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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Hartman ended the game with 106 yards passing on 12 of 19 passes with one interception.
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Pat Wheeler, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2025
Anat, the mother, is a schoolteacher who has passed on to her pupils and to her child the ethos of military service in defense of the country.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Like Assouline’s books, these pieces are all meant to be collected, lived with, and passed on.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
If tariffs were imposed, Štěrba said, costs would get passed on to consumers.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
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Pat Wheeler, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2025
Anat, the mother, is a schoolteacher who has passed on to her pupils and to her child the ethos of military service in defense of the country.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Like Assouline’s books, these pieces are all meant to be collected, lived with, and passed on.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
If tariffs were imposed, Štěrba said, costs would get passed on to consumers.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Pass on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20on. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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