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
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The band shared the news of Snare’s passing on Sunday (April 7) in a statement on the official Firehouse Facebook page.
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Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2024
Hackers could figure out how the camera companies apply the metadata to the image and add it to fake images, which would then get a pass on social media because of the fake metadata.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Israel did not provide an immediate response to the White House's readout of the conversation, but on Wednesday, an Israeli official blamed the impasse in the cease-fire talks on the U.S. decision to allow a U.N. Security Council cease-fire resolution to pass on March 25.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
Will Smith passed on it, so Keanu Reeves landed the lead alongside Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss and Hugo Weaving.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024
Politely passing on a chance to help the public make sense of a story that still doesn’t add up, Ohtani bowed and slipped out of the room.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Because Christianity was the incubator of Western civilization, that gene was passed on.
—James Carroll, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
It was inspected in 2023, passing on over a dozen specific metrics of structural integrity, according to the U.S. DOT’s National Bridge Elements Health Index.
—Kevin O'Marah, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
But Take Note The interchangeable cards can be tricky to switch out and may not be durable enough to pass on to another child.
—Bridget Shirvell, Parents, 26 Mar. 2024
Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2024
Hackers could figure out how the camera companies apply the metadata to the image and add it to fake images, which would then get a pass on social media because of the fake metadata.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Israel did not provide an immediate response to the White House's readout of the conversation, but on Wednesday, an Israeli official blamed the impasse in the cease-fire talks on the U.S. decision to allow a U.N. Security Council cease-fire resolution to pass on March 25.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
Will Smith passed on it, so Keanu Reeves landed the lead alongside Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss and Hugo Weaving.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024
Politely passing on a chance to help the public make sense of a story that still doesn’t add up, Ohtani bowed and slipped out of the room.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Because Christianity was the incubator of Western civilization, that gene was passed on.
—James Carroll, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
It was inspected in 2023, passing on over a dozen specific metrics of structural integrity, according to the U.S. DOT’s National Bridge Elements Health Index.
—Kevin O'Marah, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
But Take Note The interchangeable cards can be tricky to switch out and may not be durable enough to pass on to another child.
—Bridget Shirvell, Parents, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Pass on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20on. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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