decline.

   I'll pass on dessert, thanks.

5. (idiomatic, euphemistic) To die.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:die

   His uncle passed on last year.

Translations

to convey or communicate

• Bulgarian: предавам (bg) (predavam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 傳達／传达 (zh) (chuándá)

• Dutch: doorgeven (nl), doorvertellen (nl)
• Estonian: edasi andma
• French: transmettre (fr), faire passer (fr)
• German: weitergeben (de), übertragen (de)
• Irish: iompair
• Japanese: 伝える (ja) (つたえる, tsutaeru)
• Maori: whakahoro, tuku
• Russian: передава́ть (ru) impf (peredavátʹ), переда́ть (ru) pf (peredátʹ)
• Spanish: pasar (es)

to transfer or bequeath to the next person in a series

• Danish: give videre
• Greek: κληροδοτώ (el) (klirodotó)
• Maori: whakahoro, whakaheke

to skip or decline

• Greek: αρνούμαι (el) (arnoúmai), αποποιούμαι (el) (apopoioúmai)
• Russian: пропуска́ть (ru) impf (propuskátʹ), пропусти́ть (ru) pf (propustítʹ), отказа́ться (ru) pf (otkazátʹsja)
• Swedish: stå över (sv)

To die — see die

Anagrams

• Spanos, onpass