pass on

phrasal verb

passed on; passing on; passes on

: to die

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

Have both your parents passed on?

Examples of pass on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Succession within family-run companies is a big deal, given that billions of dollars and a rich legacy are at stake when a business is passed on from one generation to the next. —Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 2 May 2024

Home and auto insurance companies continue to pass on higher costs to consumers. —Rob Wile, NBC News, 1 May 2024

Consumers will be stuck staring at higher interest rates for longer, very likely well into the summer, now that the Fed took yet another pass on cutting interest rates in 2024. —Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 1 May 2024

In the film, Kurosawa’s penultimate feature as a director, a grandmother, a victim of the Nagasaki bombing, passes on her faith in love and integrity as a bulwark against war and violence to her grandchildren and her American nephew. —Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024

Many survivors like me find peace more with animal families and have purposely chosen not to procreate to prevent passing on mental illness, addiction, etc. —Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024

People inherit the genetic mutation from one or both parents, neither of whom needs to have the disease to pass on the mutation. —Karyn Repinski, Health, 19 Apr. 2024

Takano said his personal goal is to pass on his expertise to the next generation of Kajima workers. —Takashi Mochizuki, Fortune Asia, 15 Apr. 2024

The three-star recruit passed on offers from Alabama and Texas to join the Tigers. —Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024