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?
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The increase suggests businesses may be passing on higher costs from import tariffs to consumers.
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Lucia Mutikan, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
They were assured that a message would be passed on to the BBC.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
Maintenance, repair or replacement expenses gets passed on to the consumer.
—Ed Sokalski, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
With Lady Danbury now serving a singular role as Queen Charlotte’s bestie, Brownell says that the requests that the royal usually asked of her pal will be instead passed on to her newest lady-in-waiting, Alice Mondrich (Emma Naomi).
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
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Lucia Mutikan, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
They were assured that a message would be passed on to the BBC.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
Maintenance, repair or replacement expenses gets passed on to the consumer.
—Ed Sokalski, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
With Lady Danbury now serving a singular role as Queen Charlotte’s bestie, Brownell says that the requests that the royal usually asked of her pal will be instead passed on to her newest lady-in-waiting, Alice Mondrich (Emma Naomi).
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Pass on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20on. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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