pass away

verb

passed away; passing away; passes away

intransitive verb

1

: to go out of existence

2

: die sense 1

Synonyms

• check out
• conk (out)
• croak [slang]
• decease
• demise
• depart
• die
• drop
• end
• exit
• expire
• fall
• flatline
• go
• kick in [slang]
• kick off [slang]
• part
• pass (on)
• peg out [chiefly British]
• perish
• pop off
• step out
• succumb

Examples of pass away in a Sentence

the old woman passed away quietly

Recent Examples on the Web

Jimmy Buffett, who passed away last September without ever being nominated for the Hall, will also get a Musical Excellence award along with late Motown songwriter Norman Whitfield. —Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 Apr. 2024

On The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart tearfully described how his dog passed away just the day before. —Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024

Flags will be lowered to half-staff today in honor of Paul Babbitt Jr., who passed away earlier this month, according to a press release. —Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024

One of eaglets passed away Monday night, while the other died shortly after being born on Friday, the National Conservation Training Center said. —USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024

However, a large portion of millennials are not expecting a windfall of cash when their parents pass away. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024

My mom passed away in 2023 after gradually declining from Alzheimer’s, vascular dementia and myelodysplastic syndrome for a couple of years. —Phoebe Zerwick, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024

The Cuckoo star also touched on the death of another Euphoria cohort — Angus Cloud, who passed away last year of an accidental overdose. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024

Kappe, who passed away in 2019 at age 92, designed 100 custom residences during his lengthy career. —Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

pass away

verb

: die entry 1 sense 1