pass on

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

The goal came some 40 seconds after Blackhawks goalie Spencer Knight kicked out his left pad to foil Neal Pionk's attempt to convert Mark Scheifele's cross-ice pass on a two-on-one break. — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Before passing on a thrifted piece, consider whether the damage is easy to repair. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026

To sell a writer's work and not be able to pass on earnings is an unconscionable situation for a publisher. — Kate Bartlett, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026

Netanyahu did not pass on the warnings to his security aides, according to the authors, Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 14 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for pass on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon